George Mason welcomes Navy in 2019-20 season opener

Navy (0-0) vs. George Mason (0-0)

EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Virginia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: George Mason gets the 2019-20 season underway by hosting the Navy Midshipmen. Navy went 12-19 last year and finished sixth in the Patriot League, while George Mason ended up 18-15 and finished fifth in the A10.

PREVIOUSLY: George Mason scored 84 points and prevailed by 21 over Navy when these two teams met a year ago.

DID YOU KNOW: Navy went 3-8 against non-conference schools last season. In those 11 games, the Midshipmen gave up 74.3 points per game while scoring 63.1 per matchup. George Mason went 6-7 in non-conference play, averaging 72.5 points and giving up 71.2 per game in the process.