William & Mary vs. Ohio State, Saturday, 12 PM, BTN Plus/BTN2 Go

[LitlBuck]

The Tribe enter Saturday's game riding a five-game winning streak, including a win against Old Dominion, which is currently ranked No. 75 in the KenPom ratings ... William & Mary is one of the better offensive teams in the country. The Tribe are No. 8 in effective field goal percentage (59.9 percent) and No. 2 in 3-point shooting percentage (47.3 percent) ... William & Mary gets nearly 40 percent of its points from behind the 3-point arc ... Guards Connor Burchfield, Matt Milon and David Cohn all shoot 50 percent or better from 3-point range ... Sophomore big man Nathan Knight is top 100 in the country in block percentage at 10.5 percent. Knight also has two 30-point, 10-rebound double-doubles this year ... William & Mary is the only team in the country to rank in the top 25 nationally in field goal percentage, free throw percentage and 3-point percentage ... The Tribe is also among the worst defensive teams in the country, ranked No. 316 in adjusted defensive efficiency ... William & Mary hasn't played a Big Ten team since the 2012-13 season, and hasn't beat a Big Ten team since 1992 ... William & Mary is ranked No. 186 in KenPom.

Ohio State basketball vs. William & Mary preview: TV info, key players, stats, prediction

 

[HabaneroBuck]

Sounds like a nice matchup for the Bucks...a team good enough to give them a decent game, but not so good that we should miss out on a W.

That high percentage from 3 scares me a bit.

Probably won't see Micah Potter for a while, so this is a good chance for Kyle Young to get some meaningful minutes.

 

[LitlBuck]

Big Gene needs to get his shit together and tell the BTN enough of these Plus games. What a bunch of crap. In prior years, the games were almost always available on TV or someplace where you did not have to pay.

 

[LitlBuck]

Buckeyes up 28-22 with a little under 8 minutes left in the first half. Seems like K Wesson
is playing pretty well. William & Mary likes to foul. That is all I have.

 

[LitlBuck]

37-22 Good guys with a little over 5 minutes to play in first-half.

Do not know if it is Ohio State's defense or what but cannot remember the last time William and Mary scored.

 

[LitlBuck]

Here is a taste
5:41
Andrew Dakich makes a 3-point shot from 22 feet out. Jae'Sean Tate with the assist.
5:34
W&M take a 30-second timeout.
5:25
Offensive foul committed by Paul Rowley.
4:51
Connor Burchfield misses a jump shot from 17 feet out.
4:51
Kam Williams with a defensive rebound.
4:36
C.J. Jackson misses a layup.
4:36
Justin Pierce with a defensive rebound.
4:25
Justin Pierce misses a layup.
4:25
Keita Bates-Diop with a defensive rebound.
4:10
Keita Bates-Diop makes a jump shot from 8 feet out. C.J. Jackson with the assist.
3:44
David Cohn makes a layup.
3:34
Personal foul committed by David Cohn.
3:34
Official TV timeout.

 

[LitlBuck]

first half
GAME STATS
Score 48-32 end first half

Stats
William & Mary Ohio State

FG%
50.0% 69.2%
FT
2-2 7-9
FT%
100.0% 77.8%
3PT-FG%
40.0% 50.0%
Total Rebounds
9 13
Off. Rebounds
2 2
Turnovers
8 6

Wesson with 11, Jackson KBD both with 11

 

[HabaneroBuck]

69% shooting? This offense is starting to find itself.

No sign of Young in the box score, though.

 

[sflbuck]

69% shooting? This offense is starting to find itself.

No sign of Young in the box score, though.

He isn't playing today- ankle injury

 

[LitlBuck]

69% shooting? This offense is starting to find itself.

No sign of Young in the box score, though.

Not many rebounds in this game. Young does not have any stats so I do not know if he has seen the floor.. Dakich with a 3 pointer

 

[LitlBuck]

60-37 after 3 minutes of the second half.
Kam with 2 3 pointers in a row and KBD is on fire.. They need to save some of this for UNC.

 

[LitlBuck]

He isn't playing today- ankle injury

tape those ankles better

 

[LitlBuck]

This team is on fire in the second half

Andrew Dakich makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. C.J. Jackson with the assist.
Jackson made a 3 for this.. They are not missing.

 

[buckeyemania11]

69% shooting? This offense is starting to find itself.

No sign of Young in the box score, though.

William & Mary is one of the worst defensive teams in the country according to ken pom. Might have a little to do with it but good to see them performing accordingly to the competition.

 

[LitlBuck]

76-52 with a little over 11 minutes to play. Williams and Jackson are shooting the 3 very well along with Dakich. Wesson also playing very well along with the other usual guys.