Luis leads UMass against George Mason after 31-point game

UMass Minutemen (13-8, 4-5 A-10) at George Mason Patriots (12-10, 4-5 A-10)

Fairfax, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMass visits the George Mason Patriots after RJ Luis scored 31 points in UMass' 87-79 victory over the Duquesne Dukes.

The Patriots are 10-2 in home games. George Mason is sixth in the A-10 at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 68.4 points while holding opponents to 42.9% shooting.

The Minutemen are 4-5 against A-10 opponents. UMass ranks second in the A-10 with 11.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Matt Cross averaging 2.7.

The Patriots and Minutemen face off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Bailey Jr. averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Patriots, scoring 12.3 points while shooting 46.8% from beyond the arc. Josh Oduro is shooting 53.3% and averaging 15.3 points over the past 10 games for George Mason.

Cross is scoring 12.1 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebounds for the Minutemen. Luis is averaging 10.0 points and 3.5 rebounds over the last 10 games for UMass.

LAST 10 GAMES: Patriots: 5-5, averaging 71.9 points, 33.0 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.8 points per game.

Minutemen: 5-5, averaging 74.2 points, 36.1 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.7 points.

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