Rhode Island visits Brown and George Mason

Rhode Island Rams (22-2, 13-0 A-10) at George Mason Patriots (16-7, 11-1 A-10)

Fairfax, Virginia; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: George Mason hosts Rhode Island after Jada Brown scored 20 points in George Mason's 72-61 win against the Dayton Flyers.

The Patriots have gone 9-2 at home. George Mason ranks sixth in the A-10 at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 60.8 points while holding opponents to 39.7% shooting.

The Rams are 13-0 against A-10 opponents. Rhode Island ranks eighth in the A-10 shooting 30.2% from 3-point range.

George Mason averages 68.0 points, 14.9 more per game than the 53.1 Rhode Island gives up. Rhode Island has shot at a 42.2% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points above the 39.7% shooting opponents of George Mason have averaged.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

Valentina Ojeda is shooting 32.8% from beyond the arc with 1.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Rams, while averaging 4.2 points. Brooklyn Gray is averaging 12.6 points and 6.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Patriots: 9-1, averaging 62.8 points, 31.3 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 9.4 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 54.6 points per game.

Rams: 10-0, averaging 68.9 points, 37.1 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 51.8 points.

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