Game 6: GMU (5-0) vs Ohio (1-3) at Sunshine Slam in Daytona on Monday, November 24, at 6:00 PM.

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Sunshine Slam:
If we beat Ohio
we will play the winner of the Florida Atlantic & Loyola Marymount in the “Championship” game on Tuesday the 25th at 7:30.
FA and LMU play after our game with Ohio on Monday.

If we lose to Ohio we’ll play the loser of Florida Atlantic & Loyola Marymount game at 5:00 in the 3rd place game.

Preseason notes:
Ohio is a member of the Mid American Conference (MAC).
The Bobcats were picked to finish 4th in preseason polls.
Senior guard Jackson Paveletzke was selected to the All-Conference Preseason 1st Team.
Junior forward Javan Simmons was selected to the 2nd Team.

Ohio plays Bethune-Cookman Wednesday the 19th at 7PM. I’ll update records Thursday morning.

KenPom: Gives us a 77% chance of winning.
GMU - 82
Ohio - 182
NET: rankings begin in December
Mason -
Ohio-

History:
We are 1-1 against Ohio all-time. We lost at Ohio 69-57 on 2/23/08. We beat them 74-65 at EBA on 11/29/08.

Ohio is currently 1-3 on the season. They are 1-1 at home, 0-2 on the road, and 0-0 at neutral sites.

Schedule: https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbball/schedule

Wins: Illinois St. (72-68),
Losses: Arkansas St. (89-85), Saint Mary’s (90-60), Louisville (106-81)

Probable Starters:
6’2” Jackson Paveletzke - 20.5 ppg - Senior
6’8” Aidan Hadaway - 14.5 ppg & 6.3 reb - Senior
6’7” Javan Simmons - 12.0 ppg & 4.8 reb - Junior
6’1” Ajay Sheldon - 4.8 ppg & 5.5 reb - Senior
6’6” JJ Kelly - 4.3 ppg - Freshman

Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’8” Jalen Breath - 10.0 ppg - Senior (Has only played in 2 games)
6’10” Ayden Evans - 8.0 ppg - Sophomore (Has only played in 2 games)
6’3” Dior Conners - 6.5 ppg - Senior
6’9” Kiir Kuany - 3.3 ppg - Freshman
6’5” Jesse Burris - 1.0 ppg - Freshman (Has only played in 2 games)

Roster: https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbball/roster

Team Stats:
Ohio averages 74.5 points per game while giving up 88.3.

The Bobcats shoot 45.2% from the floor and 28.6% from 3.
Opponents shoot 48.0% from the floor and 40.9% from 3.

They shoot 68.3% from the free throw line.

They have been out rebounded by opponents to the tune of 8.8 boards per game and average 12.3 turnovers per contest.

Stats: https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbball/stats

Thoughts: Jackson Paveletzke is legit. He is averaging 20.5 ppg on 51.9% from the field and 54.5% from 3. He also leads Ohio in assists. He had 28 points against #12 Louisville. Limit him and our chances of winning go way up.

Don’t just focus on their record. They are solid and should not to be taken lightly. They have played a much tougher schedule than we have, playing Saint Mary’s (KenPom 24) and Louisville (KenPom 9) on the road. Both were 25+ point losses but great experiences nonetheless.

2 All-League performers should give us a good test in our first game away from EBA this season. Mason by 6-8. I hope we put together a solid 40 minutes.

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