Thompson and Towson host William & Mary

Published Jan. 27, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

William & Mary Tribe (9-13, 4-5 CAA) at Towson Tigers (15-7, 7-2 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson hosts the William & Mary Tribe after Charles Thompson scored 20 points in Towson's 72-63 victory over the Northeastern Huskies.

The Tigers are 6-2 on their home court. Towson is fourth in the CAA with 30.3 points per game in the paint led by Thompson averaging 8.3.

The Tribe are 4-5 against CAA opponents. William & Mary ranks fifth in the CAA with 12.5 assists per game led by Anders Nelson averaging 4.6.

The Tigers and Tribe face off Saturday for the first time in CAA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nicolas Timberlake is shooting 36.1% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 16.1 points. Thompson is averaging 12.8 points and 7.9 rebounds over the past 10 games for Towson.

Nelson is averaging 11.5 points and 4.6 assists for the Tribe. Gabe Dorsey is averaging 11.4 points over the last 10 games for William & Mary.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, averaging 67.6 points, 32.9 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 points per game.

Tribe: 5-5, averaging 69.7 points, 31.5 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 5.7 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.