WHEN: December 29, 2025, 5 p.m.
WHO: William & Mary
WHERE: Williamsburg, Va.
Audio: TowsonTigers.com
TV/Stream: FloCollege | MASN
All-Time Series: 25-24 (9-12 on the road)
Pat Skerry Era Series: 15-13 (6-5 on the road)

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Towson University men's basketball team will begin conference play on the road against William & Mary on Monday at 5 p.m. The Tigers play their second conference game on New Year's Eve at 2 p.m. against Hampton.
 
SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY
William and Mary is 9-3 on the season, exiting non-conference play with the second best record in the CAA. The Tribe lead the conference in points per game at 86.8 and have the third best scoring margin in the conference at +10.8. They lead the conference in field goal percentage at .497 while also being top three in opponent field goal percentage at .409. Individually, William & Mary have four players averaging double figures with Kilian Brockhoff second on the team with 11.6 points per game while adding 5.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists per game, 1.3 steals per game and 1.1 blocks per game. Chase Lowe leads the team in assists with 4.3 assists per game while nearly scoring double figures at 9.6 points per game.

SACRED HEART NOTES
The Tribe have the fifth fastest pace in the country per KenPom while the Tigers have the fifth slowest pace in the country per KenPom.
William & Mary has the quickest offensive possessions at only 13.4 seconds. Towson has the 14th slowest offensive possessions at 19.2 seconds.
KenPom predicts the score of the game will be a 76-72 win for the Tribe.
Towson and William & Mary have gone to overtime twice in the Pat Skerry era, both times the Tigers came away with double digit wins.
The most points Towson has ever scored in regulation against a DI opponent in the Pat Skerry era came against William & Mary on January 13, 2018. The Tigers defeated the Tribe 99-73.

A TOWSON WIN WOULD MEAN...
Towson wins its second consecutive CAA opener.
Pat Skerry gets win 244 with Towson.
Pat Skerry gets win 88 on the road with Towson.
Towson gets its first Quad 1 win after playing three games in the non-conference slate.
Towson earns its longest winning against William & Mary at four games.
Towson moves to 7-1 in their last eight games against the Tribe.
The Tigers earn their first away win of the season.

A TOWSON LOSS WOULD MEAN...
Towson moves to 1-6 in its last seven CAA openers.
Pat Skerry gets loss 216 with Towson.
Pat Skerry gets loss 111 on the road with Towson.
Towson moves to 0-4 in Quad 1 games.
William & Mary wins its first game against Towson since February 13, 2023.
Towson moves to 0-4 in away games this season.

RECORD NOTES (Pat Skerry era)
6-2 on the 29th day of the month
3-0 on the 29th day of the month on the road
1-1 on December 29th
1-0 on December 29th on the road
22-20 on Mondays
5-10 on Mondays on the road
40-50 in December
13-26 in December on the road
15-13 against William & Mary
6-5 against William & Mary on the road
37-42 against teams from Virginia
12-22 against teams from Virginia on the road
87-110 on the road
132-97 in CAA games
57-57 in CAA games on the road