Fordham visits George Mason following Polite's 22-point performance

Published Mar. 1, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Fordham Rams (23-6, 11-5 A-10) at George Mason Patriots (17-12, 9-7 A-10)

Fairfax, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: George Mason -3.5; over/under is 137

BOTTOM LINE: George Mason plays the Fordham Rams after Ronald Polite scored 22 points in George Mason's 74-69 win against the Dayton Flyers.

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The Patriots are 13-2 in home games. George Mason ranks second in the A-10 shooting 36.2% from downtown, led by Victor Bailey Jr. shooting 47.0% from 3-point range.

The Rams are 11-5 in A-10 play. Fordham is fourth in the A-10 with 9.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Abdou Tsimbila averaging 2.5.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Oduro is scoring 15.7 points per game and averaging 8.1 rebounds for the Patriots. Polite is averaging 11.4 points and 3.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for George Mason.

Darius Quisenberry is shooting 33.0% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Rams, while averaging 17.1 points and 3.3 assists. Khalid Moore is averaging 14.8 points and 6.9 rebounds over the past 10 games for Fordham.

LAST 10 GAMES: Patriots: 6-4, averaging 67.5 points, 31.3 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 5.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points per game.

Rams: 8-2, averaging 73.1 points, 33.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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