Minutemen Resume A-10 Play Vs. George Mason On Wednesday

University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 5	Massachusetts (2-2, 1-0 Atlantic 10) vs. George Mason (4-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Date \| Time	Wednesday, December 30, 2020 \| 6 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. \| Mullins Center
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AMHERST, Mass. – The UMass men's basketball team returns to Atlantic 10 play on Wednesday night when the Minutemen host George Mason at 6 p.m. from the Mullins Center. The game will be televised on NESN and ESPN+ as the Minutemen look to move to 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2013-14.

The series with George Mason
Wednesday is the 14th all-time meeting between the two teams with the Patriots holding a 9-4 lead in the series. George Mason has won eight of the last nine meetings, including a series split in 2019-20. The UMass win came on Feb. 9, 2020 at the Mullins Center with four Minutemen in double-figures.

Tre-Ball
• Tre Mitchell continues to stamp his name throughout the UMass record book. On Dec. 16 at La Salle, he had a career-high 37 points, tied for the eighth most points in UMass single-game history. In just 35 career games, Mitchell is already tied for seventh in career 30+ point games in UMass history:

Mitchell wasted no time in confirming that the hype is real on Dec. 11 vs. Northeastern with 31 points and 11 rebounds in his season debut, including 19 points and six boards in the first half alone. Mitchell's performance put him on a list with some of the UMass greats, tying him for the fourth most points in a season opener in program history.

Mitchell is one of only 13 players in the country, and two players in the Atlantic 10, with two 30+ point games this season.

Mitchell's 638 career points have him on track to reach 1000 career points this season. He would be only the fifth player in program history to reach 1000 career points in just two seasons, joining Julius Erving, Jim McCoy, Luwane Pipkins and Chaz Williams.

Commonwealth Kid
Noah Fernandes got it done everywhere at La Salle on Dec. 16, finishing with a career-high nine assists and five steals along with 11 points in 32 minutes.

The Mattapoisett, Mass. native's nine assists and just one turnover were the most assists with the fewest turnovers since C.J. Anderson's 12:1 day on Mar. 3, 2018 vs. Duquesne. His five steals, meanwhile, were the most in a game for a Minuteman since Anderson also had five steals on Dec. 28, 2016 vs. Georgia State.

Fernandes has 17 assists and just two turnovers in his last two games and is tied for 21st in the NCAA with an assist to turnover ratio of 3.83.

The NCAA announced on Sept. 16 that the legislative relief waiver for Fernandes had been approved. Fernandes, a transfer from Wichita State, was immediately eligible for competition.

O Captain, My Captain
Last season, senior captain Carl Pierre became the 52nd player in team history to reach 1000 career points, and cracked the top-30 on UMass' all-time scoring list on Dec. 16 at La Salle. Pierre is also fourth all-time at UMass in career three-point field goals made, and hit his 250th on Dec. 11 vs. Northeastern.

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Players Mentioned

C.J. Anderson

Noah Fernandes

Tre Mitchell

Carl Pierre

Luwane Pipkins

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