WHEN: Sunday, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Mullins Center - Amherst, Mass.
RECORDS: George Mason (10-7, 3-1), Massachusetts (9-10, 2-5)
SERIES: Mason leads, 10-4
TELEVISION: USA Network
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The George Mason University men's basketball team (10-7, 3-1), riding a three-game winning streak, makes its USA Network debut with a Sunday matinee at UMass (9-10, 2-5). 

Tip-off inside the Mullins Center is set for 2 p.m. Sunday's contest will be broadcast nationally on USA Network, featuring commentary from Mike Corey and Julianne Vianni-Braen. In addiiton, Bill Rohland will call the game on the GoMason Digital Network, with streaming coverage beginning at 1:45 p.m.

PATRIOT POINTS
• The Patriots wrapped up an unbeaten homestand with a 75-66 triumph over A-10 preseason favorite St. Bonaventure Wednesday in Fairfax. In Mason's third game in five days, the Patriots never trailed while tying their season high with 15 3-pointers on 32 attempts (.469).

• Graduate student D'Shawn Schwartz led the Patriots with 20 points (7-12 FG, 5-9 3pt FG). It marked his sixth 20+ point game of the season and fifth with at least four triples this season. He's scored at least 14 points in the past seven games.

• After a 31-point effort Monday in the win over SJU, junior Josh Oduro put together a fantastic all-around performance Wednesday with 15 points (5-9 FG), seven rebounds, an A-10 personal best five blocks, a career-best tying four assists and two steals.

• In A-10 play, Oduro ranks third in the league in scoring (20.0 ppg) while Schwartz is fourth (19.5 ppg).

• Junior Davonte Gaines added 14 points, eight rebounds and a career-best four assists against the Bonnies. Gaines ranks second in the A-10 in double-doubles (5) and rebounding (8.2 rpg).

• The Patriots rank 18th nationally in 2pt FG% (.559), 22nd in effective FG% (.552) and 60th in 3pt FG% (.362) this season.

• Oduro ranks second in the A-10 and 25th nationally in field goal percentage (.570). He is one of just three players in the country this season to average 17 or more points, shoot 56 percent or better from the floor and tally at least 1.5 blocks per game.

• The Patriots rank 27th nationally and second in the A-10 with 9.5 3pt FG made/game. That's a school record by a sizable margin (7.3/game, 1987-88). Mason needs just 68 3-pointers (4.9/game) over the final 14 regular season games to break the school record of 230 total 3s, set in 2017-18.

• The Patriots are averaging just 10.8 turnovers in league play, down from 12.6/game during non-conference play. Mason is 7-0 when winning the turnover battle against its opponent this season.

• The Patriots allow an offensive rebound on just 22.3 percent of opponent possessions, which ranks 10th out of 358 teams nationally. Mason has limited its foe to less than 10 offensive boards in 14 of 17 contests this season.

• The Patriots are shooting 49.3 percent as a team in league play, which leads the Atlantic 10. Mason has shot at least 52 percent in three of four conference contests in 2022.

SCHWARTZ JOINS RARE COMPANY IN GREEN & GOLD
With his fifth 3-pointer vs. St. Bonaventure, D'Shawn Schwartz became just the sixth player who has worn the Mason uniform to reach 200 career 3-pointers made.

1) 295 - Lamar Butler (2001-02, '03-06)
2) 251 - Donald Ross (1991-95)
3) 230 - Jaire Grayer (Mason 2015-19, TCU 2019-20)
4) 216 - Mike Hargett (Mason 1988-91, VCU 1992-93)
5) 203 - Otis Livingston II (2015-19)
6) 200 - D'Shawn Schwartz (Colorado 2017-21, Mason 2021-22)

SPLASH BROTHERS: A-10 EDITION
Mason features two of the A-10's best 3pt shooters in graduate students D'Shawn Schwartz and DeVon Cooper. Cooper ranks third in the league in 3pt FG% (.405) and fourth in 3pt FG made/game (2.65), while Schwartz is fourth (.370) and fifth (2.59), respectively. Cooper has made at least three 3-pointers in 10 of 17 games, while Schwartz has hit at least three in eight contests.

HISTORY vs. MASSACHUSETTS
Sunday's matchup marks the 15th all-time meeting between Mason and UMass. The Patriots hold a 10-4 advantage in the series and have won nine of the past 10 meetings. The Patriots are 5-2 all time against UMass in Amherst. It's a popcorn worthy A-10 series, as 10 of the past 12 meetings have been decided by six points or less and four of the past eight contests have gone to overtime.

Last season, Mason won a 93-92, double overtime thriller in Amherst on Dec. 30, 2020. The Patriots trailed by eight (59-51) with 1:20 left in regulation, by seven (73-66) with 3:04 to go in OT and by five with 1:25 to go in double OT but were able to complete the improbable comeback. Then junior Jamal Hartwell II tallied 19 points and went 4-of-5 from 3-point range in the win. That sizzling performance included a 3-pointer to send the game into a second overtime, and two triples with under two minutes to go in 2OT which put the Patriots ahead for good.

A LOOK AT THE MINUTEMEN (9-10, 2-5 A-10; KenPom 178, NET 177)
Massachusetts was picked to finish ninth in the 2021-22 A-10 preseason poll. The Minutemen notched a 7-5 non-conference record, including home wins over Big Ten foes Penn State (81-56) and Rutgers (85-83). UMass is 7-2 inside the Mullins Center but just 1-5 on the road. The Minutemen have struggled defensively, where they rank 337th out of 358 teams in efficiency (1.13 points/possession allowed). On the offensive end, UMass is 31st (1.12 points/possession). The Minutemen rank fifth nationally in 3pt FG percentage (.400). Noah Fernandes leads the team in scoring (16.0 ppg) and ranks 32nd nationally with 5.2 assists per contest. Rich Kelly adds 13.1 points and shoots 50.5 percent from deep (46-91). C.J. Kelly (12.2 ppg) and Trent Buttrick (11.9 ppg) also average double figures for the Minutemen.

UP NEXT
The Patriots return home to take on Saint Louis. Tip-off on Wednesday is set for 7 p.m. inside EagleBank Arena. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.