William & Mary men's basketball beats Bridgewater 80-66 in opener

The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team won its season opener Monday night, beating the Bridgewater Eagles 80-66 at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg. The Tribe are 1-0 and the game was streamed on FloSports.

How it played out

William & Mary led 37-30 at halftime and outscored Bridgewater 43-36 in the second half. The Tribe's largest lead was 21 points, and they led for 87 percent of the game. There were four lead changes.

The Tribe shot 26-of-56 from the field (46 percent) and 11-of-30 from three-point range (37 percent). Bridgewater shot 23-of-66 (35 percent) and 7-of-25 from deep (28 percent). Both teams made 65 percent of their free throws, with William & Mary going 17-of-26 and Bridgewater 13-of-20.

Tribe standouts

Brian Carter Jr. led William & Mary with 19 points off the bench on 8-of-10 shooting, adding six rebounds and a team-high four assists in 26 minutes. Ethan Connery scored 14 points on a perfect 6-of-6 from the field.

Will Feagles added 13 points, all on three-pointers, hitting 4 of 8 from deep in 16 minutes. ZZ Clark scored 11 points and made three of his four three-point attempts. Stas Sivka had nine points, making all six of his free throws. Josh Baldwin led the team with seven rebounds and also had three assists.

The Tribe outrebounded Bridgewater 44-40 and held a 30-24 edge in points in the paint. William & Mary also had 14 fast-break points to Bridgewater's six, and had 15 assists on 26 made baskets.

Eagles

Jahmir Brown led Bridgewater with 17 points, going 5-of-8 at the free throw line. Devin Walker scored 11 and had three assists and three steals, and Carter Palmer had nine points and a team-high six rebounds. Bridgewater had 12 offensive rebounds and forced 14 Tribe turnovers, scoring 17 points off them, but committed just nine of its own.

Up next

William & Mary returns to Kaplan Arena to host Norfolk State on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET.