The Tribe Has Spoken

Big game tonight, and sorry this is so late. Here goes.

This game is enormous for both teams as the winner has a very good shot at holding a top 4 seed. The Tribe needs it even more, as tiebreakers will be huge and we can’t count on a Tribe win at the Trask. These teams are very evenly match, with the Tribe’s RPI of 162 and UNCW’s at 160. Ken Pomeroy gives the Tribe a 62% chance of winning.

The return of 2-guard TJ Carter has been key for this Wilmington team. After missing all of last season injured, he has stormed back averaging 16 points per game and 5.1 boards. He is shooting a superb 85% from the foul stripe and has 92 assists and just 68 turnovers. He is an all-CAA candidate and will be the key to stopping UNCW today.

The Seahawk’s zone buster is yet again Daniel Fountain. Fountain is averaging 13.7 points per game this year and is second on the team with 37 steals. He is shooting a very strong 44.3% from 3-point land, however, he is shooting 3 points lower overall from the field.

This game is huge, and after losing to ODU I don’t see the Tribe losing back to back home games. This is going to be a game for the ages, and will come down to the final shot, but the Tribe will pull it out behind a big game from David Schneider.

WM-68
UNCW-67