WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary men's basketball team travels to Elon on Thursday night for the first of a two-game road swing to close out the CAA regular season. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Alumni Gym in Elon, N.C., and the game will be broadcast on CAA.TV.

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
- W&M leads the all-time series with Elon an 8-1, including wins in three of the four contests since the Phoenix joined the CAA last season. The lone Elon win in the series came in North Carolina, 85-79, a season go. The Tribe tallied an 89-67 win over the Phoenix in January, and in its three wins over the last two years, the Green and Gold limited Elon to 67 or fewer points.
 
- Over the last three seasons, W&M leads the Colonial Athletic Association in both overall wins (58) and victories in CAA play (32). The Tribe posted its 10th win this year in CAA action against UNCW on Feb. 18, marking its third-straight season of double-digit league wins.
 
- Over the last 11 games, W&M is averaging 82 points per contest, including three games of 90 or more points. The Tribe has scored 80 or more points in eight of the last 11 contests.
 
- Senior Terry Tarpey moved into fifth place on the Tribe's career rebounding list with 783 thanks to his 13 against Drexel. It marked his 23rd double-digit rebounding effort of his career and sixth this season.
 
- For the fifth time in his last six games, junior Omar Prewitt tallied 20 or more points for the Tribe against Drexel. He scored a season-high 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting against the Dragons. Prewitt, who ranks second in the league at 18 points per game, leads the CAA with 12 20-point games.
 
- With his six assists against Drexel, sophomore David Cohn moved into third place on the Tribe's single-season assists list with 131. He ranks second in the CAA and 76th nationally at 4.9 assists per game.
 
Scouting Elon
Elon enters the week at 15-14 overall and 6-10 in the CAA. The Phoenix has dropped four of its last five games, but three of those losses have been by four points each. Following an 81-76 win over Drexel on Feb. 18, Elon suffered a 67-56 loss at Towson on Saturday.
 
The Phoenix is one of the top scoring in the CAA at 76.9 points per game, which is 88th nationally. Elon plays one of the fastest paces in the country at nearly 73 possessions per game. They attempted the sixth-most 3-pointers in the country and rank among the top 20 in 3-pointers per game at 9.5. Nearly 37 percent of Elon's scoring comes from 3-point range, which ranks among the top 25 in the country. The Phoenix ranks fourth in the CAA in field goal percentage (44.7), including a 45-percent clip in league play. Defensively, Elon allows most points in CAA at 76.6 per game.
 
Tanner Samson leads the Phoenix in scoring at 12.2 points per game, which is 18th in CAA. He is third in the league in 3-pointers made (2.6) and 12th in 3-point percentage (36.6), both numbers are in the top 100 nationally. In total, Elon has eight players averaging 8.8 points per game. Luke Eddy is 27th in the CAA at 10.7 points per game, while also coming in third at 4.7 assists per contest. Freshman Tyler Seibring is second in the CAA at 39.9 percent from 3-point range. In CAA play, he is averaging 11.9 points per game and shooting 45.5 percent from 3-point range. Christian Hairston leads the Phoenix and ranks 12th in the CAA in rebounding at 6.1 per game.
 
W&M leads the all-time series with the Phoenix at 8-1, including a 3-1 mark since Elon joined the CAA last season. The Green and Gold won two of three last season, including a 72-59 win in the CAA Quarterfinals. Earlier this season, the Tribe downed Elon, 89-67, in Williamsburg. The lone victory in the series for the Phoenix came last season at Elon, 85-79.
 
Tribe Winning
Over the last three years, the Green and Gold sports the best record both overall and in league play among CAA teams. The Tribe is 58-34 (.630) overall and 32-18 (.640) in CAA action over the last three years. The Tribe's 58 wins are two better than Towson and eight more than both Hofstra and JMU. In CAA play, W&M has 32 wins, which is four more than UNCW, JMU and Towson. The Green and Gold is the only team in the conference over the stretch with a winning percentage over 60 percent.
 
