William & Mary (9-14 SU, 4-6 CAA) travels about a half hour away in Virginia to meet Hampton (5-17 SU, 2-8 CAA) on Thursday night at 7pmET.
The Tribe beat the Pirates 81-65 as an 8-point favorite on Jan. 11. They've played once a year since 2015 despite being in different conference until Hampton moved to the CAA this season.
The College of William & Mary traveled to Towson, Maryland to face the Tigers last Saturday after edging Stony Brook at home 77-74 on Jan. 26. That broke a three-game losing streak, which came after they upset UNCW 69-67 on the road on Jan. 14. The significance of that win over the Seahawks was that it was their first and only road win of the season.
William & Mary's offense was fine as they scored 40 points in the first half against Towson, but they couldn't slow down the Tigers' offense in the 92-73 loss. Anders Nelson had a big game for the Tribe with 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting (5-of-6 3pt). However, W&M was missing power forward Noah Collier (6-8, 220), a Pitt transfer who was averaging 9.7 points and was leading the team with 8.7 rebounds per game.
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Quite the week for @dersnelson4
? 24.5 p pg
? 15-of-16 FG
? 9-of-10 3FG
? 10-of-11 FT#GoTribe pic.twitter.com/K7LJ0RcWZO— William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball (@WMTribeMBB) January 31, 2023
If Collier doesn't play (not listed on injury report), the Tribre can rely on their shooting. They rank third in the CAA in field goal shooting (44.2%) and first in three-point shooting (37.6%). Their main issues are on the defensive side where they allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (11th) and 34.6% (8th) from long range. They also rank 10 out of 13 teams in turnover margin (-1.30).
Nelson, a transfer from St. Thomas, leads the Tribe with 11.9 points and 4.5 assists on 48.5% shooting (46.5% 3pt). Guard Gabe Dorsey adds 11.1 points on 45.5% shooting (45.6% 3pt).
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