Saint Joseph's (6-25) vs. George Mason (16-15)
Wednesday, March 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Barclays Center
Stream: ESPN+
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Thirteenth seed Saint Joseph's takes on 12th seed George Mason in the First Round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship at Barclays Center on Wednesday at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+, with free audio broadcast available on Tune In.
HAWKS AT THE ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP
All-Time Record At Atlantic 10 Championship: 41-32 (36 appearances)
First Round Record: 0-1
Second Round Record: 14-4
Quarterfinals Record: 17-15
Semifinals Record: 7-0
Finals Record: 4-3
Atlantic 10 Championship Titles: 4 (1986, 1997, 2014, 2016)
Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team Selections: 22 (5 MVP)
2019 Atlantic 10 Championship Result: 1-1 (Lost in Quarterfinals)
Coach Lange At A-10 Championship: First Appearance
SJU: Roster | Schedule | Stats
George Mason: Roster | Schedule | Stats (PDF)
• Saint Joseph's is making its 37th appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship, and first under Head Coach Billy Lange.
• The Hawks ended the regular season tied with Fordham for 13th in the A-10 standings at 2-16, but earned the higher seed on the tiebreaker based on SJU's regular season win over the Rams, 73-69, on February 29.
• Wednesday marks just the second time the Hawks have played in the First Round of the A-10 Championship.
• Saint Joseph's, the 13th seed in 2017, lost to 12th seeded Massachusetts, 70-63, in the First Round of the 2017 A-10 Championship at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• The Hawks enter this year's A-10 Championship with a 7-3 record in the conference postseason games played at the Barclays Center.
• Saint Joseph's has captured two of its four A-10 titles at the Barclays Center, cutting down the nets in 2014 and 2016.
• Despite a lineup of 11 active players, only three current Hawks have previously played in the A-10 Championships - Lorenzo Edwards, Taylor Funk and Anthony Longpré.
• Hawk fans, don't forget to join fellow Hawks at McMahon's Irish Pub, SJU's Fan Headquarters, prior to every Saint Joseph's A-10 Championship game.
A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM HAWKS
Saint Joseph's enters the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship with a conference record 22 Hawks named to the All-Championship Team.
THE HAWKS VERSUS GEORGE MASON
Saint Joseph's faces 12th seed George Mason in the First Round of the Atlantic 10 Championship. The two teams enter Wednesday's matchup tied 5-5 in the all-time series, with the Patriots topping SJU, 62-55, in this season's lone matchup on February 22.
DALY LEADS A-10 IN SCORING
Redshirt junior Ryan Daly enters the Atlantic 10 Championship as the conference leader in scoring at 20.4 points per game. Daly also ranks second in total points in the conference with 591, just slightly behind Dayton's Obi Toppin (621), who has played two more games than Daly. Should Daly finish the season as the A-10 leader in scoring, he'd be the second consecutive Hawk to do so, following Charlie Brown (19.0 ppg) a season ago.
UP NEXT
Should the Hawks beat George Mason on Wednesday, they'll advance to face the fifth seed St. Bonaventure on Thursday. While the Hawks hold a 51-29 edge in the all-time series, the Bonnies have won the previous five meetings, including both contests this season.
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