No. 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL (11-19, 4-13 A-10) vs. No. 13 Fordham (9-20, 2-14 A-10)

When: Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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TV: Atlantic 10 Digital Network

George Mason will make its Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship debut on Wednesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. taking on Fordham in the opening round game. Mason earned the No. 12 seed in the 2014 tournament, while Fordham comes in as the No. 13 seed. The tournament will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The Mason/Fordham winner will advance to play No. 5 Dayton at 2:30 pm on Thursday.

Saint Louis claimed the regular season title and the top seed for the tournament, earning a first round bye and will open tournament play on Friday at noon taking on the winner of La Salle/St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinal round.

VCU is the second seed and will also receive a bye into the quarterfinals, while George Washington claimed the No. 3 seed earning the tiebreak over Saint Joseph's, which will be seeded fourth to earn the final quarterfinal bye.

Dayton claimed the head-to-head tiebreak over UMass to take the fifth seed, while the Minutemen are No. 6. Richmond will be seeded seventh, just ahead of La Salle as the eighth seed. St. Bonaventure is seeded ninth, while Duquesne earned the No. 10 seed based on head-to-head competition over Rhode Island. URI comes in as the No. 11 seed.

Semifinal action will be played Saturday at 1:30 and 4:00 pm and the championship final will tip off on Sunday at 1:00 pm.

Every game of the first round, quarterfinals, semifinals and final will air on live television. The first round will be carried by NBCSN and selected regional affiliates (regional games will also be streamed on Atlantic10.com). The quarterfinals will all air on NBCSN. CBS Sports Network will carry the semifinals and CBS will again air the championship game as part of the network's Selection Sunday coverage. Wednesday's opening round game will be streamed on Atlantic10.com