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The Richmond Spiders (7-6, 0-0 A-10) pay a visit to Fairfax, Virginia and Eagle Bank Arena on Saturday to play the George Mason Patriots (8-5, 0-0 A-10) in the Atlantic 10 season opener for both teams. Richmond defeated Coppin State 83-65 in its most recent outing on Wednesday with Tyler Burton scoring a team-high 20 points. George Mason defeated Coppin State 91-53 in its most recent outing. Dji Bailey is out for Richmond, while George Mason has not reported any injuries.
Richmond is holding opponents to an average of 64.8 points per game which is 83rd in the nation. The Spiders are allowing a field goal shooting percentage of 40.6% and a three-point shooting percentage of 31.8%. Richmond is averaging 34.5 rebounds per game and allowing an average of 31.8 boards per contest. The leading rebounder for Richmond is Tyler Burton with an average of 7.9 boards per game. Jason Nelson is the leader in steals with an average of 1.3 per game and Neal Quinn is the swat leader with an average of 0.8 blocked shots per contest. Richmond is averaging 6.0 steals and 2.8 blocked shots per game.
Richmond is scoring an average of 70.5 points per game while shooting 44.8% overall and 36.9% from behind the three-point line. Richmond's leading scorer is Burton with an average of 19.0 points per game and th e forward is shooting 47.5% overall and 37.5% from behind the line. Nelson is the second-leading scorer with an average of 10.3 points per game but is shooting just 38.1% overall and 29.4% from three-point land. Nelson averages a team-best 3.1 assists per game. Richmond averages 13.7 assists and 12.3 turnovers per contest.