WHERE: EagleBank Arena - Fairfax, Va.
WHEN: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
RECORDS: George Mason (16-8, 5-6), George Washington (14-9, 3-7)
SERIES: GW leads, 24-10
TELEVISION: MASN
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PROMOTIONS: Mental Health Awareness Game; Heeling House Therapy Dogs on Concourse Pregame; Mental Health Bracelet Giveaway; Performance at halftime by Harlem Globetrotter "Hot Rod" De La Rosa

FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason University men's basketball team (16-8, 5-6) begins a two-game homestand with a Tuesday night rivalry contest vs. George Washington (14-9, 3-7).

Tip-off between the Patriots and Revolutionaries is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday's game will be televised on MASN, featuring commentary from Bill Rohland and Craig Esherick. In addition, Steve Kolbe will call the game on the GoMason Digital Network, with streaming coverage beginning at 6:45 p.m.

PATRIOT POINTS
• The Patriots check in at 88th in Monday's NET rankings. That's the highest Mason has been at this point of the season in program history. The team also is No. 98 in the KenPom rankings.

• The Patriots snapped a three-game skid with a 57-55 win at Davidson Saturday. Mason led 54-47 with 2:04 left, then withstood a furious late rally by the Wildcats to pick up their fourth road victory of the season.

• Sophomore Keyshawn Hall scored 19 of Mason's final 22 points and finished with a game-high 25. He's notched 20+ points in four of the past five games and ranks third in the A-10 in scoring in league contests (19.5 ppg).

• The Patriots scored an A-10 season-high 26 bench points in the game. That included a season-best 12 points from Tre' Wood (5-7 FG), eight points from Austin Ball (3-5 FG, 2-3 3pt) as well as six points and a career-best eight rebounds from Malik Henry.

• The Green & Gold posted a +10 (28-18) rebounding margin against the Wildcats and improved to 15-3 when holding the rebounding edge this season. The Patriots have outrebounded their opponent by 10 in each of the past two games and rank second in the A-10 in rebounding margin (+4.7).

• Senior Darius Maddox did not play at Davidson due to an ankle injury. He was averaging 17.8 points and shooting 50 percent from the floor (.520 3pt FG) over his past four contests.

• Freshman Baraka Okojie is averaging 10.4 points, 3.3 assists, 26 steals and 28.2 minutes and is shooting 52.8 percent over Mason's past seven games. He ranks second in the A-10 in steals in league play (2.1) and is t-7th amongst all Div. I freshmen in free throw attempts (105).

• Mason ranks 15th nationally in 2pt FG defense (.446), 23rd in overall FG defense (.401) and 61st in scoring defense (67.2 ppg). That 40.1 percent FG defense mark ranks fourth best in school history.

• Hall is averaging 10.0 free throws made/game over the past two contests. In league play, he is third in the A-10 in free throw percentage (.900).

• Hall is one of just three players in Mason's A-10 era to average at least 17 points in a season (Josh Oduro, Otis Livingston II). He's one of 13 players nationally this season to average 17+ points, 8+ rebounds and 1.5+ assists this season. That group includes Zach Edey (Purdue), Hunter Dickinson (Kansas) and Kyle Filipowski (Duke).

• The Patriots are 11-2 at home this season. The Patriots average 77.3 points, shoot 49.2 percent and hold a +6.4 average rebounding margin in home games this season.

HISTORY vs. GEORGE WASHINGTON
Tuesday's game marks the 35th all-time meeting between local rivals George Mason and George Washington. The schools are separated by just 20 miles and are situated on the same DC Metro line (Orange). Mason has won eight of the past 13 matchups between the programs. Overall, GW holds a 24-10 advantage in the series, although the teams have split 12 meetings in Fairfax (6-6).

Earlier this season, the Revolutionaries claimed a 75-62 victory in the District on Jan. 15. The Patriots missed 23 of their first 28 shots and fell behind by 18 (31-13) late in the first half. Mason cut it to five (42-37) early in the second half, but that's as close as the Patriots would get for the remainder of the game. Keyshawn Hall led the Patriots with 19 points (7-17 FG), nine rebounds and two assists in 37 minutes of work. Amari Kelly added 14 points, five rebounds and three steals, while Darius Maddox notched 11 points. Ronald Polite III dished out a team-high four assists.

A LOOK AT THE REVOLUTIONARIES (14-9, 3-7 A-10; NET #185, KenPom #207)
George Washington was picked to finish ninth out of 15 teams in the 2023-24 A-10 preseason poll. The Revolutionaries posted a 11-2 non-conference record and started league play 3-1, before dropping six in a row. The Revs feature the A-10's top scoring offense (79.0 ppg) and get to the line frequently, where they score 20.9 percent of their points (77th nationally). GW also is fourth in the country in defensive rebounds/game (29.39) and 10th in blocks/game (5.5). Preseason All-A-10 First Team selection James Bishop is fourth in the A-10 in scoring (17.4 ppg) and is third in assists/contest (4.5). Darren Buchanan Jr. (15.5 ppg), Garrett Johnson (13.8 ppg) and Maximus Edwards (12.3 ppg) also average double figures, while Babatunde Akingbola ranks fourth nationally in blocks/game (2.96).

UP NEXT
The Patriots return to action next Wednesday (Feb. 21) with a home contest vs. Dayton. Tip-off between the Patriots and Flyers is set for 7 p.m. The game will be televised on MASN and streamed on ESPN+.