WHEN: Sunday, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Olean, N.Y.
RECORDS: Mason (15-10, 9-3), St. Bonaventure (10-14, 6-5)
SERIES RECORD: Mason trails, 3-6
LAST MEETING: Mason def. SBU, 68-53, on Jan. 6 in Fairfax
TELEVISION: MASN/Stadium
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FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason University men's basketball team (15-10, 9-3) travels to Olean, N.Y., for a Sunday showdown with St. Bonaventure.

Tip-off between the Patriots and Bonnies is set for 2 p.m. Sunday's game will be televised regionally on Stadium (MASN in the DMV), featuring commentary from Matt Martucci and former La Salle head coach Dr. John Giannini. The game also will be available on WatchStadium.com. In addition, Bill Rohland will call the game on the GoMason Digital Network, with pregame coverage beginning at 1:45 p.m.

PATRIOT POINTS
• The Patriots won the first meeting between the teams, 68-53, on Jan. 6 in Fairfax.

• The Patriots have won 12 of their past 16 A-10 games (.750). Mason is off to its best start in league play (9-3) in its six seasons in the Atlantic 10.

• Last time out, Mason came from four down with a minute to play in regulation to defeat UMass in OT (80-75) Wednesday.

• With the win, Mason tied its all-time record for Atlantic 10 victories (in its sixth A-10 season). The Patriots still have six regular season contests remaining.

• Since the start of 2017-18, Mason is 11-2 in A-10 games decided by five points or less.

• Senior guard Otis Livingston led Mason with team highs in points (21), assists (5) and steals (3). He also made a number of clutch free throws en route to a season-best 11 on 12 attempts.

• According to data compiled by Div. I SIDs, Livingston II leads the nation in consecutive starts made (134). The next closest players are Penn State's Lamar Stevens (96) and UTSA's Giovanni DeNicolao (94).

• Sophomore Javon Greene added 17 points (5-6 FG, 2-3 3pt FG, 6-6 FT) in the win. He's averaging 19.0 points and shooting 64.7 percent from the floor over the past two games. Greene has made his last 14 free throw attempts and ranks eighth nationally in free throw percentage (.900) this season.

• Justin Kier added 14 points, while Jordan Miller (10 pts, 4 in OT) and Jarred Reuter (10) also reached double figures for Mason vs. UMass.

• Miller has posted 10+ points in three of the past four games, while Reuter has been in double figures in five of the past six.

• The Patriots are averaging just 11.5 turnovers over the past two games. Mason is 14-2 when tallying less than 15 turnovers in a game this season.

• The Patriots went 7-1 in January, marking the program's best January stretch since 2011-12. Mason is 2-2 so far in February.

• Mason is 3-0 in Sunday games this season and 4-1 in games played in the afternoon.

HISTORY vs. ST. BONAVENTURE
Sunday's matchup marks the 10th all-time meeting between Mason and SBU. The Bonnies hold a 6-3 advantage in the series, including a 5-1 mark since Mason joined the A-10 in 2013-14. This season marks the first time that the two teams will contest a home-and-home series in league play. SBU holds a 3-1 advantage in the Reilly Center. Mason won the first meeting between the two programs this season, claiming a 68-53 victory in Fairfax on Jan. 6. Justin Kier led the Patriots with a monster double-double (15 pts, 14 reb), while Otis Livingston II added 13 points.

A LOOK AT THE BONNIES (10-14, 6-5 Atlantic 10; KenPom No. 158, NET No. 145)
St. Bonaventure was picked to finish ninth in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. The Bonnies went 4-9 to start the year, but were riddled with injuries while playing a challenging out-of-conference slate. SBU has rounded in to form during A-10 play now that the team is healthy, and the Bonnies enter Sunday's game above. 500 in league games (6-5). The Bonnies are a top-100 KenPom defensive team (.984 points/possession, 79th), but struggle to score. On offense, the team averages 1.0 points per possession (253rd nationally). Team leader Courtney Stockard (16.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.2 apg) is fourth in the league in scoring in A-10 play. Freshman Kyle Lofton is seventh in the nation in minutes per game (37:20) and averages 14.2 points and a team-high 3.6 assists per contest. Fellow freshman Osun Osunniyi is 15th in the nation in blocks per game (2.38).

UP NEXT
Mason returns to Fairfax for a highly-anticipated Homecoming matchup with Duquesne on Saturday (Feb. 23). Tip-off between the Patriots and Dukes is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will be televised live on MASN2.