WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - After 13 days away for final exams at the College, the William & Mary men's basketball team returns to action by hosting MIlligan on Friday night at Kaplan Arena. The game carries a 7 p.m. tip and will be broadcast for FREE in HD on Tribe Athletics TV via Stretch Internet.

Tribe fans can also catch the men's basketball action over the Tribe Radio Network with Jay Colley and Charlie Woollum on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM and 107.9 Bach FM are the flagship stations of the Tribe Radio Network and the audio is also available over the Web at TribeAthletics.com.

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News and Notes
- The Tribe and Milligan square off for the first time since 1948 when the Green and Gold knocked off the Buffaloes, 55-45, in Williamsburg.
- It marks the ninth straight season in which W&M has played a non-Division I opponent immediately following final exams and the 10th in a row playing a non-Division I opponent. Over that stretch, the Tribe has won its games against non-Division I opponents by an average margin of 35.2 points. The Tribe scores at an 86.9 points per game clip in those contests, including a 92.5 average over the last four seasons, while holding its foes to just 51.8 points per game.
- The Tribe owns a 16-game home court non-conference winning streak, dating back to 2013. The Tribe's home record over the last three seasons is 37-9 (.804). 
- Junior Jack Whitman has scored in double figures in four of the last five games and averaging 13.2 points per contest over the stretch. He is shooting an impressive 66.7 percent from the floor during the last five games.
- Senior Omar Prewitt is averaging 23.3 points, 10 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game over the last three contests. He is only 25 points away from becoming the eighth player in W&M history with 1,500 career points and only one rebound away from being the 30th with 500 career rebounds.
- W&M ranks 42nd nationally, according to KenPom.com, in assist percentage, recording an assist on more than 60 percent of its made field goals (60.8). The Tribe is averaging 15.6 assists per game.
 
Scouting Milligan
- Milligan is an NAIA Division II program located in northeast Tennessee on the boarder of North Carolina and plays in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. The Buffaloes play in the same conference as Bluefield and Montreat, whom the Tribe defeated in 2014 (100-57) and 2007 (87-52), respectively.
- The Buffaloes are 6-8 on the year, including a 3-4 league mark. Milligan is coming off an impressive 79-27 win at The King's College (N.Y.) on Wednesday. They held The King's College to 19.7 percent shooting, including 0-of-14 from 3-point range. Milligan is led by Bill Robinson, who has won 116 games in eight seasons with the Buffaloes. Earlier this season, Milligan dropped a 102-64 decision at Middle Tennessee of Conference USA.
- Milligan averages 80.1 points per game, while allowing 79.1 per game defensively. The Buffaloes ranks sixth in NAIA Division II in defensive 3-point percentage (.291).
- Six Buffalo players average nearly eight points per game led by sophomore guard Tyler Nichols at 13.9 per contest. Sophomore forward Will Buckner is second on the team at 10.5 points per game to go along with a team-high 5.5 rebounds. He led Milligan with 10 points against Middle Tennessee.
- Freshman forward Bo Plessm, who leads the Buffaloes at 47.4 percent from 3-point range, averages 8.8 points per contest. Freshman Daxton Bostian, sophomore Jacob Cawood and junior David Casaday chip in 8.5, 8.3 and 7.9 points per game. Bostian leads the team at four assists per game to go along with 22 steals. He ranks 31st in NAIA Division II in assists and 38th in steals. 
- The Tribe won the only meeting with Milligan, downing the Buffaloes, 55-45, during the 1948-49 season in Williamsburg.
 
Prewitt Points
- Senior Omar Prewitt is the top returning scorer from both last season and for his career in the CAA. He averaged 17.8 points per game in 2016, ranking among the top 100 nationally. He currently ranks sixth in the league at 16.3 points per game this season.
- Prewitt has on the roll as of late, scoring 20 or more points in each of the Tribe's last three games. He is averaged 23.3 points, 10 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest during the stretch, shooting 45.8 percent (22-of-48) from the floor and 77.8 percent (21-of-27) at the free throw line.
- For the first time in his career, Prewitt produced back-to-back double-doubles. He tallied 26 points and 13 rebounds at Central Michigan on Nov. 29, before posting a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double at Hampton on Dec. 3.
- Prewitt's 1,475 career points rank first in the CAA, 22nd among NCAA Division I active players and 10th in Tribe history. He is only 12 points behind Kurt Small (1992-95) for ninth and 16 shy of David Schneider (2007-10) for eighth. 
- Prewitt, who led the CAA with 13 last season, has 24 games with 20 or more points. W&M is 15-9 in those contests. Prewitt scored career-high 33 points in the CAA semifinals against Hofstra in 2015 and had a season-high 29 against Drexel last season.
 
