Shumate leads Toledo against George Mason after 20-point showing

Published Dec. 2, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Toledo Rockets (5-2) at George Mason Patriots (4-4)

Fairfax, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Toledo faces the George Mason Patriots after JT Shumate scored 20 points in Toledo's 90-67 victory over the Richmond Spiders.

The Patriots are 4-0 on their home court. George Mason ranks seventh in the A-10 in rebounding averaging 33.5 rebounds. Josh Oduro leads the Patriots with 6.6 boards.

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The Rockets play their first true road game after going 5-2 with a 2-2 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Toledo leads the MAC shooting 38.5% from downtown. EJ Farmer paces the Rockets shooting 50.0% from 3-point range.

TOP PERFORMERS: Oduro is scoring 13.5 points per game and averaging 6.6 rebounds for the Patriots. De'Von Cooper is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers for George Mason.

Rayj Dennis is shooting 40.5% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Rockets, while averaging 18.7 points, six assists and 1.7 steals. Shumate is averaging 18.7 points for Toledo.

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

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