CHARLESTON, S.C. - After erasing a six-point deficit in the final five minutes in the CAA Quarterfinals yesterday, the William & Mary men's basketball team will play in its fourth straight league semifinal against top-seeded UNCW on Sunday, March 5. Tip off between the Tribe and Seahawks is set for 2 p.m. The game will be televised on Comcast SportsNet with Al Koken and John Feinstein on the call. Fans can also follow the action on CAA.TV. Click HERE for the TV clearances for Saturday's semifinal.

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News and Notes
- UNCW leads the all-time series with W&M at 42-27. The Tribe has enjoyed the most recent success with the Seahawks, winning eight of the last 10 contests. Over the last three seasons under current UNCW head coach Kevin Keatts, W&M has handed UNCW four of its 13 CAA losses, the most of any opponent.
- Despite being original Colonial Athletic Association members, the Tribe and Seahawks have only met on one occasion in the league tournament. UNCW downed W&M, 66-53 in the 1996 quarterfinals.
- W&M is playing in its fourth-straight CAA semifinal and eight overall. The Green and Gold is 4-1 under Shaver in semifinal games and will play in its sixth over the last 10 seasons. The Tribe is attempting to become the first No. 4 seed since VCU in 2011 to knock off the No. 1 seed and advance to the championship game. The Rams downed No. 1 seed George Mason. The No. 1 seed in the CAA Tournament is 12-4 all-time against the No. 4 seed.
- Sunday's semifinal pits the top two offenses in the CAA. W&M and UNCW ranks first or second in the CAA in scoring, offensive efficiency and field goal percentage.
- Seniors Omar Prewitt and Daniel Dixon scored 20 points apiece in the Tribe's quarterfinal win over Elon. The duo has combined for 3,152 points over their career and is only 36 points away from becoming the highest school duo in program lore. Prewitt is only five points away from moving into fifth on the Tribe's career scoring list.
 
Scouting UNCW
- UNCW downed Delaware, 91-82, in the CAA Quarterfinals on Saturday to earn a spot in the semifinals. The Seahawks are the reigning CAA Tournament Champions and claimed the CAA regular season going 16-3 in 2017. UNCW is 27-5 on the year and have won five straight games. They are ranked No. 7 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
- The Seahawks sport the top offense in the CAA and one that ranks among the best in the country. UNCW is 26th according to KenPom.com in offensive efficiency (116.7), which also leads the CAA. They average 84.8 points per game, which leads the league and ranks 13th nationally.  The Seahawks are 12th in the country in 2-point field goal percentage at 55.7.
- UNCW ranks among the national leaders in forcing turnovers and limiting them on the offensive end. They are sixth nationally in turnover margin, forcing teams into 4.5 more per game. The Seahawks lead the country in offensive turnover percentage, only turning it over on 13.8 percent of its possessions. They are 49th nationally, forcing opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game.
- Offensively, a trio of players rank among the top 13 in the CAA in scoring. C.J. Bryce leads the way at 17.5 per game, which is fourth in the league. Chris Flemmings is not far behind at 15.7, which is sixth in the CAA, and Denzel Ingram averages 14.2 per contest. Ingram is the league leader in assists (5.4) and 3-pointers per game (3.0). Both Bryce and Flemmings garnered First Team All-CAA honors, while Ingram was a second-team selection.
- Devontae Cacok, who was a Third Team All-CAA pick and the league's defensive player of the year, averages nearly a double-double at 12.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. He leads the country in field goal percentage at 78.7 percent. He is 20th nationally in rebounds per game.
- UNCW leads the all-time series with W&M at 42-27. The Tribe has enjoyed the most recent success with the Seahawks, winning eight of the last 10 tilts. Over the last three seasons under current Seahawk head coach Kevin Keatts, W&M has handed UNCW four of its 13 CAA losses, the most of any opponent. UNCW downed the Tribe, 101-77, in Wilmington this season, before the Green and Gold tallied a 96-78 win in Williamsburg.
- Despite being original Colonial Athletic Association members, the Tribe and Seahawks have only met on one occasion in the league tournament. UNCW downed W&M, 66-53 in the 1996 quarterfinals.
 
