Men’s Hoops Concludes Regular Season Tomorrow At George Mason

University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 30	Massachusetts (13-16 Overall, 6-11 Atlantic 10) at George Mason (14-14 Overall, 7-8 Atlantic 10)
Date \| Time	Saturday, March 5, 2022 \| 4 p.m.
Location	Fairfax, Va. \| EagleBank Arena
Watch	ESPN+
Game Notes	Massachusetts
Listen	WEEI (105.5 FM) \| WCRN (830 AM) \| Varsity Network App
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Twitter	@UMassAthletics \| @UMassBasketball
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AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team wraps up the regular season tomorrow on the road at George Mason with a 4 p.m. tip. The Minutemen battle the Patriots on ESPN+ from EagleBank Arena.

George Mason Fan Policy
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The Road Ahead
The Minutemen continue their stretch of three games in six days with the third and final game of the week Saturday at George Mason. With a win over the Patriots, the Minutemen would clinch a bye at next week's Atlantic 10 Championships in Washington, D.C.

Weeks' Double-Double
T.J. Weeks picked up his second double-double of the season in Wednesday's home win over Fordham as he finished with a game-high 17 points and a team-leading 10 boards. Weeks first double-double of the season came in UMass' road win at La Salle on Jan. 26 by way of an 11-point, 10-rebound performance. Weeks has hauled in five rebounds or more in 15-of-27 appearances and ranks second on the team in rebounds with 4.9 per contest.

On The Glass
UMass has outrebounded its opponents in three consecutive games dating back to the VCU game on Feb. 26 in which the Minutemen finished with a 36-27 rebound advantage over the Rams. UMass followed by outrebounding Fordham in back-to-back games with a 38-37 advantage in both contests, with T.J. Weeks hauling in 10 on Wednesday to finish with a double-double while Trent Buttrick added eight boards.

Last Time Out Vs. George Mason
The Minutemen fell to George Mason 72-62 in their first meeting on Jan. 30 in the Mullins Center. Rich Kelly and Javohn Garcia each scored 13 points to lead UMass while Trent Buttrick added 10 points and six rebounds. D'Shawn Schwartz and Davonte Gaines led George Mason with 15 and 14, respectively, for a team that shot 51-percent on the night.

Helping Hand
Fernandes ranks 23rd in the nation in assists per game with 5.4 and ranks sixth in the Atlantic 10 in the category. The junior also leads the Minutemen in scoring has posted scoring outputs of 18 or more in seven games and finished in double figures in 19-of-25 contests. Fernandes set a new career-high in assists with 12 at St. Bonaventure (2/16) and added 14 points to post his second career double-double.

Minutemen From Range
The Minutemen rank inside the top-20 nationally in made 3-point field goals per game at 9.7 and lead the A-10 in the category in addition to owning a league-best 280 made 3-pointers. UMass also ranks 31st in the country and second in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage at .374. Rich Kelly leads the A-10 in 3-point percentage at .477 and has converted n 34-of-72 shots from behind the arc in league action.

Exclusive Company
Rich Kelly became the 11th active DI player with 1,500 or more career points and 500 or more career assists as he recorded his 500th career assist in the home win over the Billikens on Jan. 20. Kelly ranks 29th in career assists among active leaders and has made the 35th-most 3-point field goals with 290 in his career. The guard has appeared in 143 games over his five-year career and has scored 1,747 career points on .428 shooting from the field and .402 from range.

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