Halftime Report
Only one more half stands between UNCW and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have jumped out to a quick 43-37 lead against William & Mary.
If UNCW keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 14-5 in no time. On the other hand, William & Mary will have to make due with an 11-8 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
William & Mary Tribe @ UNCW Seahawks
Current Records: William & Mary 11-7, UNCW 13-5
How To Watch
- When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET
- Where: Trask Coliseum — Wilmington, North Carolina
- TV: CBS Sports Network
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- Ticket Cost: $25.00
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Coastal Athletic matchup on schedule as the UNCW Seahawks and the William & Mary Tribe are set to tip at 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday at Trask Coliseum. The Seahawks are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 79.4 points per game this season.
UNCW took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Northeastern by a score of 80-72.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead UNCW to victory, but perhaps none more so than Harlan Obioha, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Obioha a new career-high in assists (three). Noah Ross was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 14 points.
UNCW was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team’s really been improving in that area: they’ve now improved their assist total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, William & Mary waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins… but they left with six. They skirted past the Pirates 67-64. That’s two games straight that the Tribe have won by exactly three points.
Among those leading the charge was Matteus Case, who made all 6 shots he took racking up 18 points. He had some trouble finding his footing against North Carolina A&T last Saturday, so this was a nice turnaround. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Dorsey, who scored ten points in addition to five rebounds.
UNCW is on a roll lately: they’ve won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for William & Mary, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. UNCW hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 79.4 points per game. However, it’s not like William & Mary struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 81.4. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
As for their next game, UNCW is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 5.5 points. For those looking to play the spread, keep UNCW in mind: they have a solid 10-6 record against the spread this season.
Odds
UNCW is a solid 5.5-point favorite against William & Mary, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Seahawks as a 4.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 153 points.
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Series History
UNCW has won 6 out of their last 10 games against William & Mary.
- Feb 22, 2024 – UNCW 81 vs. William & Mary 65
- Feb 04, 2023 – UNCW 70 vs. William & Mary 63
- Jan 14, 2023 – William & Mary 69 vs. UNCW 67
- Feb 14, 2022 – UNCW 80 vs. William & Mary 73
- Feb 05, 2022 – UNCW 92 vs. William & Mary 70
- Mar 06, 2021 – William & Mary 73 vs. UNCW 60
- Feb 08, 2020 – UNCW 70 vs. William & Mary 64
- Jan 09, 2020 – William & Mary 79 vs. UNCW 63
- Feb 23, 2019 – William & Mary 71 vs. UNCW 63
- Jan 24, 2019 – UNCW 93 vs. William & Mary 88