CAA Semifinal Appearances
- With its victory over Elon on Saturday, the Tribe advanced to the CAA semifinals for the fourth-straight year and eighth time overall.
- W&M is 4-1 under head coach Tony Shaver in the CAA semifinals. He owns the program's only wins in the CAA semifinals. Under Shaver, W&M recorded victories over VCU in 2008 (56-54), Northeastern in 2010 (47-45), Towson in 2014 (75-71) and Hofstra (92-91 in 2OT) in 2015 in the CAA semifinals. Last season, the Tribe dropped a 70-67 decision to Hofstra in the semifinals. The Green and Gold also advanced to the league semifinals in 1988 and 1997, but suffered setbacks to George Mason (95-79) and Old Dominion (70-62), respectively.
- Among current CAA teams, the Tribe is the only program with six semifinal appearances over the last 10 years.
 
Winning at the CAA Tournament
- Since 2008, the Tribe is among the elite in the league when it comes to winning at the CAA Tournament. W&M owns more wins and more championship game appearances than any current CAA team during the stretch. The Green and Gold owns 12 wins in the CAA Tournament and advanced to championship game on four occasions in the last nine years.
- The Tribe's senior class of Daniel Dixon, Omar Prewitt and Michael Schlotman leads the CAA with six tournament wins over the previous three years and has the most CAA title game appearances of any program. The Tribe advanced to the Championship Game in 2014 and 2015.
 
CAA Tournament Wins Since 2008
W&M - 12
Northeastern - 9
Delaware - 8
UNCW - 7
Hofstra - 7
James Madison - 6
Towson - 6
 
The Dynamic Duo
- In the quarterfinal win over Elon, seniors Daniel Dixon and Omar Prewitt combined for 40 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists in leading the Tribe to a 71-66 win. The duo scored or assisted on 22 of the Tribe's final 24 points.
- Dixon and Prewitt have been a strong 1-2 scoring punch all season, combining for nearly 35 points per game (34.9). Dixon leads the way at 19.5 points per game followed by Prewitt at 15.4. In CAA play, Dixon (22.9) and Prewitt (16.1) were the top scoring tandem in the league at 39 points per game.
- Both Dixon and Prewitt scored 20 points in the quarterfinal win over Elon. It marked the fifth time this season the duo scored 20 or more points in the same game. W&M is 5-0 this season when that occurs.
They also accomplished the feat in wins at Hofstra, vs. UNCW, against Drexel and at Delaware.
- In school history, Dixon (1,345) and Prewitt (1,807) are the second-highest scoring pair of teammates and only the second with over 3,000 combined points (3152). They trail just Jeff Cohn (2003) and Bev Vaughan's (1185) 3188 points between 1958-61.
- Both Prewitt and Dixon rank among the top 15 in W&M history in scoring. They are the seventh pair of Tribe teammates from the same recruiting class to reach 1,000 points in their careers and the fourth under head coach Tony Shaver. It marks the ninth time in W&M history that multiple players on the same team were members of the 1,000-point club at the same time.
 
Prewitt Can Do it
- Senior Omar Prewitt put his versatile skills on display in the CAA Quarterfinal win over Elon. He tallied his fourth double-double of the season and seventh of his career with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Prewitt scored 11 of the Tribe's first 16 points and tied his career-high with 13 rebounds. The 13 boards were also the second-most in CAA Tournament game for a Tribe player behind Tim Trout's 15 against American in the 1988 tournament.
- Prewitt is one of the most versatile players in the country. He is one of only three active Division I players nationally with career totals of 1500 points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals. Prewitt has 1,807 points, 637 rebounds, 317 assists and 118 steals over his four-year career. Only South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell (1782, 638, 371, 186) and Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes (1746, 742, 305, 131) can lay claim to those career milestones.
- Recently, Prewitt has been at his best. Over his last 10 games, he is averaging 18.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest. During that stretch, he turned in performances of 28 points against UNCW on Jan. 28 and a season-high 30 points vs. Charleston on Feb. 11. Prewitt dished out a career-high eight assists on Jan. 26 vs. Delaware.
- Prewitt is currently the only player in the CAA to rank among the top 12 in the league in points, rebounds and assists per game. He is ninth in the league at 15.2 points and assists (3.2) per game, while coming in 11th in rebounding (6.1). In CAA play, he is among the top 10 in all three categories.
- Prewitt is sixth in W&M history at 1,807 career points, which is the top active number in the CAA and 22nd nationally among current Division I players. He is sixth on the Tribe's career list and five away passing Keith Cieplicki (1982-85) to moved into the top five.
- The ability to fill the stat sheet is nothing new to Prewitt, who ranks among the Tribe's career leaders in a number of categories. Prewitt also ranks 10th in W&M annals in blocked shots (78), 11th in assists (317), 14th in steals (118) and 14th in rebounding (637).
- Prewitt became only the second player in W&M history, along with John Lowenhaupt (1975-78), to tally 1,500 points, 600 rebounds and 300 assists over his career.
 
