Saint Joseph's (1-10, 0-5 A-10) at George Mason (6-6, 2-4 A-10)
Wednesday, January 20 | 7:00 p.m. | EagleBank Arena
Stream: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Listen on TuneIn | Game Notes

GAMEDAY LINKS
Saint Joseph's: Roster | Schedule | Stats
George Mason: Roster | Schedule | Stats

THE TIP-OFF
• Saint Joseph's caps its three-game road swing on Wednesday at George Mason. Game time is set for 7 p.m., with the game streaming live on ESPN+.
• Wednesday marks the first game of a home-and-home with the Patriots, with the Hawks set to host George Mason on Saturday at Hagan Arena.
• Saint Joseph's is coming off a 90-83 loss at La Salle on Monday.
• The Hawks shot a season-best 52.5 percent from the field against the Explorers as they went 32-61 from the floor, and handed out a season-high 21 assists.
• Sophomore Jack Forrest led all scorers with a career-high 25 points at La Salle.
• Forrest, who was 9-10 from the floor, 4-5 from three-point range and 3-3 from the foul line versus the Explorers, passed his previous high of 23 set against Cornell while he was a freshman at Columbia.
• Freshman Jordan Hall posted his first collegiate double-double on Monday as he tallied 11 points, handed out a season-high 11 assists and added seven rebounds.
• Hall has averaged 12.0 points, 8.7 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game over the past three contests, and currently is tops in the nation among freshmen in assists per game at 6.0.
• The Hawks currently rank ninth nationally in 3PAr (three-point attempts/overall field goal attempts) at .498.

THE MATCHUP
Series vs. George Mason: George Mason leads 6-5
First Meeting: 3/12/02, Saint Joseph's, 73-64
Last Meeting: 3/11/20, George Mason, 77-70
Coach Lange vs. George Mason: 0-2
Current Saint Joseph's Streak: L 2

SAINT JOSEPH'S VERSUS GEORGE MASON
Wednesday marks the 12th meeting between Saint Joseph's and George Mason with the Patriots holding a 6-5 series edge. Below are series highlights and notes.
• Saint Joseph's is 3-2 all-time at George Mason, but the Patriots have won the past two contests on their home court.
• This season marks the second consecutive year the Hawks and Patriots will face each other twice.
• Saint Joseph's fell to the Patriots at EagleBank Arena, 62-55, during the regular season last year.
• The two teams met in the 2020 A-10 Championship, and despite a game-high 28 points from Ryan Daly and career-high 18 points from Toliver Freeman, ended with a 77-70 George Mason win in one of the final games played nationally before the season was canceled due to COVID-19.

NEXT UP
Saint Joseph's and George Mason cap their home-and-home this Saturday at Hagan Arena at 12:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Network.

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