WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary men's basketball team wraps up its second three-game CAA road swing of the year at UNCW on Saturday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., from Trask Coliseum. The pace could be fast and the points plentiful on Saturday night. The contest pits the top two teams in terms of possessions per game in the CAA, and over the last five meetings, both teams are average right at 90 points per game against one another.

The game will be streamed online via CAA.TV and Stretch Internet. Tribe fans can catch the men's basketball action over the Tribe Radio Network with Jay Colley 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.

Catch up with the Tribe through social media. Fans can keep up with W&M men's basketball by following the program on social media as well. Be sure to check out the Tribe on Twitter (@WMTribeMBB), Facebook (WMTribeMBB), Instagram (WMTribeMBB) and Snapchat (TribeMensHoops).
 

W&M News and Notes
- While UNCW leads the all-time series with W&M at 43-27, the Tribe has enjoyed the most recent success with the Seahawks, winning eight of the last 11 contests. Over the previous three seasons, W&M handed UNCW four of its 13 CAA losses, the most of any opponent.
 
- The Tribe leads the CAA and ranks 11th nationally with six road wins. The six road wins rank 11th in W&M history, and it marks the 17th time the Tribe has won six or more road games in a season. Five of those seasons have come under head coach Tony Shaver, including four of the last five seasons. 
 
- Sophomore Justin Pierce enjoyed a career night at Towson, scoring 27 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including 5-of-9 from 3-point range. He added 14 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. Pierce ranks among the CAA leaders in 10 different categories, including third in rebounding at 8.8 per contest, which is also 55th nationally. Twice this season, he pulled down 17 rebounds in a game, becoming just the second player to accomplish the feat since 1973.
 
- Senior David Cohn is closing in on the W&M school record for career assists. He has 408 assists in his three seasons at W&M, which is only two shy of Scott Coval's school record set in 1986. Cohn ranks 24th among active Division I players in career assists with 437 after playing his freshman season at Colorado State. Cohn leads the CAA and ranks 16th nationally at 6.3 assists per game.
 
- Over the last five years, the Tribe is the winningest program in the CAA in terms of league wins (49) and overall winning percentage (61.2). W&M's 90 wins over the last five years are just one behind Towson's league-leading 92. The Tigers have played nine more games than the Tribe during that stretch.
 
- 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 (44.4) percentage, while ranking second in free throw shooting (79.9) and 10th in field goal percentage (50.6). W&M is the only team in the country to rank among the top 20 in all three shooting categories. No team in NCAA history has shot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent from the free throw line in the same season.
 
- W&M connected on 16 3-pointers in each of the last two games at Elon and Towson. The 16 triples were the fifth-most in program history and the second most in a CAA game. This season, W&M has hit hit 15 or more 3-pointers in game on eight occasions. Prior to 2017-18, the Tribe accomplished the feat nine times and 15 of W&M's 17 occasions have come under head coach Tony Shaver. The Tribe ranks ninth nationally at 11.3 3-pointers per game. 
 
- Sophomore Nathan Knight was named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch list, which annually recognizes the nation's top Division I mid-major player. He ranks fifth in the CAA and 72nd nationally at 18.9 points per game to go along with eight rebounds. Knight, who is a two-time CAA Player of the Week, ranks 62nd nationally with seven double-doubles, including three of the 30-point, 10-rebound variety and four in CAA play.
 
- According to advanced statistical website KenPom.com, the Tribe ranks eighth nationally in effective field goal percentage (58.5) and 40th in adjusted offensive efficiency  (113.6). W&M has been in the top 60 in adjusted offensive efficiency each of the previous four seasons with a high of No. 31 in 2015. W&M has ranked among the top 25 in effective field goal percentage each of the last six seasons, including as high as No. 6 in both 2013-14 and 2014-15.
 
- W&M is averaging 85 points per game, which leads the CAA and ranks 18th 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.
 
- On four occasions this season, the Tribe has rallied from a double-digit deficit to pull out a win. W&M trailed by as much as 16 at Mason, 14 at JMU, 10 at Drexel and 20 at home vs. JMU. Against the Dukes on Jan. 11, W&M trailed by 18 with 12:15 to play, 13 at the five-minute mark and nine with just 50 seconds left. Under head coach Tony Shaver, the Tribe has rallied from a double-digit hole 26 times.
 
- Senior Connor Burchfield and sophomore Matt Milon are both among the national leaders in 3-point shooting. Burchfield leads the country at 51.8 percent from long range, while Milon is 18th at 46.7 percent. Burchfield is the active NCAA Division I career leader at 50.3 percent from 3-point range followed closely by Milon at 47.7 percent.