Finishing Strong
- In its CAA semifinal win over Elon, the Tribe trailed the Phoenix, 60-54 with 4:54 remaining, before using a 17-3 run to surge in front. W&M hit 4-of-6 from the field, 3-of-5 from 3-point range and a perfect 6-of-6 at the free throw line over the final five minutes. Senior Daniel Dixon scored nine of the Tribe's 17 points over the final 4:54, including a lay-up with 1:14 remaining that gave W&M the lead for good.
- After a Steven Santa Ana 3-pointer with 6:06 remaining that gave Elon a 59-54 lead, the Tribe held the Phoenix without a field goal for over six minutes. Elon's final field goal came on a 3-pointer from Dmitri Thompson with two seconds remaining. W&M outscored Elon 17-7 during that stretch.
- Saturday marked the Tribe's first victory in 2016-17 when it trailed with five minutes remaining. W&M had lost its previous 10 games this season when trailing with five minutes remaining. The last Tribe win prior to Saturday when trailing with five minutes to go was at Elon on Feb. 25, 2016.
- An eerily similar play occurred in the quarterfinal from the Jan. 21 meeting at Elon where the eventual winner came up with a loose ball and hit what proved to be a back-breaking 3-pointer.  On Saturday, Dixon was stripped on a drive to the basket by Dainan Swoope. The ball bounded toward the top of the key, and it was junior Jack Whitman who came with the loose ball. He immediate found Omar Prewitt, and the senior drilled a 3-pointer with 33 seconds remaining to extend a one-point W&M lead, 64-63, to a four-point margin, 67-63. On Jan. 21 in Elon with the Phoenix leading 61-60, W&M made what looked like a defensive stop when a pass was knocked away and end up in the lane. Dmitri Thompson dove on the ball and found Swoope for a left wing 3-pointer to push Elon's lead to 64-60. The Phoenix didn't look back on the way to a 71-62 win.
 
Dixon Scoring Tear
- Senior Daniel Dixon has been on the tear of late, scoring in double figures in a career-best 23-straight games. Dixon ranks second in the league in scoring at 19.5 points per game overall. He has been even better in CAA play at 22.9 points per game, which is also second in the league. His CAA scoring average in the best for a Tribe player in program history.
- With his 20 points in the quarterfinal win over Elon, Dixon brought his senior season total to 566 points. The number ranks 10th in W&M history.
- Dixon has scored 20 or more points in 10 of the last 12 games. He has topped the 30-point mark five times this season. Over the last five games, Dixon has been on a torrid pace. He is averaging 27.6 points per game, while shooting 53.1 percent (43-of-81) from the field and 88.4 percent (38-of-43) at the free throw line.
- After struggling and failing to score in 24 minutes at Central Michigan on Nov. 29, Dixon has scored in double figures in 23-straight games. In total, he leads W&M with 26 double-digit scoring games in 2016-17.
- During each of his four seasons at W&M, Dixon's scoring average has increased each season. In 2016-17, he is averaging a career-best 19.5 points per game, which leads the Tribe and ranks 50th nationally.
 
