WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Highlighted by a third-consecutive 30-point night from junior Nathan Knight and a 10-2 overtime run, William & Mary rallied past third-place Charleston, 86-84, at Kaplan Arena on Thursday night. The Tribe (11-16, 7-8 CAA) trailed by as many as 15 points in the opening 20 minutes but erased the deficit for its 30th double-digit comeback under head coach Tony Shaver.
 
Knight became the first player in school history to record three consecutive 30-point games. The junior scored 21 of his game-high 30 in the final 25 minutes, including seven in the overtime period. He added six rebounds, four assists and a career-high eight blocks in the victory. Junior Matt Milon turned in a CAA career-high performance with 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 6-of-11 from 3-point range, to go along with six rebounds.

After Jaylen McManus hit a lay-up on the opening possession of overtime for the Cougars (21-8, 10-6 CAA), Knight sandwiched two baskets around a Luke Loewe bucket to put the Tribe up 78-74 with 2:23 remaining. After a CofC basket, Milon buried a right-wing 3-pointer and classmate Justin Pierce hit a free throw to give the Tribe an 82-76 lead it would not relinquish.
 
Behind a hot-shooting first half, Charleston opened up as much as a 15-point advantage, 42-27, with just over two minutes left on a McManus lay-up. The Tribe closed to within 42-34 at the intermission, scoring the final seven points of the frame, including five from freshman Chase Audige. The Cougars connected at 58.6-percent (17-of-29) clip from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, including 6-of-12 from 3-point land.
 
Pierce and Milon hit back-to-back 3-pointers less than three minutes into the second half to cut the margin to 46-42. W&M finally took the lead with a 12-4 run, including eight from Knight. He scored four straight to give W&M a 63-60 lead with 5:57 remaining. 

Charleston answered with seven in a row to retake the lead, but Milon stemmed the tide with a 3-pointer at the 4:16 mark. The teams traded free throws over the final minute as the game headed to overtime. Brevin Galloway knocked down a pair of 37 seconds remaining to briefly put the visitors in front before Milon answered with two just 25 ticks later.  
 
How It Happened
- Trailing 9-6, W&M used a 10-0 run to take its largest lead of the first half. Knight started the rally with a lay-up before Milon restored the Tribe the lead with a triple. Milon continued his personal run with a lay-up and another 3-ball to make it 16-9 with 13:59 left in the first half.
- Charleston answered with 14-3 spurt of its own to build a 23-19 cushion with 9:44 left in the opening period. Sam Miller canned a top-of-the-key 3-pointer before Grant Riller and Jaylen Richard added back-to-back jumpers to tie the score. After a freshman L.J. Owens 3-pointer, Riller, Jarrell Brantley and Richard scored to end the run.
- The Cougars extended their lead to double-digits with 12-1 run midway through the period. Zac Jasper hit a 3-pointer before Owens split a pair from the free throw line. Three-straight buckets from Nick Harris, Riller and Brantley, and a 3-pointer from Galloway pushed the lead to double-figures at 35-22.
- CofC extended its lead to as many as 15 points, but W&M closed the first half on a 7-0 run to cut the halftime deficit to 42-34. Audige sparked the rally with a flush and a top-of-the-key 3-pointer before Knight closed the run with lay-up with 21 seconds left in the stanza.
- After Brantley scored four-straight points to extend CofC's lead to double-digits early in the second half, Pierce and Milon knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to four, 46-42, at the 17:21 mark.
-The Green and Gold used a 13-5 run to regain the lead for the first time since the 12:33 mark of the first half. Knight sparked the run with a lay-up and Loewe sunk a left-corner three. After a traditional 3-point play from Brantley, Knight knocked in two from the line and Loewe hit a lay-up to cut it to one. Again Charleston answered but this time W&M scored four in a row from Knight and Milon to make it 59-58 with 7:39 left.
- Over the final 3:34 of regulation the lead changed once and there were four ties, including at the end of 40 minutes. Milon sunk a pair of free throws with 12.5 seconds left to tie the score at 72, and the Tribe held on for a stop at the end of regulation.
- After McManus hit a lay-up, Knight sandwiched two baskets around a Loewe bucket to put the Tribe up two possessions. After a CofC basket, Milon buried a right-wing 3-pointer and Pierce hit a free throw to give the Tribe an 82-76 lead it would not relinquish.
- Charleston brought the lead within one-point twice, but W&M hit enough from the free throw line, and Riller's 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer was just off of the mark to secure the 86-84 triumph.
 
