UMBC plays George Mason on 3-game win streak

UMBC Retrievers (6-4) at George Mason Patriots (10-1, 1-0 A-10)

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

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC will look to keep its three-game win streak intact when the Retrievers take on George Mason.

The Patriots have gone 5-0 at home. George Mason is third in the A-10 scoring 75.4 points while shooting 41.7% from the field.

The Retrievers are 2-2 on the road. UMBC is eighth in the America East with 9.9 assists per game led by Carmen Yanez averaging 2.8.

George Mason makes 41.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.3 percentage points higher than UMBC has allowed to its opponents (37.4%). UMBC averages 57.5 points per game, 3.0 more than the 54.5 George Mason gives up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kennedy Harris is averaging 16 points, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals for the Patriots.

Jordon Lewis is scoring 11.7 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Retrievers.

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