WHEN: Wednesday, 7 p.m. (ET)
WHERE: Chaifetz Arena - St. Louis, Mo.
RECORDS: Mason (14-7, 4-4), Saint Louis (6-15, 2-7)
SERIES RECORD: Mason trails, 3-5
LAST MEETING: SLU def. Mason, 63-56, on Jan. 14, 2017 in Fairfax
TELEVISION: Fox Sports Midwest/Fox College Sports Atlantic
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FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason University men's basketball team (14-7, 4-4) wraps up a two-game road trip Wednesday with a contest at Saint Louis (6-15, 2-7). 

Tip-off between the Patriots and Billikens is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ET). Wednesday's game will be televised on Fox Sports Midwest. In addition, Bill Rohland will call the game on the A-10 Digital Network, with pre-game coverage beginning at 6:45 p.m.

* Mason has won six of its first seven road games for the first time in program history. The six road wins are the most by a Patriots team since 2012-13 (2-11 in 2015-16).  The Patriots began the season 3-0 on the road for the first time since 1985-86.

* Mason is 8-2 combined in road and neutral site contests this season but just 6-5 in games played inside EagleBank Arena. 

* Last time out, the Patriots completed a season sweep of UMass with a 76-74 victory in Amherst Saturday.

* The Patriots are now 6-1 in games decided by five points or less this season.

* With the victory, Mason is now 13-2 when the team reaches the 70-point plateau. When the Patriots fail to score 70 points, the team is just 1-5.

* Otis Livingston II led Mason with 22 points (7-14 FG) on Saturday. He is averaging 19.5 points and shooting 50 percent (14-28) over the Patriots' last two outings.

* Redshirt-senior Jalen Jenkins notched his third double-double of the season vs. UMass. He posted 15 points and tied his career high with 12 rebounds.

* 6-foot-2 inch guard Marquise Moore is the top rebounding guard in the nation (10.8 rpg), is fourth in the country among all players in defensive rebounds/game (8.8), 10th in overall rebounding and is one of only 13 players nationally (and one of just two guards) with 13+ double-doubles.

* Sophomore Jaire Grayer has scored 10+ points in six of eight A-10 games this season. He is fourth in the league in 3-point percentage (.472) in conference play, but is making just 35.6 percent of his two-point attempts.

* The Patriots are in the midst of the stretch where they play five of seven games on the road (3-3 thus far).

* The Patriots are 12-3 when they outrebound their opponent this season and are 26th nationally (1st in the A-10) in rebounding margin (+6.8). Mason has won the boards battle in each of its last five games.

* Mason is shooting 37.8 percent (45-119) from 3-point range in conference play. The Patriots shot 28.5 percent in league play in 2015-16

HISTORY vs. SAINT LOUIS
Wednesday's game marks the ninth all-time meeting between George Mason and Saint Louis in men's basketball. The Billikens lead the series 5-3, but Mason owns a 2-1 advantage in games played in St. Louis. Three of the eight meetings between the teams have gone to overtime, including a pair of contests in 2013-14 when the Billikens were ranked in the top-25. Last season, Saint Louis won two of three games between the teams, and the Billikens won the first tilt this year, 63-56, on Jan. 14 in Fairfax. Jaire Grayer (12.8 ppg), Jalen Jenkins (10.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg), Otis Livingston II (12.0 ppg, 4.3 apg) and Marquise Moore (13.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 52.5 FG%) all have posted solid career averages against Saint Louis.

A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS (6-15, 2-7 A-10)
Saint Louis was picked 14th out of 14 teams in the 2016-17 Atlantic 10 preseason poll. The Billikens posted a 4-8 non-conference record but are 2-3 in their last five A-10 tilts after beginning league play 0-4. Saint Louis has struggled offensively this season, ranking 337th out of 351 Div. I teams in offensive efficiency (0.92 points/possession). In conference play, junior Davell Roby leads Saint Louis in scoring (11.3 ppg) and is shooting 41.2 percent (14-34) from 3-point range. Aaron Hines chips in 9.7 ppg and dishes out a team-best 3.2 assists per contest, while Reggie Agbeko adds 8.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per outing.

UP NEXT
The Patriots return home for a matchup with La Salle on Saturday (February 4) at 6 p.m. The game will be televised locally on MASN and streamed nationally on Facebook Live.