Double-Digit 3-Pointers
- For the seventh time in CAA Tournament history, the Tribe connected on double-digit 3-pointers, hitting 10 in the quarterfinal win over Elon. The 10 3-pointers made are tied for fifth in the Tribe's CAA Tournament record book.
- All seven games with 10 or more 3-pointers have come under head coach Tony Shaver. W&M is 6-1 in CAA Tournament play when hitting double-digit 3-pointers. The Green and Gold hit 10 or more 3-pointers in all three games of the 2015 tourney. 
- The Tribe has knocked down double-digit three-pointers in 14 games this season and its 12-2 in those contests. Over the last eight seasons, W&M is averaging nearly 12 games of double-digit three-pointers per campaign, meaning it hits 10 or more three-pointers in a more than a third of its games each year.
- The Tribe has connected on 3-pointers at a high rate in 2016-17. The Green and Gold recorded the top two three-point totals in program history this season. W&M hit a school-record 19 triples in a December win over Savannah State, before hitting 17 against Drexel on Jan. 30.
- W&M ranks third in the CAA and ranks 45th nationally at nine 3-pointers made per game. The Tribe is on pace to set a program record for 3-pointers made per game at 9.06, bettering the old mark of 8.94 held by the 2010 team.
- In program history, W&M has hit 15 or more three-pointers on 20 occasions, and 16 of those have come under head coach Tony Shaver. The Green and Gold hit 15 or more 3-pointers three times in 2016-17, including the seventh-highest total of 15 vs. Presbyterian on Nov. 19.
- The Tribe is 72-44 under Shaver when hitting 10 or more three-pointers. Of the Tribe's 116 games of double-digit triples under Shaver, 107 have come over the last nine years with W&M posting a 67-40 record.
 
3-Point Shooting
- During each of the last 11 seasons, the Tribe has hit 200 or more three-pointers, averaging 246 3-pointers per year. W&M owns three of the top six single-season three-point field goal totals in Colonial Athletic Association history, including 295 in 2009-10 and 293 in 2014-15.  The Green and Gold's 272 three-pointers made in 2016-17 are fourth in W&M history and only nine behind third place (281 in 2014).
- Over the last five seasons, the Tribe is shooting 38.5 percent (1311-of-3406) as a team from long range. This season, W&M leads the CAA and ranks 40th nationally in three-point percentage (38.1).
- The Green and Gold has ranked first or second in the CAA in three-point percentage each of the last four seasons. The Tribe led the league in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
 
Limiting Turnovers
- In the quarterfinal victory over Elon, the Tribe turned the ball over just six times. It was a season-low total for the Tribe and the second-lowest for the Green and Gold in CAA Tournament play. The program best is five turnovers in the 2010 quarterfinal win over James Madison.
- The Tribe is 8-2 this season when turning the ball over 10 or fewer times.
- W&M ranks 20th nationally with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.39.
 
Rollin' with Rowley
- Sophomore Paul Rowley has been one of the Tribe's top reserves this season. On four occasions this season, he tallied double-digits in a reserve role, including 11 in the CAA quarterfinal win over Elon. He was 4-of-6 from the floor and 3-of-4 from 3-point range against the Phoenix. He scored eight-straight W&M points at one point, pulling the Tribe even at 50 with 11:13 remaining in the second half.
- Rowley was a CAA All-Academic Team selection and earlier this season was a nominee for the 2017 Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams®. A double major in finance and computer science, he is set to graduate from the College in just three years.
- On the year, Rowley is averaging 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 46.7 percent from 3-point range. He has connected on 35 3-pointers this season and scored a career-high 14 points in a win over James Madison on Jan. 19.
 
Setting School Records
- The Tribe set its second team school record on Saturday afternoon in its quarterfinal win over Elon. The Green and Gold bettered the school mark for total points in a season with 2440. It topped the old mark of 2414 held by the 2015 team. In fact, the four best single-season scoring totals in Tribe history have come each of the last four seasons. W&M's 81.3 points per game average is just shy of the 1955 team's school-record mark of 81.4.
- In its final regular season game against Towson on Feb. 25, the Tribe bettered the school mark for assists. The Green and Gold surpassed the 500-assist mark for the second-straight season and third time in Tribe history. W&M has 524 assists on the year, and its 17.5 assists per game would be a school-record as well. 
- The Tribe is just 10 made field goals away from the school record mark. The 2017 team ranks second in program history with 854 made field goals, trailing the record of 864 held by the 1977 team.