WILLIAMSBURG — Not so long ago, 23% shooting from the 3-point arc would have been hard for William & Mary to overcome. But this is a different team — which isn’t to say the Tribe has thrown out the old playbook.

To be clear, W&M still likes to shoot the 3. But Sunday afternoon in Kaplan Arena, it was the Tribe’s production closer to the basket that produced an 88-75 win over Old Dominion before 3,424.

In winning its fifth consecutive game, W&M (7-2) outscored the Monarchs 42-34 in the paint. The Tribe was 24 of 36 inside the 3-point arc, 18 of 24 near the rim, with La Salle transfer Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi scoring most of his career-high 25 points there.

“Last year, we had one of the greatest shooters in college basketball,” said Tribe coach Brian Earl, referring to Gabe Dorsey. “And peop

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