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QUICK PREVIEW
No. 18/21 Oklahoma (8-3) concludes its pre-conference schedule when it hosts George Mason (5-6) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners, who are 5-0 at home with an average scoring margin of +26.4, are coming off an 85-51 win over Weber State on Dec. 22 in which they set an NCAA record (against a Division I opponent) with a 39-0 scoring run. George Mason has won three straight games, the most recent a 68-60 road triumph at Wright State on Dec. 23.
ON THE AIR
Wednesday's contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM "The Franchise" in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Sirius 93; XM 193) with Toby Rowland and Mike Houck calling the action. The game will be televised by Sooner Sports TV (FS Southwest) with Bob Carpenter, Renzi Stone and Jessica Coody announcing.
PREVIEWING GEORGE MASON
Second-year Atlantic 10 member George Mason enters Wednesday's game with a 5-6 record. The Patriots have won three straight contests, including a road game against Wright State in their most recent outing (68-60 on Dec. 23). Their only other road game was a 71-65 overtime loss on Dec. 6 to a Northern Iowa team that enters the week with an 11-1 record. GMU averages 68.8 points per contest on .434 field goal, .311 3-point and .663 free throw shooting. Opponents are averaging 69.8 points on .420 field goal and .323 3-point shooting.
Junior guard Patrick Holloway leads three Patriots who average double figures in scoring. The 6-1, 167-pounder started the first seven games of the year but has come off the bench each of the last four. Holloway is averaging 12.8 points and has made a team-high 20 3-pointers (shooting .308 from long distance). Junior center Shevon Thompson is averaging 12.7 points and a team-high 11.3 rebounds a game (ranks sixth nationally) while shooting .544 from the field. He is coming off a 24-point, 14-rebound performance in the win at Wright State. Sophomore guard Marquise Moore averages 10.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and a team-high 2.8 assists per outing. He leads the team with his 64 free throw attempts (.781).
George Mason head coach Paul Hewitt is in his fourth year at the school and owns a 62-51 (.549) record. A 1985 graduate of St. John Fisher College who was born in Jamaica, Hewitt also spent three years as head coach at Siena and 11 years at Georgia Tech. He guided the Yellow Jackets to the 2004 national title game and owns a 318-240 (.570) career record.
QUICK PREVIEW
No. 18/21 Oklahoma (8-3) concludes its pre-conference schedule when it hosts George Mason (5-6) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners, who are 5-0 at home with an average scoring margin of +26.4, are coming off an 85-51 win over Weber State on Dec. 22 in which they set an NCAA record (against a Division I opponent) with a 39-0 scoring run. George Mason has won three straight games, the most recent a 68-60 road triumph at Wright State on Dec. 23.
ON THE AIR
Wednesday's contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM "The Franchise" in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Sirius 93; XM 193) with Toby Rowland and Mike Houck calling the action. The game will be televised by Sooner Sports TV (FS Southwest) with Bob Carpenter, Renzi Stone and Jessica Coody announcing.
PREVIEWING GEORGE MASON
Second-year Atlantic 10 member George Mason enters Wednesday's game with a 5-6 record. The Patriots have won three straight contests, including a road game against Wright State in their most recent outing (68-60 on Dec. 23). Their only other road game was a 71-65 overtime loss on Dec. 6 to a Northern Iowa team that enters the week with an 11-1 record. GMU averages 68.8 points per contest on .434 field goal, .311 3-point and .663 free throw shooting. Opponents are averaging 69.8 points on .420 field goal and .323 3-point shooting.
Junior guard Patrick Holloway leads three Patriots who average double figures in scoring. The 6-1, 167-pounder started the first seven games of the year but has come off the bench each of the last four. Holloway is averaging 12.8 points and has made a team-high 20 3-pointers (shooting .308 from long distance). Junior center Shevon Thompson is averaging 12.7 points and a team-high 11.3 rebounds a game (ranks sixth nationally) while shooting .544 from the field. He is coming off a 24-point, 14-rebound performance in the win at Wright State. Sophomore guard Marquise Moore averages 10.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and a team-high 2.8 assists per outing. He leads the team with his 64 free throw attempts (.781).
George Mason head coach Paul Hewitt is in his fourth year at the school and owns a 62-51 (.549) record. A 1985 graduate of St. John Fisher College who was born in Jamaica, Hewitt also spent three years as head coach at Siena and 11 years at Georgia Tech. He guided the Yellow Jackets to the 2004 national title game and owns a 318-240 (.570) career record.
