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Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Faces Tough Test at No. 10 Gonzaga on Saturday

MOUNT ST. MARY'S at No. 10 GONZAGA
Saturday, November 21, 9:00 p.m. ET
Spokane, Wash., McCarthey Athletic Center

TV: Root Sports Northwest

LIVE STATS | GAME NOTES | TWITTER

The Mount St. Mary's University men's basketball team continues its trip to the Pacific Northwest with a Saturday night matchup at No. 10 Gonzaga.

FIRST FIVE
1.  The Mountaineers have been stellar in the turnover department this season.  The Mount is averaging just 10.0 turnovers over the first three games while forcing the opposition into 17.0 per game.

2.  Mount St. Mary's has not shied away from a tough schedule in the early part of the season. The Mount opened its season at No. 3 Maryland, and followed with games at Ohio State and at Washington.  The Mount's first home game will be December 1 against American.

3.  Mount St. Mary's head coach Jamion Christian refers to his team's style of play as "Mayhem".  Mayhem features a pressing defense with an offense that features the three-point shot.  In three games this season, the Mount is forcing opponents into a turnover on 22.8 percent of the team's defensive possessions.  On offense, 46.4 percent of the Mount's shots and 44.1 percent of the team's scoring has been from three-point range.

4.  Junior Robinson, the Mount's 5-5 point guard, is averaging 16.0 points over the past two games.  Robinson scored 16 points against both Ohio State and Washington.

5.  The Mount is next in action at the Battle 4 Atlantis sub-regional hosted by Elon.  The Mount will face host Elon in the first round on Thanksgiving Day at 2:00 p.m.  The following day, the Mount will face either Texas A&M-Corpus Christi or Furman.

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Players Mentioned

Junior Robinson

#3 Junior Robinson

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5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Junior Robinson

#3 Junior Robinson

5' 5"
Sophomore
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