WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - After playing four of its first six on the road, the William & Mary men's basketball team plays its lone December date away from home when it travels to No. 10-ranked Virginia on Saturday afternoon. The game, which carries a 2 p.m. start, will be the Tribe's second against the ACC this season, including an 85-68 win over N.C. State to open the year. The W&M-UVa contest will be televised on the Regional Sports Network and on ESPN3 with Tom Werme and Dan Bonner on the call. 

Tribe fans can also catch the action over the Tribe Radio Network with Andrew Phillips and Charlie Woollum on the call. With Tribe men's basketball and football both playing on Saturday afternoon, the basketball game, in its entirety, will be carried on 107.9 Bach FM, while the football game will be on The Tide 92.3 FM. The audio broadcast of both can also be heard over the Web at TribeAthletics.com.

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News and Notes
 - W&M and Virginia meet of the 80th time on Saturday. The Cavaliers lead the all-time series at 53-26 and the teams meet for the first time since 2010. W&M looks for its first over UVa since 1984 and its first in Charlottesville since 1977.
 
- Saturday's match-up features two teams ranked among the national leaders in defense. Virginia is 11th nationally in scoring defense at 58.3 points per game. W&M leads the CAA in both defensive field goal (38.6) and 3-point percentage (24.7). The Tribe is ninth nationally in 3-point percentage defense, 55th in scoring defense (64.3) and 57th in field goal percentage defense.
 
- Both teams have also been successful on the offensive end in 2015-16. According to KenPom.com, UVa ranks sixth nationally in offensive efficiency, while the Tribe is 51st in the country.
 
- Junior Omar Prewitt, who leads W&M at 17.4 points per game, has scored in double figures in all seven games this season and is coming off a game-high 18, including 15 in the second half, against Old Dominion.
 
- For the second straight season, senior Terry Tarpey leads the CAA in rebounding at 9.1 per game, despite standing only 6-foot-5. He currently ranks 36th among active Division I players in career rebounds (638) and 13th in W&M history.
 
- The Tribe, which did not hit a 3-pointer for the first time in 305 games vs. ODU, outscored the Monarchs, 32-14, in the paint. W&M is 20-0 over the last two seasons when outscoring its opponents in the paint.
 
Scouting #10 Virginia
Virginia enters the contest with the Tribe at 6-1 on the year and ranked No. 10 nationally in both major polls. The Cavaliers have won five straight since a 73-68 setback at George Washington. The Cavs are coming off a 64-58 win at Ohio State on Dec. 1.
 
UVa is one of the top defensive teams in the country, ranking 11th nationally in scoring defense at 58.3 points per game. Foes are shooting 40.4 percent from the field and 33.1 percent from 3-point range against the Cavs. According to KenPom.com, Virginia ranks 13th nationally in defensive efficiency and sixth in offensive efficiency. Offensively, the Cavaliers are averaging 78.6 points per game and rank among the national top 35 in a number of categories. Virginia ranks 18th at 50.7 percent from the field, 28th in free throw percentage (75.7) and 34th in 3-point percentage (40.2). The Cavs are the best team in the country at limiting turnovers. UVA turns the ball over only 7.6 times per game and boasts the country's top assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2).
 
Malcolm Brogdon leads the Cavaliers at 17.4 points per game, including a 41 percent effort from 3-point range. Last season, Brogdon earned All-American honors for UVa. Anthony Gill averages 12.1 points per game to go along with a team-best 5.6 rebounds per contest, while London Perrantes, who missed the Ohio State game due to injury, chips in 10 points and a team-best 5.3 assists per contest.
 
UVa owns a 53-26 advantage in the all-time series with W&M, including a 36-8 margin in Charlottesville. The Cavs won the last meeting, 76-56, during the 2010-11 season, marking their ninth straight win in the series. W&M's last victory over Virginia came in Williamsburg during the 1984-85 campaign, 54-53, while the most recent Green and Gold triumph in Charlottesville was in 1977.
 
Success vs. the Power Five
Under head coach Tony Shaver, W&M has enjoyed success against Power Five opponents, including a quartet of wins. Here is a look at some of the Tribe's success against the Power Five since the 2009-10 season:
 
- This season, W&M used a 17-2 run in the opening half to claim a 20-point cushion on the way to an 85-68 win at N.C. State on Nov. 13. The Tribe shot 51.7 percent from the field and controlled every facet of the game, including a 17-4 advantage in fastbreak points and a 40-28 cushion in the paint. Juniors Daniel Dixon and Omar Prewitt topped W&M with 19 and 17 points, respectively, while senior Terry Tarpey turned in an 11-point, 8-rebound and 5-steal effort vs. the Wolfpack.
 
