Saint Joseph's (1-11, 0-6 A-10) at George Mason (7-6, 3-4 A-10)
Saturday, January 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Hagan Arena
Television: NBC Sports Network | Stream: nbcsports.com | Live Stats
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GAMEDAY LINKS
Saint Joseph's: Roster | Schedule | Stats
George Mason: Roster | Schedule | Stats
THE TIP-OFF
• Saint Joseph's and George Mason cap a home-and-home this Saturday as the Hawks host the Patriots in a NBC Sports Network contest.
• The Hawks are coming off an 87-85 double overtime thriller at George Mason on Wednesday in a contest that featured 10 lead changes and 10 ties.
• Redshirt junior Taylor Funk led four Hawks in double figures with 19 points.
• Rookie Jadrian Tracey finished with a season-best 18 points, going 8-10 from the field and 2-3 from three-point range.
• Freshman Jordan Hall handed out 11 assists for the second consecutive game, and enters Saturday leading all freshmen nationally in assists per game (6.4).
• Hall also currently tops the Atlantic 10 and leads all freshmen in the country in total assists (77).
• Sophomore Jack Forrest, who scored 13 points at George Mason, is averaging 19.0 points per game over the past three contests.
• The Hawks matched their season-high with 13 three-pointers at George Mason.
• SJU moved to 0-3 in overtime games this season and have lost its previous five overtime contests dating back to 2017-18.
• Saint Joseph's entered the week ninth nationally in 3PAr (three-point attempts/overall field goal attempts) and currently stand at .492.
• The Hawks enter Saturday with their bench averaging 19.9 points per game, and accounted for 43 points on Wednesday.
• Ryan Daly currently ranks 15th in career points (1,705) among active NCAA Division I players and 12th in average (17.9 ppg).
THE MATCHUP
Series vs. George Mason: George Mason leads 7-5
First Meeting: 3/12/02, Saint Joseph's, 73-64
Last Meeting: 1/20/21, George Mason, 87-85 2 OT
Coach Lange vs. George Mason: 0-3
Current Saint Joseph's Streak: L 3
SAINT JOSEPH'S VERSUS GEORGE MASON
Saturday marks the 13th meeting between Saint Joseph's and George Mason with the Patriots holding a 7-5 series edge. Below are series highlights and notes.
• Five of the previous 12 meeting have been decided by five points or fewer.
• Saint Joseph's is 1-3 all-time versus the Patriots on Hawk Hill.
• 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 hosts Richmond on Tuesday, January 26. Game time is set for 6 p.m.
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