WHEN: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Smith Center - Washington, D.C.
RECORDS: Mason (9-9, 3-2), George Washington (8-10, 1-4)
SERIES RECORD: GW leads, 18-2
LAST MEETING: GW def. Mason, 83-74, on Feb. 26, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason University men's basketball team (9-9, 3-2 A-10) renews its Revolutionary Rivalry with George Washington (8-10, 1-4) on Wednesday night in Foggy Bottom.

Tip-off between the Patriots and Colonials is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday's game will be broadcast on the A-10 Digital Network, which is available via an online video stream. In addition, an audio stream will be featured on GoMason.com, with commentary from Bill Rohland. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:45 p.m.

PATRIOT POINTS
• Mason is 2-3 on the road this season, while GW is 7-3 inside the Smith Center in 2017-18.

• The Patriots' 3-2 start in A-10 play is the program's best in its five-year tenure in the league.

• Mason has won 13 of its past 24 A-10 games (.542) after capturing just 12 of its first 39 (.308) from 2013-16.

• The Patriots are 3-1 in January after going 2-5 in December.

• Four of the Patriots' next six contests are on the road.

• Last time out, the Patriots earned an 86-81 win over Saint Louis on Saturday in Fairfax. Mason shot a season-best 54.2 percent (32-59) from the floor and tied a season high with 15 assists against the Billikens.

• Juniors Otis Livingston II and Jaire Grayer combined for 51 points against SLU. Livingston II (26 points, 7 assists) and Grayer (career-high 25 points, 7 rebounds, 9-13 FG) were stellar for the Green & Gold.

• Livingston II is averaging 26.0 points, 5.5 assists and shooting 59 percent (60.9 3pt FG%) over the past four games. He's third in the A-10 in scoring in league play (23.6 ppg).

• Grayer is shooting 54.1 percent (20-37) from 3-point range over the past six games. He ranks 57th nationally in 3-point percentage (.419) for the season.

• Grayer leads the Atlantic 10 in 3-point field goals made/game (3.0) in league play.

• Freshman Greg Calixte added a career-high 11 points (5-7 FG) and grabbed six rebounds in the win.

• Calixte is averaging 7.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and shooting 59 percent over the past six games. Mason is 4-3 since he entered the starting lineup on Dec. 17.

• The Patriots are averaging 10.0 made 3-pointers over the past three games, well above the team's season average (7.0). The Patriots are shooting 45.5 percent from deep (30-66) over those three contests.

• Mason leads the A-10 in 3-point percentage in conference play (.385, 40-104). The Patriots were t-3rd in the category in league games last season (.363, 102-281).

• The Patriots are 9-2 when they score 65+ points and 0-7 when they fail to score at least 65 in a game.

• Mason is averaging 83.5 ppg over the past two contests, well above the season average of 69.9.

PATRIOTS HEAT UP IN CONFERENCE PLAY (AGAIN)
Mason's season-long 3-point shooting trends in 2017-18 bare a strikingly similar resemblance to the team's ebbs and flows in 2016-17. The Patriots struggled to shoot the ball from long range in non-conference play this season, converting at a 30.5 percent clip (86-282). Since the calendar shifted to conference play, Mason has hit a much-improved 38.5 percent of its triples (40-104), which is good for first in the Atlantic 10. In 2016-17, the Patriots shot just 30.7 percent from 3-point range (80-261) in non-conference play, before ranking t-3rd in A-10 play with a 36.3 percent clip (102-281) in conference games.

HISTORY vs. GEORGE WASHINGTON
Wednesday's game marks the 21st all-time meeting in the Revolutionary Rivalry. GW holds an 18-2 advantage in the series and is 13-0 in games played inside the Smith Center. GW has captured all eight meetings in A-10 play. George Mason and George Washington are separated by just 20 miles. The Colonials won both meetings last season, including an 83-74 victory on Feb. 26 in Foggy Bottom. Three Patriots are averaging double figures in their careers against the Colonials, including Otis Livingston II (11.0 ppg, 3.8 apg), Jaire Grayer (10.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg) and Ian Boyd (13.5 ppg).

HISTORY vs. TEAMS IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL
Wednesday's game will be Mason's 114th against a Washington, D.C. college. The Patriots are 61-52 (.540) overall and 39-33 (.541) against Div. I, D.C. schools. The Patriots' most common opponents are American (31-10), GW (2-18), Gallaudet (11-4), UDC (6-12) and Howard (6-4). Mason has played Georgetown just once, with the Hoyas earning a 75-63 victory in EagleBank Arena on Dec. 3, 1985.

A LOOK AT THE COLONIALS (8-10, 1-4 A-10; No. 215 RPI, No. 209 KenPom.com)
George Washington was picked to finish 11th out of 14 teams in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. The Colonials went 7-6 in non-conference play, including wins over Temple and Harvard. GW won its A-10 opener vs. Saint Joseph's but has since dropped four-straight league contests. The Colonials rank in the top-5 nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.9). They also are 13th out of 14 A-10 teams and 291st nationally in field goal percentage defense (.462). The Colonials are led by preseason All-Atlantic 10 second team selection Yuta Watanabe, who leads the team in scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding (6.8 rpg) and blocks (1.7 bpg). Jair Bolden chips in 12.3 points and shoots a team-high 34.5 percent from beyond the arc while Patrick Steeves is at 10.8 points and shoots 53.5 percent from the floor.

UP NEXT
Mason heads west to battle upstart Duquesne on Saturday (Jan. 20) in Pittsburgh. The game will be televised nationally on NBC Sports Network, with tip time scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

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