- In 2014, W&M rallied from a 12-point first-half deficit to pick up a 72-62 win at current Big Ten team Rutgers. Marcus Thornton led all scorers with 28 points for W&M, while Terry Tarpey and Omar Prewitt chipped in 11 and nine points, respectively.
 
- During the 2012-13 season, the Tribe suffered a pair of narrow losses against two Power Five opponents, despite halftime leads. The Green and Gold fell at ACC foe Wake Forest, 63-57, but led 30-23 at the half. Later in the season, W&M led Purdue of the Big Ten, 40-39, at the half, but could not hold on before falling to the Boilermakers, 73-66.
 
- In 2010-11, W&M nearly upset No. 10-ranked Syracuse in the Carrier Dome. The Tribe led by four points with five minutes to go, but the Orange rallied by scoring the game's final seven points to pull out a 63-60 win. Syracuse finished the year ranked No. 12 nationally after going 27-8 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament.
 
- The Tribe upset a pair of ACC foes who went on to the NCAA Tournament in 2009-10. W&M became the first team to win at Joel Coliseum in November, knocking off Wake Forest, 78-68. Later in the season, the Tribe posted an 83-77 win at Maryland. The Terps went on to earn a share of the ACC regular season title. It marked the first time in the history of the CAA that a team won the road at two ACC opponents in the same season.
 
No 3, No Problem
In its victory over Old Dominion on Dec. 1, the Tribe pulled out a 55-48 win despite not connecting on a 3-point field goal. The contest snapped a streak of 305 games, dating back to Dec. 31, 2005 at Richmond, that W&M hit at least one 3-pointer. It also was the first W&M victory without a 3-point field goal in nearly 25 years. The last time the Green and Gold won a game without making a 3-pointer, it posted a 58-46 triumph at VMI on Jan 23, 1991. With an offense predicated on 3-point shooting, the Tribe drove to the basket and got to the free throw line against ODU. W&M outscored the Monarchs, 32-14, in the paint and 13-4 at the free throw line to pick up the victory.
 
Clutch Play
Senior Terry Tarpey and junior Omar Prewitt combined to make clutch play after clutch play in the win over Old Dominion. The duo scored W&M's final 14 points, and Tarpey tallied all seven of his points in the final 2:33, including the go-ahead lay-up with 57 seconds remaining. Tarpey's traditional 3-point play with 13.7 seconds left put the game away. Prewitt scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the final 10 minutes. Twice over the final 3:30, he answered ODU buckets to keep the game tied before dishing to Tarpey on the go-ahead bucket.
 
On the Defensive
A key to the Tribe's successful start to the 2015-16 season campaign has been its improved play on the defensive end. The Green and Gold has limited opponents to 64.3 points per game through the first seven games along with shooting percentages of 38.6 from the field and 24.7 from 3-point range. According to the statistical website KenPom.com, the Tribe possesses a defensive efficiency rating of 100.9. It is the Tribe's best efficiency rating since the website began tracking in 2002. W&M leads the CAA in defensive 3-point percentage and field goal percentage defense, while ranking second in scoring defense. Nationally, the Green and Gold ranks ninth in defensive 3-point percentage, 55th in scoring defense and 57th in field goal percentage defense, as of Dec. 2.
 
Scoring Inside
Known for its 3-point shooting, the Tribe offense showed an ability to score in the paint as well this season averaging 34.9 points per game, including 40-plus point efforts in three games. W&M is outscoring the opposition by nearly eight points per game in the paint, including an impressive 40-28 margin in the win at N.C. State. The Green and Gold most recently topped ODU in the paint, 32-14, to improve to 5-0 this season when outscoring its foe in the paint. In fact over the last three years, W&M is 30-2(.938) when scoring more than its opponent in the paint, including 20 straight victories. W&M is 19-1 the last two seasons when scoring 30 or more points in the paint.
 
Prewitt Scoring
During each season of his career, junior Omar Prewitt has seen an increase in his scoring, and the early returns in 2015-16 are no different. The 6-7 wing has scored in double figures in all seven games this season and is averaging 17.4 points per game this season, which ranks fourth in the CAA. Prewitt is W&M's active leader with 931 career points, which ranks 149th nationally among active Division I players (as of Dec. 2) and eighth in the CAA. His career scoring average of 12.9 points per game is 51st among active Division I players. He is only 69 points away from becoming the 38th player in program annals with 1,000 career points and the 11th under head coach Tony Shaver, which is the most for a W&M head coach. Prewitt averaged 11.4 points per game as a freshman on the way to earning CAA Rookie of the Year honors, before tallying an average of 13.5 last season, which ranked fourth in the CAA among returning players this season. During the 2014-15 campaign, he twice scored 30 or more points, including a career-high 33 points in the Tribe's CAA semifinal win over Hofstra.