WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary men's basketball secured a commanding victory over Regent University, 104-57, on Education Day at Kaplan Arena on Friday afternoon.
Eight players tallied eight or more points and everyone that saw action found the scoring column. Junior
Kilian Brockhoff led all scorers with 20 points, converting 8-of-9 field goals including four 3-pointers. Freshman
Kaleb Spencer recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four blocks and four steals. Senior
Chase Lowe facilitated the offense with five assists while contributing 10 points. Sophomore
Ryan Jackson, Jr. showcased his versatility with a nice stat line of nine points, eight rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
The Tribe (4-2) reached the century mark for the second time this season and dominated with 25 assists on 37 field goals. W&M displayed strong shooting, connecting at a 52.9% clip (37-of-70) from the field and 12-of-35 from beyond the arc (34.3%). They capitalized on Regent's 18 turnovers, scoring 28 points off turnovers. The Tribe also dominated in the paint with 46 points and received significant contributions from the bench, adding 52 points.
W&M started strong with Brockhoff scoring the game's first five points, hitting a 3-pointer followed quickly by a steal and lay-up. The team maintained offensive pressure with graduate student
Cade Haskins and senior
Kyle Pulliam connecting on back-to-back 3-pointers, extending the score to 13–2 less than three minutes into the contest.
The Tribe used a 14-0 run to extend the margin to 29-11 at the 13:02 mark. Five different players scored during the run, including the last five from Pulliam. W&M shot 61.1% from the floor, including 8-of-18 from 3-point range, in the opening 20 minutes and led 60–30 at the break.
W&M surged ahead with a dominant stretch early in the second half, starting with baskets by Lowe and Haskins less than a minute into the frame. Brockhoff's subsequent back-to-back 3-pointers pushed W&M's lead to 70-35 at the 17:59 mark.
The Tribe scored 14-straight points to push the lead to its largest at 50 points. Senior
Kyle Frazier (5) and sophomore
Colin Lamine Ndaw (3) combined for eight of the 14 points during the run, before junior
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi capped the Green and Gold run and extended the margin to 104-54 with 2:38 left.
Frazier and Haskins scored in double figures for the Tribe as well with 13 points and 12 points, respectively. Frazier knocked down 3-of-6 from 3-point range, while Haskins added seven rebounds. Junior Reese Miler finished with nine points, while Pulliam tallied eight. W&M held a 48-31 advantage on the glass. Graduate student
Jhei-R Jones reached a career milestone on Friday, tallying his 1,500th point on a cutting lay-up with just over eight minutes remaining.
Christian Brown led Regent with 15 points, making 6-of-9 field goals and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, while contributing six rebounds. Ichi Layne added 12 points, connecting on four 3-pointers out of six attempts. The Royals shot 35% (21-of-60) form the field, but connected on 10-of-23 (43.5%) from 3-point range.
The Tribe returns to action when it travels to the Jacksonville Classic presented by Just Play Solutions for two games at Edwards Waters University next week. W&M takes on UTEP on Monday, Nov. 24, at 4 p.m., before facing Abilene Christian on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 6:30 p.m. All games on the Jacksonville Classic with be
streamed on Pass Tha Ball Live and available for purchase. Tribe fans can listen into the Tribe Radio Network with
Jay Colley on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM is the flagship station of the Tribe Sports Network in Williamsburg.