WHERE: EagleBank Arena - Fairfax, Va.
WHEN: Saturday, 4 p.m.
RECORDS: George Mason (22-8, 10-7), #25 Saint Louis (27-3, 15-2)
SERIES: George Mason trails, 6-11
TELEVISION: USA Network
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PROMOTIONS: Free Patriot Pressure t-shirt, first 1200 fans; Senior Day Ceremony begins at 3:43 p.m. (Dola Adebayo, Nick Ellington, Fatt Hill, Masai Troutman)

FAIRFAX, Va. - George Mason wraps up the regular season Saturday with a Senior Day contest against #25 Saint Louis.

Tip-off between the Patriots and Billikens is set for 4 p.m. Saturday's game will be televised nationally on USA Network, featuring commentary from Steve Schlanger and Dr. John Giannini. In addition, Voice of the Patriots Bill Rohland will call the game on the GoMason Digital Network, with streaming coverage beginning at 3:45 p.m.

PATRIOT POINTS
• The Patriots will host a top-25 foe for the first time since Feb. 21, 2024, when GMU knocked off #16/16 Dayton, 71-67.

• Since the start of the 2024-25 season, George Mason ranks second in the A-10 and t-25th nationally in total wins (49). This season, GMU is one of just 45 programs nationally to have 22+ victories.

• Despite losing six of the last eight games, George Mason is still an impressive 27-10 (.730) in its last 37 A-10 games dating back to the 2023-24 campaign.

• Last time out, the Patriots locked horns with VCU and nearly pulled off the road win, falling in Richmond 70-65 on Tuesday. George Mason held VCU's top-50 offense 13 points below its season average and limited the Rams to 43.6 percent shooting for the game.

• GMU is one of 11 teams nationally with 16+ home victories. The Patriots are 48-8 (.857) in Fairfax under Tony Skinn.

• Riley Allenspach notched his third double-double of the season (17 pts, 10 reb) vs. the Rams. Over the past three games, he's averaging 20.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and shooting 57.5 percent (.417 3pt). He ranks 10th in the A-10 in scoring (15.1 ppg) in league play.

• Kory Mincy tallied a game-high 18 points vs. VCU on just 10 shots (6-10 FG, 4-5 3pt). It marked a welcome return to form for the two-time A-10 Player of the Week, who has battled a thumb injury on his shooting hand for much of the past month.

• George Mason is locked into the No. 5 seed in next week's A-10 Championship in Pittsburgh. The Patriots will open play Thursday at 2 p.m. on USA Network and take on the winner of the first round No. 12 vs. No. 13 game.

• The Patriots are a perfect 11-0 when holding their opponent to under 40 percent shooting this season.

• The Patriots rank 20th nationally in FT rate and make 17.0 free throws/game (61st nationally). George Mason is just two made free throws away from entering the top-10 list all time in school annals.

• George Mason is a perfect 14-0 when winning the turnover battle in 2025-26.

• Skinn is the first George Mason head coach in school history to win 20+ games in three consecutive seasons.

• The Patriots enter Saturday's game ranked 97th in the NET. GMU also is No. 107 in KenPom.

RECENT HISTORY vs. RANKED OPPONENTS
The Patriots have won two contests against Top-25 foes over the past five seasons. That includes a 71-66 win at #20/21 Maryland on Nov. 17, 2021 and a 71-67 triumph over #16/16 Dayton on Feb. 21, 2024 in Fairfax. The win over the Flyers came in Coach Skinn's first season at the helm and marked the highest ranked win in regular season school history. In the program's most recent contest against a top-25 opponent, the Patriots fell at #5/5 Duke, 68-47, last season inside Cameron Indoor Stadium (12/27/24). George Mason last hosted a ranked SLU squad on Feb. 19, 2014, the Patriots fell in overtime (89-85) to Jim Crews' 10th-ranked Billikens team.

HISTORY vs. SAINT LOUIS
Saturday's game marks the 18th all-time meeting between George Mason and Saint Louis in men's basketball. The Billikens hold an 11-6 advantage in the all-time series, although George Mason has won the last two. The Billikens have won four of the seven matchups in Fairfax. Last season, the Patriots captured a thrilling 76-74, overtime win in Saint Louis. George Mason made 15 3-pointers in a game for the first time since Feb. 2022 and shot 45.5 percent from deep to fuel the Patriot offense. Senior Woody Newton led the charge with the best offensive game of his career. He poured in a career-best 27 points and made a personal-best eight 3-pointers on just 12 attempts. Newton added two assists and two steals in 26 minutes of work.

A LOOK AT THE #25/24 BILLIKENS (27-3, 15-2 A-10; NET #23, KenPom #31)
Saint Louis was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 and received 11 of 27 first place votes. SLU has lived up to their preseason ranking, as the Billikens went 12-1 in non-conference play and have rattled off 15 of their first 17 league contests. Saint Louis ranks second nationally in both effective FG offense (.607) and effective FG defense (.440) and leads the nation in 3pt percentage (.412). The Billikens also are 11th in the country in rebounding margin (+8.8). Robbie Avila leads the team in scoring (13.0 ppg), while Trey Green (11.2 ppg) paces the A-10 in 3pt FG made/game (2.93) and is third nationally in 3pt FG percentage (.464). Dion Brown (11.1 ppg) and Amari McCottry (10.4 ppg) round out the double figure scorers for head coach Josh Schertz.

UP NEXT
George Mason will open the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship on Thursday (March 12) as the No. 5 seed. The Patriots will play the winner of Wednesday's No. 12 vs. No. 13 seed contest in second round action. The 2 p.m. contest Thursday will be broadcast nationally on USA Network.