Two years ago, I witnessed George Mason beat George Washington on the second day of the A-10 Tournament. Last year’s event got cut short but yesterday the Patriots went and did the same exact thing, beating the Colonials 73-59. Now, they’re riding a five-game winning streak and staring down the barrel of a quarterfinal matchup against No. 3 Davidson. The Wildcats only played 11 conference games this season, none of which came against Mason.

#3 Davidson vs. No. 6 George Mason

Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinals
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC Sports Network
Radio: George Mason All-Access
Location: Robins Center, Richmond, VA

Betting Info

Line: Davidson -5
ML: Davidson -230; George Mason +190
O/U: 131
Team O/U: Davidson 67.5; George Mason 62.5

ATS Trends: Davidson (2-7 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games); Mason (4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall); Matchup (Davidson 3-0 ATS in their last 3 meetings)
O/U Trends: Davidson (Under is 4-0 in Wildcats last 4 overall); Mason (Over is 4-0 in Patriots last 4 games as an underdog); Matchup (Under is 5-0 in their last 5 meetings)

KenPom Rankings

KenPom: Davidson #70; George Mason #123
KenPom Offense Efficiency: Davidson #26; George Mason #186
KenPom Defensive Efficiency: Davidson #128; George Mason #71

A-10 Rankings

Scoring Offense: Davidson 71.9 ppg (#6); George Mason 71.5 (#7)
Scoring Defense: Davidson 63.4 ppg (#2); George Mason 68.5 ppg (#8)

Three-point offense: Davidson 35.7 percent (#3); George Mason 33 percent (#8)
Three-point defense: Davidson 34 percent (#10); George Mason 34.1 percent (#12)

Good Wins, Bad Losses

Good Wins: Davidson (#50 VCU, #91 Vanderbilt, #99 Rhode Island); George Mason (#50 VCU)
Bad Losses: Davidson (#240 Charlotte); George Mason (#232 Norfolk State)

Resume Breakdown

Davidson: Quad 1 (0-3), Quad 2 (4-2), Quad 3 (3-1), Quad 4 (4-1)
George Mason: Quad 1 (1-1), Quad 2 (1-6), Quad 3 (2-0), Quad 4 (8-1)

Notes

-George Mason is on a five-game winning streak.
-George Mason freshman Ronald Polite is coming off a career-best 17 points in the Patriots 73-59 win over GW on Thursday.
-George Mason senior AJ Wilson is tied with George Evans for the most blocked shots in program history (211).
-Davidson is 6-2 in the eight meetings against the Patriots.