Feb. 4, 2008

George Mason's men's basketball game learned its ESPN BracketBuster opponent on Monday afternoon as the Patriots will play at Ohio University. The game will be played on February 23. Game time will be announced in the near future and the game will be televised either on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360 or ESPN Classic.

Mason, currently 16-6 and tied for second in the Colonial Athletic Association, will take on the Bobcats, who are presently 15-6, and tied for first in the Mid-American Conference. The Patriots have won six of their past seven games to improve to 8-3 in the CAA, one game behind conference leader VCU. Ohio has also won six of seven and is currently 6-2 in the MAC's East Division, tied for first with Kent State and Akron.

The Patriots and Ohio have never met. Mason has played against the MAC once this year, falling at Kent State. Ohio has faced one CAA school, beating Delaware at home, 78-59. Ohio is led by Leon Williams, who is averaging 16.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and shooting 60.8 percent from the field. Mason is led by Will Thomas, who is averaging 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and is shooting 64.1 percent from the filed.

As part of the ESPN BracketBuster, Ohio is slated to play at Patriot Center next season.