George Mason returns to action tonight against Duquesne

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Team spokesman says forward Paris Bennett has been suspended two games for off-the-court conduct.
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George Mason returns to the court tonight after an 11-day layoff for final exams, hosting Duquesne. A victory tonight would give Mason its longest home court winning streak in the history of the Patriot Center. The 18-game home winning streak is currently tied for 10th longest in the nation. Also, this game marks the return of senior guard Andre Cornelius, and it will be interesting to see how many minutes he gets tonight.  Duquesne is a good shooting team but have yet to win on the road this season.  They struggle on the boards and lack size up front, giving the Patriots a clear advantage in the front court.  They also are not great at guarding the perimeter so there could be some opportunities for Mason to ignite some three-point shooting, hopefully.  I'm expecting the Patriots to come out better fundamentally, as I'm sure Paul Hewitt has stressed keeping the turnovers to a minimum, right now they are averaging 14.9 a game. Duquesne, currently has a turnover margin of +7.2, largely due to their 8 steals a game.  With the return of Cornelius and the team hopefully beginning to develop chemistry, we should see a better product on the floor going forward.  The younger players are making fewer errors but the team still needs to get stronger defensively.  Tonight provides another strong test before the CAA schedule gets into full swing.

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