WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's basketball took a break from final exams at the university and won its third in a row, 90-30, over Goucher on Sunday afternoon at Kaplan Arena. All 13 players scored for the Tribe (8-3) as the Green and Gold limited an opponent to just 30 points for the first time in 39 years and won by the fifth-largest margin in program history and the most since 1949.
 
Seniors Nathan Knight (15 points and 11 rebounds) and Andy Van Vliet (11 points and 13 rebounds) posted double-doubles for the second consecutive game to lead the charge. Sophomore Mehkel Harvey just missed a double-double with career-highs of nine points and 10 rebounds, while junior Jihar Williams added 10 points off the bench.
 
The Tribe scored the game's first six points but seize control of the contest with a 19-4 first-half run. W&M ended the spurt with 10-straight points, including back-to-back conventional 3-point plays from graduate students Bryce Barnes and Tyler Hamilton.
 
W&M led 44-18 at the half, and the Green and Gold's second unit poured it on. Williams scored nine-straight Tribe points at one point, and W&M held Goucher (1-7) without a field goal for the final 9:30 and scoreless the final eight minutes of the contest. In total, the Gophers scored just 12 second-half points and only 15.4% shooting (4-of-26).
 
The Tribe used its height advantage to dominate the glass, 66-26. W&M tallied 27 offensive rebounds and converted those into a 32-0 cushion in second-chance points.
 
How It Happened
- The Tribe scored the game's opening six points, including four-straight from Nathan Knight. The Gophers answered with six in a row of their own. Dwayne Morton, who led Goucher with 10 points, scored six points in a row to pull even at eight just over five minutes into the contest.
- W&M extended its lead to double figures for good thanks to a 19-4 run. Graduate student Tyler Hamilton scored eight points during the run, including a jump-starting 3-pointer to put the Tribe on top for good.
- Junior Luke Loewe added five free throws during the spurt. Graduate student Bryce Barnes and Hamilton capped the run with old-fashion 3-point plays as part of 10 points in a row to extend the Tribe cushion to 27-12 with 6:32 left.
- The Green and Gold closed the half on an 11-2 run. Freshman Miguel Ayesa knocked down a right-wing 3-pointer to push the margin over 20, and sophomore Mehkel Harvey added a conventional 3-point play on a putback to give the Tribe a 44-18 lead at the half.
- After Goucher scored the opening bucket of the second half, the Tribe used a 10-0 run to push the margin above 30 points. Senior Andy Van Vliet started the spurt with a 3-point play, and Loewe capped it with a driving lay-up to give W&M a 54-20 lead just two and a half minutes into the final frame.
- Junior Jihar Williams scored nine-straight W&M points to extend the lead to 40. He scored on a driving lay-up to give W&M a 70-29 lead and knocked down a 3-pointer to push the margin to 73-30 with 7:57 remaining.
- In total, W&M held Goucher without a field goal for the game's final 9:30 and scoreless for the last eight minutes.
- On the other side, the Tribe scored the game's final 20 points to extend the margin to its final gap of 60. Sophomore Austin Washburn and junior Miodrag Dronjak scored five points apiece during the run.
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe shot 41.6% from the floor (32-of-77) while limiting Goucher to just 22.4% overall (13-of-58) and only 15.4% (4-of-26) in the second half. W&M held the Gophers to 1-of-17 from 3-point range (5.9%).
- W&M dominated the glass, outrebounding Goucher, 66-26. The Tribe tallied 27 offensive rebounds and held a 32-0 advantage in second-chance points. The 66 rebounds were the second most in school history.
- The Green and Gold connected on 73.1% (19-of-26) at the free-throw line, outscoring the visitors by 16 at the charity stripe (19-3).
- W&M tallied 10 blocked shots and 11 steals.
- The Tribe finished with a season-low eight turnovers and dished out 15 assists, including four from freshman Rainers Hermanovskis.
 
Notes
The Tribe limited an opponent to 30 points for the first time since holding Catholic to 29 in the 36-29 win on Jan. 19, 1981 … The 60-point victory was the fifth largest in W&M history and the most since the Tribe defeated Baltimore, 96-28 on Jan. 11, 1949 … The Tribe's 66 rebounds were the second-most in program history and the most since it had 67 against Marymount on Nov. 29, 1995 … Senior Nathan Knight recorded his fifth-straight double-double and the national-leading ninth in the season's first 11 games … Senior Andy Van Vliet recorded his second-straight double-double and fifth of the season … Sophomore Mehkel Harvey tallied career-highs of nine points and 10 rebounds … Junior Miodrag Dronjak, sophomore Austin Washburn and freshman Thatcher Stone each scored a career-high five points … Stone added a career-best five rebounds … Junior Jihar Williams posted his third double-digit game of his career with a  season-high 10 points.
 
Up Next
- The Tribe hits the road for a pair of games for the holidays. W&M travels to Saint Joseph's on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m., before taking part in the DC Holiday Hoops Fest Showcase against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 1 p.m.
- W&M's game at Saint Joseph's will be broadcast on ESPN+, while the DC Holiday Hoops Fest Showcase will be streamed on FloHoops.
- All Tribe home games and 17 of the program's 18 CAA games will be streamed on FloHoops. A FloHoops subscription is $12.50 per month or $95.88 per year ($7.99 per month) and provides access to 130 CAA men's basketball games, as well as special features.
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 via the Tune-In app.
- Tickets for the DC Holiday Hoops Fest are now on sale through the event's Web site and Ticketmaster.com.  The Tribe-Red Flash match-up will be played at the Entertainment and Sports Arena, located at 1100 Oak Dr. SE, Washington DC 20032, which is the same site as the 2020 CAA Championship.