Saint Joseph's (5-21, 1-12 A-10) at George Mason (14-12, 3-10 A-10)
Saturday, February 22 | 4:30 p.m. | EagleBank Arena
Television: NBC Sports Network
Live Stats | Listen on TuneIn | Game Notes (PDF)
Coming off a thrilling last-second victory over Davidson on Tuesday, the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team looks to carry momentum into Saturday's matchup at George Mason. The game, set for a 4:30 p.m. tip, will be televised on the NBC Sports Network, with free audio broadcast available on TuneIn.
THE MATCHUP
Series vs. George Mason: Saint Joseph's leads 5-4
First Meeting: 3/12/02, Saint Joseph's, 73-64
Last Meeting: 1/3/19, George Mason, 85-60
Coach Lange vs. George Mason: First Meeting
GAMEDAY LINKS
SJU: Roster | Schedule | Stats
George Mason: Roster | Schedule | Stats (PDF)
• Saint Joseph's and George Mason meet Saturday for the lone time this season.
• The Hawks enter Saturday's contest with a 5-4 edge in the all-time series, but the Patriots have won four of the last five, including an 85-60 decision at Hagan Arena last year.
• Saint Joseph's is coming off an exciting 73-72 victory over Davidson on Tuesday for its first Atlantic 10 win of the season.
• Freshman Cameron Brown's three-pointer with :00.7 to play helped the Hawks overcome a 19-point second half deficit.
• Brown finished with a season-high 24 points as he ended the night shooting 10-of-13 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from three-point range.
• Senior Toliver Freeman scored a career-high 16 points - 11 coming in the second half - against the Wildcats.
• The Hawks' 52 points in the second half were the most scored this season in the final 20 minutes of a contest, and just two shy of their season-high for any half that was set at UConn (54).
PAGING DOCTOR FREEMAN
Tuesday was an extremely memorable day for senior Toliver Freeman. Along with scoring a career-best 16 points in a win over Davidson, the biology major learned earlier in the day he had been accepted into medical school at LSU Shreveport.
DOUGLAS LEADS A-10 IN FREE THROW PERCENTANGE
Myles Douglas enters Saturday as the top free throw shooter in the Atlantic 10. To date, Douglas has converted 52-of-60 from the foul line for 86.7 percent. He is followed by Dayton's Jalen Crutcher (.866) and VCU's De'Riante Jenkins (.864).
HAWKS SET NEW ATTEMPTS RECORD
A main focus of the Hawks' offense this season has been the three-point shot. And that has been noticeable as Saint Joseph's has set a new single-season mark for three-point attempts as it enters Saturday with 780. A made three-pointer by Toliver Freeman at the 3:33 mark of the second half against Davidson pushed this year's squad past the previous mark of 775, set during the 2003-04 campaign.
NEXT UP
Saint Joseph's travels to Saint Louis for a Tuesday contests with the Billikens on CBS Sports Network. Game time is set for 9 p.m. Eastern.
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