WHERE: EagleBank Arena - Fairfax, Va.
WHEN: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
RECORDS: George Mason (20-2, 8-1), Duquesne (12-10, 4-5)
SERIES: George Mason trails, 6-11
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FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason University men's basketball team (20-2, 8-1) begins a two-game homestand Wednesday with a 7 p.m. contest vs. Duquesne (12-10, 4-5).

Tip-off between the Patriots and Dukes is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday's game will be streamed nationally on ESPN+, featuring commentary from Voice of the Patriots Bill Rohland and former George Mason student-athlete Chris Fleming ('09). 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 are 20-2 for the first time in school history and started A-10 play 6-0 for the first time in program annals. The team is 8-1 in conference for the second straight year. GMU also is one of just 12 programs nationally to have 20 or more wins.

• Since the start of the 2024-25 season, George Mason leads the A-10 and ranks t-8th nationally in total wins (47).

• George Mason is 25-4 (.862) in its last 29 A-10 games dating back to the 2023-24 campaign. That's the best stretch by an A-10 school in league contests since Dayton went 26-3 from 2019-21.

• Last time out, the Patriots erased a 13-point deficit with 7:05 to go to take a 77-73 win at St. Bonaventure Saturday. GMU held SBU without a made field goal over those seven minutes.

• Kory Mincy led the Patriots with a team-high 22 points (9-16 FG, 4-7 3pt), including GMU's final two made field goals.  Mincy is averaging 20.0 points and shooting 56.4 percent over the past three games. He is second in the A-10 in scoring (16.9 ppg) and fifth in field goal percentage (.486).

• Fatt Hill added 16 points and Jahari Long dished out a career-best nine assists. It's the most assists by a Patriot since Ronald Polite III had nine in a Feb. 11, 2023, win over Rhode Island.

• The Patriots are the fastest George Mason team ever to win 20 games (in 22 chances). The previous record of 25 games was set in 2024-25, 2010-11, 2005-06 and 1983-84.

• In two wins last week, GMU outscored Davidson and St. Bona by a combined 26 points in the second half. The Patriots enjoy a +8.4 average scoring margin in second halves this season.

• GMU ranks 34th nationally in field goal percentage (.488) and features a top-100 KenPom offense (79th, 1.154 points/possession) for the first time since 2010-11.

• George Mason is 14-0 at home this season and 46-5 (.902) at EagleBank Arena under head coach Tony Skinn ('06). The Patriots have won 14 straight A-10 home games, dating back to 2023-24.

• The Green & Gold lead the nation in FT rate (.482) and make 19.1 free throws/game (18th in the country).

• GMU is the only program in the A-10 to have two players ranked in the top-10 in both assists/game and A/TO ratio (J. Long, K. Mincy). In league play, Long's 3.1 A/TO ratio ranks second-best in the league.

• The Patriots enter Wednesday's game ranked 65th in the NET. GMU also is No. 76 in KenPom.

HISTORY vs. DUQUESNE
Wednesday's matchup marks the 18th all-time meeting between Mason and Duquesne. The Dukes lead the series 11-6 and have won nine of the past 10 games between the programs. Duquesne holds a 5-3 edge in Fairfax. The teams did not play due to COVID-19 cancellations in both 2020-21 and 2021-22. George Mason is looking for its first win in the series since March 2017. This past season, Duquesne took an 85-68 victory in Pittsburgh on March 1, 2025.

A LOOK AT THE DUKES (12-10, 4-5 A-10; NET #145, KenPom #122)
Duquesne was picked to finish ninth out of 14 teams in the A-10 preseason poll. The Dukes went 8-5 in non-conference play and are 4-5 to begin the A-10 slate. The team has won two of its past three contests and is coming off a 76-61 home victory over Rhode Island Sunday. The Dukes are one of the fastest teams in the A-10 and average 70.3 possessions/game (43rd nationally). The team makes 9.5 3-pointers per contest (fourth in A-10). Terrence Guinyard ranks fourth in the league in scoring (16.1 ppg) and leads the A-10 in assists/contest (5.5). Jimmie Williams adds 16.0 points/contest and 1.64 steals/game (sixth in A-10).

UP NEXT
George Mason wraps up its homestand with a Saturday contest against Saint Joseph's. It's the Patriots' 2026 Homecoming Game in EagleBank Arena. Tip-off between the Patriots and Hawks is set for 4 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on MASN.