Overall Wins

1.	W&M	58-34 (.630)
2.	Towson	56-41 (.577)
3.	Hofstra	50-45 (.526)
	James Madison	50-43 (.538)
5.	Northeastern	49-47 (.510)

CAA Wins

1.	W&M	32-18 (.640)
2.	UNCW	28-22 (.560)
	James Madison	28-22 (.560)
	Towson	28-22 (.560)
5.	Hofstra	27-23 (.540)

Chairman of the Boards
With his 13 rebounds against Drexel on Feb. 20, senior Terry Tarpey moved into fifth on the Tribe's career rebounding list. His 783 career rebounds are the most for a Tribe player in early five decades. As of Feb. 24, Tarpey ranked 30th nationally among active Division I players and No. 1 in the CAA.
        
W&M Career Rebounding List

1.	Jeff Cohen	1679	1958-61
2.	Bill Chambers	1270	1951-53
3.	Ben Pomeroy	886	1965-67
4.	John Mahoney	869	1952-55
5.	Terry Tarpey	783	2013-
	David Cully	783	1993-96

Omar Scoring
Junior Omar Prewitt has scored in double figures in 24 of the Tribe's 27 games this season, including each of the last nine contests. He owns five 20-point games in the last six contests, including a career-long four-game streak from Feb. 4-13. Prewitt started the stretch with 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting in a win at Northeastern. He followed that up with 21 points against Delaware, 25 vs. Hofstra and 20 at Towson on Feb. 13. He recorded a season-high 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting against Drexel. His 12 20-point games this season lead the CAA. W&M is 8-4 when Prewitt scores 20 points this season and 10-4 when he leads them in scoring. He is second in the CAA and 87th nationally at 18 points per game. Over the last six games, Prewitt is averaging 22.7 points per game, shooting 56.8 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from 3. 
 
Winning Double-Digit CAA Games
With its win over UNCW on Feb. 18, the Tribe recorded its 10th CAA win, marking the third-straight season in which the program won double-digit league games. In total, it is the fifth time under head coach Tony Shaver that the Green and Gold has won 10 or more CAA contests. Prior to Shaver's arrival in Williamsburg, the Green and Gold had just one such season in CAA play. W&M was 10-6 in conference action in 2013-14 and followed that up winning the regular season at 12-6 last year. Overall, it's the first time the Tribe has won 10 or more league games in three-straight seasons since the 1949-50, 1950-51 and 1951-52 seasons as part of the Southern Conference. The 2015-16 edition of the Tribe is the 12th to post double-digit league wins in the Tribe's 80 years being affiliated with a conference. 
 
Scoring in the 80's
The Tribe is averaging 82 points per game over the last 11 contests. In total, the Green and Gold tallied at least 80 points in eight of its last 11 contests, including five straight contests from Feb. 4-18. It marked the first time in 47 years that a Tribe team scored 80 or more points in five straight games. The five contests in a row equaled a school record first set in 1969. During the first five games of December in 1969, the Tribe scored 84 vs. N.C. State, 80 at West Virginia, 84 at Virginia Tech, 82 at Georgetown and 81 vs. Richmond. On the year, the Tribe is scoring 77.7 points per game, which is the fourth-best single-season scoring averaging in program history and the best since 1970 (78.4). In CAA play, W&M ranks second in the league at 78.9 points per game.
 
In the National Rankings
The Tribe ranks among the top 100 nationally in a number of statistical categories. Here is a look at where W&M ranks nationally (as of Feb. 24):

6th in Assist-to-Turnover Ratio (1.57)
20th in Defensive Rebounds Per Game (28.6)
20th in Field Goal Percentage (.484)
22nd in Assists Per Game (16.8)
25th in Fewest Turnovers Per Game (10.7)
25th in Fewest Fouls Per Game (16.6)
50th in 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (.377)
55th in Blocked Shots Per Game (4.6)
79th in Scoring Offense (77.7)
79th in Winning Percentage (.667)
83rd in Scoring Margin (+6.0)
84th in 3-Pointers Made Per Game (8.0)
84th in 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense (.327)