WHEN: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Va.
RECORDS: Mason (12-6, 1-4), Massachusetts (7-11, 1-4)
SERIES RECORD: Mason leads, 8-3
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FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason University men's basketball team wraps up a two-game homestand Wednesday night with the first of two contests vs. Massachusetts.

Tip-off between the Patriots and Minutemen is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+, featuring commentary from Steve Kolbe. In addition, Bill Rohland will call the game on the GoMason Digital Network, with streaming coverage beginning at 6:45 p.m.

PATRIOT POINTS
* Last time out, Mason fell 97-87 to Richmond Wednesday night. The Patriots shot 54 percent for the game, but the Spiders made a sizzling 67.3 percent of their attempts en route to victory.

* Junior Javon Greene put together a historic performance against the Spiders. The McDonough, Ga., product exploded for a career-best 39 points (15-22 FG), made five 3-pointers, tallied a season-best five steals and dished out four assists in 39 minutes of action.

* His 39-point effort marked a new EagleBank Arena scoring record for a Mason men's player. The previous high of 34 was set by Sherrod Wright (2/19/14 vs. SLU) and Jason Miskiri (2/20/99 vs. American).

* Greene is one of just 10 players since 2010-11 to post a line of at least 39 points/5 steals/4 assists/4 rebounds. That group includes Ben Simmons (LSU) and Marcus Smart (Oklahoma St).

* Redshirt-junior AJ Wilson matched his career high with 19 points (7-11 FG) and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds against the Spiders. Wilson is averaging 17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and shooting 52.4 percent over the past three games.

* Sophomore Jordan Miller (12 points vs. UR) has now scored 10+ points in four of five A-10 games. He leads the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.472, 25-53).

* Wilson is third in the nation in blocks/game (3.56). He is fourth on Mason's all-time blocks list (136) and his 64 blocks in 2019-20 ranks t-2nd in single season history. With one more block, he will pass Mike Morrison and move into solo second on the single-season ledger.

* Greene is shooting 42.9 percent (15-35) from 3-point range in A-10 play and averaging a team-high 3.6 assists/contest. In league games, he is second in the A-10 in steals/game (2.8).

* The Patriots rank third in the A-10 in league games with 8.6 steals per contest.

HISTORY vs. MASSACHUSETTS
Wednesday's matchup marks the 12th all-time meeting between Mason and UMass. The Patriots hold an 8-3 advantage in the series and have won the past seven meetings. The Patriots are 3-2 all time against UMass in Fairfax. Eight of the past nine meetings have been decided by six points or less and three of the past five contests have gone to overtime. Mason won both matchups last season, including a 68-63 contest in Amherst on Jan. 16 and an 80-75 overtime triumph in Fairfax on Feb. 13. Javon Greene averaged 18 points, six rebounds and shot 64.7 percent (11-17) in the two meetings last season, while Justin Kier also averaged 18 points in the two contests.

A LOOK AT THE MINUTEMEN (7-11, 1-4 A-10; NET No.  175, KenPom No. 202)
UMass was picked to finish 11 out of 14 teams in the A-10 Preseason Poll. The Minutemen are 1-4 to begin conference play, highlighted by a 77-69 victory over La Salle. The Minutmen rank third in the A-10 in 3-point percentage (.354) and 36.3 percent of the team's points come from beyond the arc (58th nationally). Freshman center Tre Mitchell leads the Minutemen with 15.4 points per game and chips in 6.0 rebounds per contest, while junior Carl Pierre adds 13.9 points/game and shoots 39.8 percent from 3-point territory. Freshman Sean East II adds 11.3 points and a team-best 4.7 assists per contest.
 
UP NEXT
Mason hits the road for a nationally-televised contest at Davidson Saturday (Jan. 25). Tip-off on CBS Sports Network between the Patriots and Wildcats is scheduled for 6 p.m.