WHEN: Sunday, 1 p.m.
WHERE: Robins Center - Richmond, Va.
RECORDS: Mason (12-6, 2-3), Richmond (11-7, 5-1)
SERIES RECORD: Mason trails, 21-35
LAST MEETING: Mason def. Richmond, 83-73, on 3/5/16
TELEVISION: American Sports Network (TV Clearances)
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FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason University men's basketball team (12-6, 2-3) plays the first of two games this season against the Richmond Spiders Sunday inside the Robins Center.

Tip-off between the Patriots and Spiders is set for 1 p.m. Sunday's game will be televised on the American Sports Network, featuring commentary from Ed Cohen (play-by-play) and John Griffin (color). In addition, Bill Rohland will call the game on the A-10 Digital Network, with pre-game coverage beginning at 12:45 p.m.

* The Patriots began the season 3-0 on the road for the first time since 1985-86. Mason is 4-1 in away games this season and has already doubled its road win total from the 2015-16 campaign.

* Mason is 6-2 combined in road and neutral site contests this season but just 6-4 in games played inside EagleBank Arena.

* Last time out, a poor shooting first half doomed the Patriots during a 63-56 setback to Saint Louis on Jan. 14 in Fairfax.

* Sophomore Jaire Grayer led Mason with 16 points and was 4-of-8 from 3-point territory. He has scored 10+ points in all five A-10 contests and is shooting 50.0 percent (14-28) from beyond the arc.

* In league play, Grayer is second in the A-10 in 3-point field goals made per game (2.8), sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (.500) and is seventh in blocks (1.2/contest).

* Senior Marquise Moore posted his third-straight double-double and 11th overall this season with 13 points and 16 rebounds vs. the Billikens.

* Mason is shooting 38.8 percent (33-85) from 3-point range in conference play and limiting opponents to 28.8 percent (30-104). The defensive mark ranks second in the A-10.

MARQUISE MOORE - A REBOUNDING GUIDE
Senior Marquise Moore is putting up elite rebounding totals this season, but when looking at his stats historically amongst guards, the numbers become even more impressive.

* Moore averages 8.9 defensive rebounds/game, which is tops amongst all Div. I college basketball guards since Sports-Reference.com began keeping the stat in 2009-10.

* Moore's 10.8 rebounds/game overall are tied for the most by a guard in Div. I college basketball since the 1993-94 campaign.

* Moore's overall rebounding average is tops amongst all Div. I players 6-foot-2 and under since height/rebounding were recorded extensively by the NCAA in 2001-02.  

* He is the only player 6-foot-2 and under to rank in the top-50 nationally in rebounding since 2001-02. Since top-100 statistical rankings have been kept (2008-09), the next closest to Moore is Lamar's Devon Lamb (6-2, 8.3 rpg) in 2010-11.

* Over the past seven seasons, Moore is the only Div. I player 6-foot-4 and under to average 10+ rebounds/game. The last to do it was John Brown of Liberty (10.8 rpg in 2010-11).

HISTORY vs. RICHMOND
Sunday's game marks the 57th all-time meeting between George Mason and Richmond in men's basketball. The Patriots are 13-10 vs. the Spiders in Fairfax, but are 6-18 in games played in Richmond (2-7 on neutral courts). Mason has won three-straight games in the series and eight of the past 10 meetings with the Spiders dating back to the old CAA years.The Patriots swept two meetings last season, including a 78-74 win at the Robins Center on February 3 and 83-73 victory in Fairfax on March 5.

HISTORY vs. DIV. I VIRGINIA OPPONENTS
Sunday's game at Richmond marks the 378th all-time game for Mason against an in-state, Div. I foe. The Patriots are 175-202 (.464). Harkening back to its CAA history, Mason's most common in-state opponents are James Madison (46-50), William & Mary (39-27), Old Dominion (21-36), Richmond (21-35) and VCU (19-36).

A LOOK AT THE SPIDERS (11-7, 5-1 A-10)
Richmond was picked sixth out of 14 teams in the 2016-17 Atlantic 10 preseason poll. The Spiders went 6-6 in non-conference play but have won five of their first six A-10 contests. The Spiders lead the A-10 and rank in the top-30 nationally in 3-point field goal defense (.307) and also rank in the top-50 natioanlly in assists per game (16.5) and assist/turnover ratio (1.32). Senior T.J. Cline leads Richmond in scoring (17.9 ppg), rebounding (7.7 rpg) and assists per game (5.2). He is one of three Spiders that average 10 or more points. The group also includes ShawnDre' Jones (15.9 ppg) and Khwan Fore (11.3 ppg).

UP NEXT
The Patriots return to EagleBank Arena to re-ignite the Revolutionary Rivalry with George Washington on Wednesday (Jan. 25). The 7 p.m. contest will be televised live on the American Sports Network.