Elon visits William & Mary, looks to end road slide

Elon Phoenix (13-13, 5-8 CAA) at William & Mary Tribe (16-9, 7-6 CAA)

Williamsburg, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Elon will attempt to break its three-game road slide when the Phoenix take on William & Mary.

The Tribe have gone 9-1 at home. William & Mary is 1-2 in one-possession games.

The Phoenix are 5-8 against CAA opponents. Elon ranks fourth in the CAA shooting 34.7% from 3-point range.

William & Mary makes 48.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.3 percentage points higher than Elon has allowed to its opponents (45.0%). Elon has shot at a 46.4% clip from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points higher than the 43.0% shooting opponents of William & Mary have averaged.

The Tribe and Phoenix match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

Chandler Cuthrell is averaging 20.3 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Phoenix. Bryson Cokley is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tribe: 5-5, averaging 81.6 points, 30.2 rebounds, 17.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.1 points per game.

Phoenix: 3-7, averaging 73.6 points, 31.4 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.6 points.

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