WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Following a season-opening upset of ACC foe N.C. State, the William & Mary men's basketball team continues its road swing at Liberty on Tuesday night. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va., and the game will be broadcast on both ESPN3 and the Big South Network. The contest will also be televised regionally on MASN.

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News and Notes
- W&M squares off with Liberty for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. The Tribe has won three straight in the series, including the last two in Lynchburg.
 
- The Green and Gold's win at N.C. State on Friday was its first to open a season on the road since 1992-93. The Tribe will attempt to win back-to-back road games to open a season for just the third time in school history and for the first time since 1945-46.
 
- W&M knocked off its third ACC foe in the last six seasons under head coach Tony Shaver, all on the road, at N.C. State on Friday. Since the ACC was established in 1953, W&M owns 16 wins against the league, including seven on the road. 
 
- The Tribe outscored N.C. State, 40-28, in the paint. W&M is 26-2 over the last three seasons when outscoring its opponents in the paint, including victories in 16 straight games when it occurs.
 
- The Green and Gold is one of three programs in the country to rank among the top 30 nationally in field goal percentage each of the last three years. Over the last two campaigns, the Tribe is one of six programs to rank among the top 15 nationally in 3-point percentage.
 
- In the two career games against Liberty, senior Terry Tarpey is averaging 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, one blocked shot and 2.5 steals per game, while shooting 76.9 percent (10-of-13).
 
Scouting Liberty
Liberty opened the 2015-16 campaign with a pair of non-Division I victories over the weekend on back-to-back days. After knocking off Covenant, 64-62, on Friday, the Flames followed it up with a dominating 90-52 win over Summit. Ritchie McKay, who enters the first season of his second stint with Liberty and third overall, leads the Flames, who finished 8-24 last season. He led LU to a 39-28 mark in 2007-08 and 2008-09, and returned this season after spending the last six seasons as the associate head coach at Virginia.
 
Sophomore Ryan Kemrite leads Liberty in scoring through two games with 17.5 points per game, including 8-of-13 from 3-point range. He scored 22 points on 6-of-7 from 3 vs. Summit. Sophomore Evan Maxwell is averaging nearly a double-double for the Flames at 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds. Freshman Lovell Cabbil, who averages 12.5 points per game, had a pair of memorable performances in his first two collegiate games. He made the game-winning free throws with two seconds left against Covenant, before tallying 19 points on 5-of-7 from 3-point range vs. Summit. In the win over Summit, Liberty shot 58.9 (33-of-56) from the field, including an impressive 14-of-28 from 3-point range.
 
Tuesday's game will be the seventh meeting between the Virginia programs in the last eight seasons. The all-time series is tied at four apiece, but the Tribe has won each of the last three meetings, including an 84-72 triumph in Williamsburg in 2013. Omar Prewitt tallied 18 points, six rebounds and four assists in that contest, while Terry Tarpey added 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds. In fact in two career games against Liberty, Tarpey is averaging 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, one blocked shot and 2.5 steals per game, while shooting 76.9 percent (10-of-13). The Tribe owns triumphs in the last two contests in Lycnburg, but the Flames lead the series at home at 3-2.
 
Winning the Opener on the Road
The Tribe's 85-68 win at N.C. State marked the 10th time in school history that W&M won a road game to open the season. It was W&M's first season-opening win away from home since an 81-76 double OT victory at UNCG in 1992-93. The win at N.C. State was just the second road victory to open a season in the last 60 years for the Green and Gold. The Tribe's eight other road wins to open a year came in 1920-21, 1941-42, 1940-41, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1949-50 and 1953-54.
 
Tribe Wins Over the ACC
The Tribe's 85-68 triumph at N.C. State on Friday was the program's 16th against an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team since the league was established in 1953 and the seventh on the road. Three of those road ACC victories have come under the direction of head coach Tony Shaver in the last six seasons. Along with the win at N.C. State, W&M posted victories over Wake Forest (78-68) and Maryland (83-77) during the 2009-10 season.
 
A win at Liberty would be….
- the Tribe's fourth straight in the series with Liberty and its third straight in Lynchburg.
 
- just the third time in school history W&M opened the season with back-to-back road wins. The last time the Tribe won two straight road games to open a campaign was 1945-46. The Green and Gold also won two straight road games to start in 1940-41. The 2015-16 season is the 24th time W&M opened a season with two road contests.
 
Scoring Inside
Known for its 3-point shooting, the Tribe offense showed an ability to score in the paint as well in the win at N.C. State. The Green and Gold outscored the Wolfpack, 40-28, in paint. It marked the most points in the paint for a W&M team since it had 48 in a 100-79 win over Hofstra last season. Over the last two seasons, W&M is 4-0 when scoring 40 or more points in the paint. In fact, the Tribe was 14-1 in 2014-15 when scoring 30 or more points in the paint. Since 2013-14, W&M is 17-2 when it scores 34 or more points in the paint. Over the last three seasons, W&M is 26-2 when outscoring its opponents in the paint, including victories in each of list last 16 games when topping its foes in the paint.
 
On the Break
The Tribe flashed its ability to get on the break in the season opening triumph at N.C. State. W&M outscored the Wolfpack, 17-4, in fastbreak points, marking the most fastbreak points for W&M since it had 22 at home against UNCW during the 2013-14 season. Since 2012-13, the Green and Gold is 20-5 (.800) when scoring 10 or more fastbreak points in a game. The Tribe is 25-10 (.714) when outscoring its opponents in fastbreak points over the last three seasons.
 
Off the Bench
W&M received production up and down the lineup against the Wolfpack. Sophomores Connor Burchfield (8) and Greg Malinowski (6) led the Tribe bench in scoring as the Green and Gold outscored its ACC counterpart, 21-19, while shooting 69.2 (9-of-13) as a group. W&M was 8-2 last season when producing more bench points than its opponents.  Since 2013-14, the Tribe is 19-9 (.679) when scoring 20 or more points off the bench.
 
Shooting 50 Percent
A forerunner for Tribe victory during head coach Tony Shaver's tenure has been its ability to shoot 50 percent or better from the field. In the season opener, the Tribe connected on 51.7 percent (31-of-60) in downing N.C. State. It marks the 29th time over the last three seasons that W&M connected on 50 percent or better from the field, amassing a record of 26-3 (.897) in those contests. During Shaver's 13 seasons, the Green and Gold is 71-11 (.866) when shooting 50 percent or better. Last season, W&M connected on a 50.7 percent clip in CAA play.