Production in Reserve
- The bench has been a valuable component for the Tribe, giving W&M important minutes and production. The Green and Gold bench is averaging 27.7 and 13.7 rebound per game this season.
- It marks the fourth time in the last 15 years that W&M has averaged 20 or more points per game off the bench. The Tribe also did it in 2006 (28.0), 2005 (23.2) and 2014 (24.0).
- Last season, the Tribe averaged 17.9 points and 9.0 rebounds per game off the bench, while shooting 49.8 percent (202-of-406) from the field and 41.6 percent (77-of-185) from 3-point range.
- In 2016-17, the Tribe has outscored its opponents off the bench in six of its seven games, producing 20-point performances on five occasions.
- Since 2013-14, the Tribe is 30-15 (.667) when scoring 20 or more points off the bench, and 21-8 (.724) over the last two seasons when outscoring its foes in bench points.
- The Green and Gold reserves have scored 30 or more points on three occasions this season and are 2-1 in those contests. Over the last three years, the Tribe is 9-3 when scoring 30 or more points off the bench.
- The Tribe have seven double-digit scoring performances off the bench. Junior Greg Malinowski leads the way with three 10-plus point efforts as a reserve, including each of the last two games. Freshman Nathan Knight has two double-digit scoring games off the bench at Louisville and Duke, while both freshman Justin Pierce and junior Connor Burchfield each have one.
 
Malinowski Finding His Form
- After missing the majority of the preseason due to injury, junior Greg Malinowski has started to find his form recently. In each of the Tribe's last two road games, Malinowski produced his best scoring games of the season with 14 points at both Central Michigan and Hampton.
- It marks the second time in his career that Malinowski scored 10 or more points in back-to-back games. He also accomplished the feat last season on the road at Charleston (10) and UNCW (12).
- Over the last two games, Malinowski is averaging 14 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from the field and 63.6 percent (7-of-11) from 3-point range. In the first five games of the season, he average only 3.4 points and two rebounds per contest to go with shooting percentage of 31.8 from the field and 27.3 from 3-point range.
- Malinowski has scored in double figures in three contests this season. During his first two seasons, he was the Tribe's top scorer off the bench. He owns 14 games of 10 or more points, and W&M is 9-5 in those contests. 
 
Offensive Rebounding and Second Chance Points
- This season, W&M has outscored its opponents in second-chance points in four of its seven games. The Tribe is 3-1 when it scores more second-chance points than its opponent. The Green and Gold has produced 10 or more points in five of its seven contests, going 3-2 in those contests.
- Over the last four seasons, the Tribe is 24-12 (.667) in games where it scores 10 or more second chance points. During that same stretch, W&M is 26-7 (.818) when outscoring its foes in second chance points.
- This season, W&M is averaging 11.3 second-chance points per game, which is the most for the Green and Gold is the most dating back to 2003. The last time the Tribe averaged 10 or more second-chance points was during the 2010 season (10.7).
- The Tribe is averaging 11.4 offensive rebounds with an offensive rebounding percentage of 31.6 this season. The offensive rebound average is the most since 12.1 in 2006, while the offensive rebounding percentage is the best since 2009 (32.0).
 
Becoming the (whit)man
- Redshirt junior Jack Whitman has been one of the Tribe's best player of late, averaging 13.2 points per game and shooting 66.7 percent from the field over the last five contests. He tallied double-digits in four of the those five games.
- Whitman notched a career-high 16 points on two occasions against Big South foes Presbyterian and Liberty and added a 13-point effort on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field in just 16 minutes at Duke. Against Presbyterian he connected on 5-of-6 from the field, while he was 8-of-11 at the charity stripe vs. Liberty. Most recently, he just missed a double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds at Central Michigan.
- The Lexington, Ky., native currently ranks 25th in the CAA in scoring (11.0), 10th in rebounding (6.4) and fourth in the offensive rebounding (2.7).
- According to KenPom.com, as of Dec. 13, Whitman ranks 31st in offensive rebounding percentage, pulling down a rebound on 14.8 percent of the Tribe's offensive possessions. He is also 13th nationally in fouls drawn per 40 minutes at 8.4. Whitman is averaging 6.4 free throw attempts per game and hitting 4.4 per contest.