Scores

Final

Howard 69

(2-8, 0-1 MEAC)

William & Mary 78

(5-3, 1-0 CAA)

7:00 PM ET, December 6, 2012

Kaplan Arena, Williamsburg, VA

1 2 T
HOW 30 3969
W&M 38 4078

Top Performers

Howard: C. Thompson 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

William & Mary: B. Britt 26 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

William &, Mary 78, Howard 69

Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Brandon Britt marked career highs with 13 free throws and 26 points as William & Mary topped Howard 78-69 in a nonconference contest Thursday night.

Britt went to the foul line a career-high 15 times and is averaging 8.1 free-throw attempts per game this year after going to the line 3.6 times per contest last year. He'd made only 59.6 percent (28 of 47) of those foul shots entering Thursday.

The Tribe (5-3) shot 90.3 percent (28 of 31) from the foul line Thursday.

Marcus Thornton and Tim Rusthoven added 13 points each and Rustoven seven rebounds for William & Mary.

Calvin Thompson led Howard (2-8) with a season-high 24 points on 11-of-26 shooting.

William & Mary led 38-30 at halftime. After Thompson's three-point play cut the deficit to 44-41 with 16:14 left, the Tribe went on an 8-2 run, and Howard never pulled closer than six points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
HOW
W&M
Points 69 78
FG Made-Attempted 29-72 (.403) 23-48 (.479)
3P Made-Attempted 3-14 (.214) 4-13 (.308)
FT Made-Attempted 8-9 (.889) 28-31 (.903)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 13

Game Leaders

 
HOW
W&M
PointsC. Thompson 24B. Britt 26
ReboundsP. Okoroh 8T. Tarpey 12
AssistsS. Frazier 8T. Tarpey 4
StealsC. Thompson 3B. Britt 1
BlocksP. Okoroh 1F. Heldring 2
Team Stats: Howard | William & Mary

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

HOW
W&M
12/15 LIB 4:00pm
12/19 @ORST 10:00pm
12/21 @RUTG 7:30pm
12/28 @UCF 7:00pm
12/29 BU 5:00pm
 12/08 @RAD 2:00pm
12/21 SSU 7:00pm
12/29 @PUR 2:00pm
01/02 @VAN 8:00pm
01/05 GMU 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Howard | William & Mary