December 22, 201510 yr WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Junior Daniel Dixon delivered an early Christmas present on Monday evening at Kaplan Arena, knocking down a 24-foot 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left in overtime to send the William & Mary men's basketball team to a thrilling 78-75 victory over three-time defending Big South regular season champion High Point. Dixon scored 11 of the Tribe's 13 points in the extra session after regulation ended in back-and-forth fashion. The Tribe improved to 7-3 on the year, including a spotless 5-0 mark at home, while High Point, which suffered three losses to Power Five opponents by a combined 10 points, fell to 8-4. Dixon, who also hit a game-winning 3-pointer in the Tribe's double-OT win in the CAA semifinals last season, scored a game-high 20 points on 5-of-10 from 3-point range. He did most of his damage in the second half and overtime, connecting on 5-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from 3-point range over the final 25 minutes. Junior Omar Prewitt scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half to go with six rebounds and a career-high six assists. Senior Terry Tarpey, who returned to the lineup after missing the Tribe's previous game with Mary Washington due to injury, and Sean Sheldon both added 10 points in the victory. Tarpey poached six steals, which tied a career high and rank fourth in W&M history, while Sheldon led W&M on the glass with seven rebounds and held High Point's leading scorer John Brown to just eight points on 1-of-6 shooting after he entered the contest averaging 20.3 points per game. William & Mary Athletics - Daniel Dixon Delivers Game-Winning 3-Pointer in Thrilling OT Win vs. High Point
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