W&M Starters - #2 Milon, #12 Lowe, #13 Knight, #15 Audige, #23 Pierce
 
CofC Starters - #1 Riller, #2 Galloway, #5 Brantley, #21 Pointer, #23 Harris
 
Inside the Numbers
- W&M finished the contest shooting 51.8-percent (29-of-56) from the field and 37-percent (10-of-27) from 3-point range.
- The Green and Gold limited Charleston to 41.4 percent (12-of-29) from the field and 0-of-6 from 3 in the second half. The Cougars finished the game at 51.6 percent (34-of-66) shooting and 8-of-22 (36.4 percent) from 3.
- The Tribe attempted 27 free throws compared to just 12 for Charleston and outscored the visitors 18-8 at the charity stripe. Knight had just under half of those attempts hitting 12-of-18 at the line.
- Charleston won the rebounding battle 35-30. Brantley led CofC with 12 rebounds.
- The Green and Gold had 21 assists on just 13 turnovers, while it limited Charleston to 15 assists and forced 17 miscues.
- The Cougars turned eight W&M first-half turnovers into 15 points, but the Tribe finished the game trailing just 17-16 in points off turnovers.
 
Notes
Junior Nathan Knight became the first player in school history to record three-straight 30-point performances … It was the eighth career 30-point contest and fifth this season … He has been in double-figures 25 times this year and 62 for his career … Knight tied a career-high with eight rejections … His eight blocked shots rank fourth in W&M history and are the most in the CAA this season … Classmate Matt Milon added his third 20-point performance of the season and his eighth of his career … Milon's 27 points were a CAA career-high … With his six 3-pointers, he pushed his season total to 77, matching his total from last season which sits sixth in program history … Junior Justin Pierce handed out a career-best nine assists and matched his career-high with four steals …  It was the Tribe's third overtime game of the season, but its first victory in the extra session … The last time W&M won an overtime game came against James Madison 89-82 at Kaplan Arena on Jan. 11, 2018 … It was the fourth time this season that W&M overcame a double-digit deficit and the 30th time under head coach Tony Shaver … Charleston has not won at Kaplan Arena (0-6) since joining the CAA … W&M dished out 20 assists for the 10th time this season and seven in CAA play … The Tribe is 7-3 this season when accomplishing the feat and 44-5 over the last nine years … The Green and Gold hit double-digit 3-pointers for the ninth time this season and sixth in CAA play … W&M is 4-2 in CAA play with hitting 10 or more triples in a game.
 
Up Next
- The Tribe closes out the home portion of the schedule on Saturday, Feb. 23, when it welcomes UNCW to Kaplan Arena for a 4 p.m.  
- It will be Senior Day as the program honors Paul Rowley and Chris Clark for their contributions to the program.
- Saturday's game with the Seahawks will be broadcast on Cox Communications in Virginia with Jay Colley and Charlie Woollum on the call. The game will be available throughout Hampton Roads on YurView Virginia, Cox's channel 1011, while additional outlets include Fairfax County (1074), Fredericksburg (1077) and Roanoke (1009). The game will be available in other Cox markets, checking your local listings for details. It will also be available online at Tribe Athletics TV and CAA.TV.
- The game will also be carried over the Tribe Radio Network with Andrew Phillips and Julie Leach 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.

Fans will have a pair of opportunities to catch up on Tribe basketball to start next week with the return of both the Chesapeake Bank Tony Shaver Show on Monday, Feb. 25, and the final 'Luncheon with Tony' event of the season on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
 
The 'Luncheon with Tony' event featuring head coach Tony Shaver is held at Anna's Brick Oven and gives fans an inside look at Tribe basketball. The luncheon will include a buffet for $13.50. Anna's Brick Oven is located at 2021 Richmond Road in Williamsburg. The 'Luncheon with Tony' series provides fans the opportunity to get Coach Shaver's thoughts on the Tribe's season and upcoming games as well as talk W&M basketball with select Tribe players and the Green and Gold coaching staff.
 
The Chesapeake Bank Tony Shaver Show begins on-site at 6:30 p.m., with the live interview airing from 7-7:30 p.m.  Longtime Tribe play-by-play announcer Jay Colley hosts the broadcast from Paul's Deli at 761 Scotland Street in Williamsburg. The Chesapeake Bank Tony Shaver Show can be heard over the flagship stations of the Tribe Radio Network at 92.3 FM The Tide and 107.9 Bach FM. It will be streamed online at TribeAthletics.com as well. Click HERE to listen to the Feb. 25 show live online.