SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 17	Saint Louis (10-6, 2-1 A-10) vs. George Mason (10-6, 2-1 A-10)
Date // Time	Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 // 7 p.m. CT
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Radio	KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV	Bally Sports Midwest
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis
Series	Saint Louis leads 9-4

QUICK PREVIEW 
 
Saint Louis looks to secure another Atlantic 10 Conference victory on Wednesday when the George Mason Patriots travel to Chaifetz Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
 
The Billikens and Patriots have identical records at 10-6 overall and 2-1 in A-10 play. SLU is coming off a 78-55 win over St. Bonaventure that Travis Ford proclaimed was one of the most complete efforts by the Billikens this season. George Mason won 86-75 in its last outing against Loyola Chicago.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION 
 
Wednesday's game will be televised on Bally Sports Midwest with Scott Warmann and Scott Highmark on the call. It will be simulcast on ESPN+.
 
The radio broadcast will air on the home for the Billikens, KMOX 1120 AM. As always, Billiken Hall of Famers Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will be on the call.
 
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE 
 
The postgame press conference with SLU head coach Travis Ford and select players will be streamed live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sZfXDxqYrlU
 
FIVE FACTS
 
1 // Yuri Collins continues to hold the overwhelming lead in the NCAA in assists (173) and assists per game (10.8). He is also the only player in the NCAA averaging a points/assists double-double as he contributes 12.2 ppg, second on the Billikens. Only four players in NCAA history have finished a season averaging a points/assists double-double, the last being Ja Morant with Murray State in 2018-19.
 
2 // Gibson Jimerson, who is coming off a team-high 13 points against St. Bonaventure, continues to move up the Billikens' all-time scoring list. He is currently 31st all-time after passing Ian Vouyoukas and Jeff Harris in recent games. Next up for Jimerson to catch is David Burns, who scored 1,049 points in just two years with the Billikens from 1979-81. Jimerson also needs six more 3-pointers to surpass Cody Ellis for sixth in career 3s with 195.
 
3 // Javonte Perkins is 18 points away from reaching 1,000 career points. He would be the 35th player in school history to reach the milestone and would join Javon Pickett and Gibson Jimerson as active 1,000-point scorers on the Billiken roster.
 
4 // Travis Ford is tied with Charlie Spoonhour for third on the Billikens' all-time coaches wins list. Spoohour went 122-90 in seven seasons with the Billikens from 1992-99; Ford is 122-83 in his seventh year with the Bills.
 
5 // Saint Louis leads the all-time series against George Mason 9-4 and has won three in a row. Five of the games in the series have gone to overtime, including last year's thriller in Fairfax that saw Yuri Collins drop a career-high 35 points to go along with 13 assists, five steals and five rebounds. Collins scored the game-winning bucket at the double-overtime buzzer to lift SLU to the road win.
 
Up Next
Saint Louis travels to Washington, D.C., to take on the George Washington Colonials on Saturday, Jan. 14. Game time on ESPN+ is 3 p.m. (CT).