Tribe falls in CAA quarters
Following an impressive opening round win over James Madison at the CAA Tournament, the William and Mary men’s basketball team fell to Hofstra, 72-56, in the quarterfinals Saturday night. The Tribe, which led by two at halftime, could not overcome a second-half Hofstra run. Wearing the Green and Gold for the final time, senior forward Marcus Kitts led the Tribe with 10 points and eight rebounds. With the win, Hofstra advances to the Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Tournament semifinals where they will meet Old Dominion. Read more
W&M dominates Radford in BracketBusters
The William and Mary men’s basketball team used a balanced attack in recording its first ESPN BracketBuster win, dominating Big South foe Radford, 84-52, on Saturday night at Kaplan Arena. The Tribe jumped out to an early advantage and rolled to the easy the victory, placing five players in double figures and shooting better than 50 percent from the floor. W&M, who played in BracketBusters for the fifth straight season, improved to 8-20 on the year, while the Highlanders fell to 5-22.
Sophomore guard Matt Rum topped the Tribe with a career-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Junior forward Quinn McDowell tallied his second straight double-double as he notched 13 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman guard Julian Boatner continued his torrid shooting from beyond the 3-point arc, knocking down four triples to finish with 12 points. Senior forward Marcus Kitts just missed a double-double with 10 points and seven rebounds to go along with four blocked shots, while freshman guard Brandon Britt scored 10 points and dished out a team-best five assists. Read more
Tribe falls to ODU
The William and Mary men’s basketball team fell at the hands of Old Dominion, 69-53, on Wednesday night at Kaplan Arena. The Monarchs, who shot 45.2 percent from the field and limited the Tribe to 38.6 percent shooting, used an early run in the second half to clinch the victory over the Green and Gold. W&M falls to 7-18 overall and 3-11 CAA action, while ODU improved to 19-6 on the season and 10-4 in league play.
Freshman Julian Boatner led the Tribe with 15 points with another impressive outside shooting performance, hitting on 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Junior forward Quinn McDowell and freshman guard Brandon Britt finished with 13 points each and also led the College with four assists apiece. McDowell pulled down a team-best five rebounds to go along with three steals. Read more
William and Mary falls at UNCW
The William and Mary men’s basketball team came up on the short end of an offensive battle, falling at UNC Wilmington, 91-81, on Saturday night at Trask Coliseum. The Tribe shot 70.8 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, but the Seahawks hit on 60.8 percent for the game and used an early run in the second half to outdistance the College. W&M falls to 7-17 overall and 3-10 in CAA action, while the Seahawks improve to 11-13 on the year and 5-8 in league play. Read more
Tribe upsets JMU
Dukes have dropped four of last six
Quinn McDowell scored 23 points and William and Mary had an answer for James Madison’s second-half charge, recording a 73-67 victory in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game on Wednesday night at the Convocation Center.
W&M snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 7-16 overall, 3-9 in the CAA. The Tribe picked up just its second road win of the season (2-9) while also handing JMU just its second home loss (10-2). The Dukes fell to 17-7 overall, 7-5 in the league.
The Tribe used a key 11-0 first-half run to build a 14-point lead at 28-14. W&M led 35-21 at the half and was still up 15 at 39-24 with 17:33 to go before JMU made its push. Read more
Tribe comes up short in nailbiter with Hofstra
In a back-and-forth contest, the William and Mary men’s basketball came up short, falling to CAA-leading Hofstra, 67-64, at Kaplan Arena on Saturday afternoon.
W&M led by three at the half, but trailed by one with under a minute remaining. The Tribe had a trio of chances to tie or take the lead, but could not find the right combination in snapping its two-game winning streak. The College fell to 6-13 overall and 2-6 in league play, while Hofstra improved to 13-6 on the year and 7-1 in CAA action.
Freshman guard Brandon Britt led the Tribe with 24 points, a career-high five rebounds and a team-best three assists. He was 7-of-15 from the floor, including a 5-of-9 effort from 3-point range, and 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
Sophomore forward Kyle Gaillard turned in a nice performance off the bench with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including a perfect 2-of-2 from 3-point range, to go along with a team-high eight rebounds. Senior forward Marcus Kitts finished with seven points and seven rebounds for the Tribe.
Tribe wins on Senior Night
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