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William & Mary (7-12 SU, 6-11 ATS, 2-4 CAA) travels to Hempstead to take on Hofstra (10-9 SU, 7-11 ATS, 3-3 CAA) on Thursday night from the Mack Sports Complex at 7pmET.
These teams met twice last season with Hofstra winning and covering both games.
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William & Mary has lost three straight games and four of their last five. Their only win came against Hampton on the road (73-61) on Jan. 11. In their last game on Saturday, the Tribe fell at North Carolina A&T 76-69 as a 1-point favorite. William & Mary shot 2-of-22 from beyond the arc (9%) though they did make 27 of 38 (71%) from the line to keep them in the game along with going +9 on the boards. Chase Lowe led the Tribe with a career-high 25 points with seven boards, while Trey Moss added 17 points and eight boards.
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— William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball (@WMTribeMBB) January 20, 2024
According to KenPom, William & Mary is ranked 324th overall and 352nd in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. Their strength of schedule is also at 352nd and their non-conference strength of schedule rating is at 300. This is a team that does have talent, however, 6-8, 220-pound junior forward Noah Collier, who averaged 9 points and 8.2 rebounds last season, played in just three games this season. There is some talent on this team led by Moss, a USF transfer, who leads the team with 13.5 points and shoots 41.1% (27.4% 3pt) from the field. Gabe Dorsey (6-6, 215) adds 13.1 points and 3.3 rebounds on 40% shooting (38.6% 3pt). His brother Caleb (6-8, 235), a Penn State transfer, adds 7.2 points and 6.3 rebounds.
They average 73.3 points per game on 43.2% shooting (32.9% 3pt). On defense, they are allowing 44.5% shooting and 33.7% from beyond the arc.