George Mason plays host to American

Published Dec. 20, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

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American (4-7) vs. George Mason (6-5)

EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Virginia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: American and George Mason both look to put winning streaks together . Each squad is coming off of a road victory in their last game. George Mason earned an 80-67 win over Georgia on Saturday, while American won 72-66 in overtime at Mount St. Mary's on Dec. 12.

BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: George Mason's Josh Oduro has averaged 18.3 points and 7.1 rebounds while D'Shawn Schwartz has put up 14.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. For the Eagles, Stacy Beckton Jr. has averaged 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds while Matt Rogers has put up 10 points and 4.5 rebounds.SOLID STACY: Beckton has connected on 37 percent of the 46 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 9 of 20 over the last five games. He's also converted 78.1 percent of his foul shots this season.

WINLESS WHEN: American is 0-5 when scoring fewer than 67 points and 4-2 when scoring at least 67.

UNBEATEN WHEN: George Mason is a perfect 5-0 when the team blocks at least four opposing shots. The Patriots are 1-5 this season when they block fewer than four shots.

DID YOU KNOW: George Mason has made 9.7 3-pointers per game as a collective unit this year, which is second-best among A10 teams.

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