WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Off to the first 5-0 CAA start in school history, the William & Mary men's basketball team continues its three-game homestand hosting Towson on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m., from Kaplan Arena. The contest pits the league's top offense against the top defense. W&M leads the league in every offensive category, while Towson is first in defensive efficiency and field goal and 3-point percentage defense along with ranking second in scoring defense.

Saturday will be Scout Day as Kaplan Arena. All scouts in uniform will receive discounted $6 admission and a Tribe scout patch, while supplies last. Click HERE to check out the promotions for upcoming Tribe men's basketball games.

The game will be broadcast online at Tribe Athletics TV via Stretch Internet. Tribe fans can 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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W&M News and Notes
- W&M is off to a 12-4 start to the season, marking the seventh time in program history and third under head coach Tony Shaver has enjoyed a start of 12-4 or better. Under Shaver, the Tribe opened 2015-16 at 12-4 and 14-3 during the 2009-10 campaign.
 
- The Tribe's 5-0 league start is the program's best in CAA play. It marks the sixth time that W&M started a conference slate 5-0 or better and the first since going 9-0 and winning the regular season crown in the ECAC South in 1982-83.
 
- W&M has won 20 of its last 21 games inside Kaplan Arena, including a perfect 7-0 mark in 2017-18. Over the last four seasons, the Tribe is 44-7 (.863) at home.
 
- In its win over James Madison on Thursday, the Green and Gold rallied from a 20-point first-half deficit to pull out the overtime win. In fact, the Tribe trailed by 18 with 12:15 to play and nine with just 50 seconds remaining. It marks the fourth time this season and third time in the last four games that W&M rallied from a double-digit deficit. Under head coach Tony Shaver, the Tribe has rallied from a double-digit hole on 26 occasions. The 20-point rally on Thursday night was the second largest behind only the 22-point comeback against UNCW in 2015.
 
- Sophomore Nathan Knight was recently named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch list, which annually recognizes the nation's top Division I mid-major player. He ranks second in the CAA at 19.9 points per game to go along with 8.3 rebounds. Knight, who ranks 29th nationally with seven double-doubles, has been even better in CAA play averaging a double-double at 22.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. He owns four double-doubles in five CAA games and three 30-point, 10-rebound double-doubles on the year.
 
- Senior David Cohn has been on a scoring tear in CAA action, producing 20 or more points in three of the Tribe's five league games. He twice set a career-high with 26 points in victories over Hofstra and at Drexel. Cohn, who is averaging 13.6 points per game overall, is up to a 20.6 scoring average in CAA play, which ranks fourth in the league.
 
- Sophomore Justin Pierce pulled down 17 rebounds, including 16 in the second half and OT, in the win over JMU, marking the fourth most for a Tribe player since 1973. It is Pierce's second game of 17 rebounds this season, making him one of just two W&M players, along with David Cully in 1996, to have multiple 17-rebound games in a season since 1973. Pierce averages 9.3 rebounds per game, which ranks third in the CAA and 39th nationally.
 
- The Tribe is the best shooting team in the country, ranking among the top 10 at all three levels. W&M leads the country in 3-point (45.2) percentage, while ranking second in free throw shooting (81.8) and ninth in field goal percentage (51.2). W&M is the only team in the country to rank among the top 20 in all three shooting categories.
 
- W&M is averaging 87.2 points per game, which leads the CAA and ranks 11th nationally. The scoring average would be the highest in the CAA since 1996 (Mason at 90.6). The Tribe owns a school-record four 100-point games in 2017-18, including a school-record 126 vs. Milligan. W&M scored the most points on the road in program history with 108 at Savannah State.
 
- Nathan Knight garnered his second CAA Player of the Week honor on Monday after averaging 20 points and 12 rebounds per game in three Tribe road wins last week. He is one of only two CAA players to garner multiple player of the week honors this season. Coupled with seniors Connor Burchfield (Dec. 4) and David Cohn (Nov. 27) earning the honor, W&M leads the CAA with four player of the week awards in 2017-18.
 
- Senior Connor Burchfield and sophomore Matt Milon are two of the top 3-point shooters in the country. Burchfield ranks third nationally at 52.1 percent from long range, while Milon is fourth at 51 percent. Burchfield is the active NCAA Division I career leader at 50.4 percent from 3-point range followed closely by Milon at 50.3 percent.
 
- According to KenPom.com, the Tribe ranks 40th nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency at 113.1, which leads the CAA. The Green and Gold has ranked in the top 60 each of the previous four seasons, including a high of No. 31 in 2015 (113.9). W&M led the CAA in five of the last six campaigns, including 2017-18.