Tony Shaver spoke of the Tribe's need to "Take this show on the road" in his post-game Thursday night. They will have that opportunity Saturday against a stout Towson squad. Here are some notes:

W&M has not matched up well with Towson in recent years. The Tigers swept the Tribe last season, 76-69 & 99-82.

Towson comes into the game 14-10, 6-5 in the CAA. As far as recent common opponents, the Tigers edged Drexel at home Thursday night, 104-103 and lost at Northeastern last weekend, 69-62.

Towson is a very physical bunch whose aggressive play inside appears dirty at times. Most of their inside guys look like linebackers. If it is a loosely-officiated game, the Tribe will struggle.

Towson crashes the offensive boards better than anyone in the conference. This enabled them to dominate the Tribe last year, scoring a lot of second-chance buckets. Can W&M use Towson's aggressiveness to convert some easy points in transition?

Towson's best player is Arnaud William Adala Moto, a 6'7" senior from Cameroon. He transferred from Wake Forest last year, after playing in every game his sophomore year as a Demon Deacon.

Towson's coach, Pat Skerry, was an assistant at W&M for four years (2000-2003). He was a finalist for the head coaching job in 2003, when the Tribe hired Shaver. Tony kept Skerry on staff his first season.

Time to take this show on the road!