Richmond Spiders (7-6) at George Mason Patriots (8-5)
Fairfax, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Richmond takes on the George Mason Patriots after Tyler Burton scored 20 points in Richmond's 83-65 victory over the Coppin State Eagles.
The Patriots are 7-0 in home games. George Mason averages 71.5 points while outscoring opponents by 4.6 points per game.
The Spiders have gone 0-3 away from home. Richmond is 0-4 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Patriots and Spiders face off Saturday for the first time in A-10 play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Bailey Jr. is scoring 13.0 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Patriots. Josh Oduro is averaging 12.9 points and 6.6 rebounds over the past 10 games for George Mason.
Burton is averaging 19 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Spiders. Jason Nelson is averaging 10.3 points over the last 10 games for Richmond.
LAST 10 GAMES: Patriots: 6-4, averaging 72.2 points, 34.8 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.5 points per game.
Spiders: 5-5, averaging 68.9 points, 31.6 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
