WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Juniors Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi and Kilian Brockhoff tallied career-highs and William & Mary shot 50% from the field in rolling its fifth-straight win, 88-75, over in-state rival Old Dominion on Sunday afternoon at Kaplan Arena.
 
Vahlberg Fasasi scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Tribe on 10-of-19 from the field to go along with six rebounds and three assists. Brockhoff notched a career-best 21 points on 5-of-7 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and a near perfect 9-of-10 at the free throw line. The Tribe big man also tallied career highs of eight rebounds and five assists.
 
W&M's five-game win streak is its first during the nonconference slate since 2017 and the longest since it won eight consecutive nonconference games in 2009. The Tribe's 7-2 start to the campaign is also its best since it was 10-2 to start the season in 2009-10.
 
The Tribe led by as many as 12 in the opening half and 14, 43-29, less than two minutes into the second frame thanks to a Vahlberg Fasasi elbow jumper.
 
ODU (3-6) cut the margin to as little as one thanks to a 15-2 run. Jordan Battle, who led the Monarchs with 24 points, scored nine of the 15 during the run, including the first six. After back-to-back 3-pointers from Zacch Wiggins and Robert Davis Jr., Battle's second 3-point play of the stretch cut the Tribe advantage to 49-48 with 13:02 remaining.
 
The Tribe regained control and the 14-point margin thanks to a 21-8 extended run. Brockhoff found senior Chase Lowe under the hoop for an old-fashion 3-point play, before graduate student Cade Haskins canned a 3-pointer for six quick Tribe points.
 
Vahlberg Fasasi tallied four in the paint and found Jo'el Emanuel for a fast-break bucket to push the margin back to double digits just three minutes later. W&M capped the run with seven points in a row. Brockhoff knocked down a wing 3-pointer to start things, before Emanuel scored on the break. Defensively, Brockhoff made a steal that led to a fast-break lay-up for Lowe, giving W&M a 70-56 lead with 6:25 remaining.
 
W&M led by double-digits the rest of the way, peaking at 16, 87-71, on a Brockhoff bucket with 1:09 left. The Tribe shot 55.6% from the second half to pull out win.
 
For the game, the Green and Gold connected at a 50% clip (29-of-58) and was an impressive 25-of-30 (83.3%) at the free throw line. The Tribe dished out 20 assists on its 29 made field goals and outrebounded ODU, 39-27.
 
Emanuel scored a season-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 6-of-8 at the free throw line. Lowe turned in a strong stat line of 15 points, five rebounds, seven assists and two steals.
 
After ODU scored five in a row to take its first lead, 5-2, on Davis, Jr. 3-pointer, W&M took control with a 13-2 run in the first half. Vahlberg Fasasi scored five-straight, before a Haskins left wing 3-pointer gave the Tribe a 15-7 lead at the 11:34 mark. Defensively, the Tribe limited ODU to 1-of-11 from the field over the five-minute stretch.
 
LJ Thomas kept the Monarch afloat with six-straight points on driving lay-up, closing the gap to 17-13 midway through the period. The Tribe opened up a double-digit lead thanks to an 8-2 run. Vahlberg Fasasi scored four during the stretch, while Brockhoff's spin move in the post extended lead to 23-13 at the 8:21 mark.
 
The Monarchs narrowed the gap to four, behind a 9-2 spurt. Drew McKenna scored the first six of the run, before a Battle fadeaway jumper closed the deficit to 31-27 with 2:31 left.
 
W&M scored eight-straight and took a 10-point lead into the locker room. Brockhoff sparked the run as he and sophomore Ryan Jackson, Jr. scored all eight points. The Tribe junior saved a rebound while leaping out of bounds straight to Jackson, Jr. for a lay-up, before scoring four in a row of his own. Jackson, Jr. converted a cutting lay-up from Jhei-R Jones to stretch W&M's lead to its largest of the opening 20 minutes at 39-27 with 42 seconds remaining.
 
Davis Jr. and Thomas each scored 14 points for ODU. The Monarchs shot 41.5% from the field (27-of-65), but where just 9-of-34 (26.5%) from 3.
 
Up Next
The Tribe hits the road to take on Atlantic 10 opponent Duquesne on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can listen into the radio broadcast on the Tribe Sports Network with Jay Colley on the call. The broadcast will be available on The Tide 92.3 FM in Williamsburg, the flagship station of the Tribe Sports Network.