George Washington (13-12, 7-5 Atlantic 10)Xavier (16-9, 6-6 A-10)

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 9:30 p.m.Cincinnati Gardens (10,100)Cincinnati, Ohio

TV: ESPN2 (commentators: Jimmy Dykes and Dave Sims)Radio:WAGE 1200 AM (available on the Internet at Broadcast.com)

Campus Radio: WRGW 540 AM (available on GWTV Channel 22; available on Internet at www.gwradio.com)Rankings: Xavier is 81st in the unofficial Ratings Percentage Index (Strength of Schedule is 124th); GW is 108th in the RPIs (SOS is 88th)Standings: GW is second in the A-10 West; Xavier is thirdMusketeers’ last game: 73-65 loss at Virginia Tech Saturday

Xavier streaks: Musketeers have won five of their last seven and four in a row at home

Xavier at home in 1999-2000: 11-1 (5-1 in the A-10)

GW on the road in 1999-2000: 2-7 (1-4 in the A-10)

All-time series: Xavier leads 7-6 (1984-present)

All-time series at Gardens: Xavier leads 3-2

Last meeting: GW won 78-67 Feb. 5 at the Smith Center

Last meeting at Gardens: Xavier won 81-61 in Jan. 1999

Series streaks: Home team has won last six regular season matchups; Xavier has won last three at GardensMusketeers’ leading scorer: Junior guard Maurice McAfee (14.3 points per game)

Musketeers’ coach: Skip Prosser (sixth year)

Prosser’s record at Xavier: 122-54 (50-26 in the A-10)

Prosser vs. GW: 6-5

Tom Penders vs. Xavier: 3-1

Xavier Notes: Founded in 1831 as a Jesuit-Catholic university; enrollment of 6,500; fifth year in A-10; Xavier, which is building a new arena, is playing its second-to-last game at the Gardens, where Xavier is 211-25 since it became the regular home court in 1983; at home in 1999-2000, Musketeers have beaten No. 1 Cincinnati, but lost 80-49 to La Salle