McBride leads James Madison against George Mason after 24-point game

James Madison Dukes (5-3) at George Mason Patriots (7-0)

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

BOTTOM LINE: James Madison takes on George Mason after Justin McBride scored 24 points in James Madison’s 88-77 victory against the Omaha Mavericks.

The Patriots have gone 5-0 at home. George Mason ranks eighth in the A-10 in rebounding with 33.6 rebounds. Riley Allenspach leads the Patriots with 6.1 boards.

The Dukes are 1-3 in road games. James Madison ranks eighth in the Sun Belt giving up 75.6 points while holding opponents to 43.2% shooting.

George Mason’s average of 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.6 more made shots on average than the 7.4 per game James Madison gives up. James Madison averages 10.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.7 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game George Mason gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kory Mincy is scoring 18.9 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Patriots. Jahari Long is averaging 13.7 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 50.0%.

Cliff Davis is shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Dukes, while averaging 12.6 points. McBride is averaging 15.4 points and 5.1 rebounds.

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