TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team is ending its regular season in the same state where the journey began in November: Virginia. The Tigers make their annual visit to William & Mary for a Saturday matinee.
 
From starting at George Mason and ending at William & Mary, Towson's season has been quite the entertaining thrill ride with plenty of adversity, tense overtimes, memorable rallies, dynamite dunks, tough defense, laughs, bus rides, flights and sensational scoring shows.
 
Even though Towson is locked in as the No. 3 seed in next week's Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament and can't improve its position, this game means plenty for the Tigers, who have won 11 of their last 13 games after losing their first four conference contests.
 
The last time these teams met, Towson pulled off its most dramatic and memorable victory of the season, an 82-80 victory at SECU Arena on Feb. 4. The Tigers rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit to earn the victory. Towson has rallied from double-digit deficits to beat William & Mary in two of its last three meetings. Last year in Williamsburg, Towson stormed back from an 11-point first-half deficit to beat the Tribe, 76-69.
 

When:	Saturday, February 25, 2017
Where	Kaplan Arena -- Williamsburg, Va.
Time:	2 p.m.
Records:	Towson (19-11, 11-6); William & Mary (15-13, 9-8)
Radio:	HFS Radio 104.3 FM
Series History:	William & Mary leads 17-16
Last Meeting:	Towson defeated W&M, 82-80 Feb. 4 at SECU Arena
Social Media Updates:	@Towson_MBB

Today's Game
Towson concludes its 2016-17 regular season schedule at William & Mary with an opportunity to win 20 games for the second consecutive year, the first time as a Division I program.
 
A Look At William & Mary
The William & Mary men's basketball team suffered its first home loss of the season, 96-82, to Hofstra on Thursday. The Pride scored the final 15 points of the game. Senior Daniel Dixon tallied his fourth 30-point game of the season with a team-high 32 points on 12-of-21 from the field, including 5-of-11 from 3-point range. He added four rebounds and five assists. Senior Omar Prewitt added 12 points and five rebounds while Jack Whitman scored 11 second-half points to go with four rebounds and three blocked shots before fouling out. Dixon leads the Tribe with a 19.0 point per game average. Prewitt (15.6 points per game) and Whitman (10.7) also average double figures for William & Mary, which has scored at least 80 points in four straight games despite going 2-2 in that span. W&M has lost four of its last six games.
 
Last Meeting Against William & Mary
Mike Morsell made a 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining to lift Towson to a 82-80 victory over William & Mary at SECU Arena on Feb. 4. Towson rallied from a 17-point second half deficit to earn the victory. Eddie Keith II led Towson with a career-best 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Brian Starr had 13 points and five assists in 32 magnificent minutes. John Davis notched his second consecutive double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Daniel Dixon led four W&M players in double figures with 23 points.
 
Last Time Out
Towson saw its six-game winning streak end with an 83-78 loss to UNCW on Thursday. Arnaud William Adala Moto scored a career best 33 points. The Tigers shot 52.0 percent for the game.
 
Locked At No. 3
Towson will be the No. 3 seeded team entering next weekend's CAA Tournament and will play Saturday, March 4 at 8:30 p.m. against an opponent to be determined in the final quarterfinal of the evening. The following seeds are set for the 2017 CAA Men's Basketball Championship: #1 UNCW, #2 College of Charleston, #3 Towson, #7 James Madison, #8 Hofstra, #9 Delaware and #10 Drexel. Tiebreakers are listed below.
 
Tiebreaker Scenarios
We have listed the ones that impacts Towson's potential quarterfinal partner. Right now, Elon and William & Mary are 9-8 in conference play while Northeastern is 8-9. Elon hosts Delaware while Northeastern visits UNCW. If Northeastern loses, then the Tigers will open with Northeastern for the second straight season in a quarterfinal game.
 
If Elon, Northeastern and William & Mary are tied for fourth at 9-9: Northeastern is the #4 seed, William & Mary is the #5 seed and Elon is the #6 seed. The three teams all went 1-1 against each other and all three would be 1-1 against #1 UNCW. Northeastern and William & Mary were 1-1 against #2 College of Charleston and Elon was 0-2, meaning Elon gets the #6 seed. Northeastern would earn the #4 seed based on its 1-1 record against #3 Towson and William & Mary (0-2) would be the #5 seed.
 
If Elon and Northeastern are tied for fifth at 9-9: Northeastern is the #5 seed and Elon is the #6 seed. Elon and Northeastern split head-to-head and both would be 1-1 against #1 UNCW. Northeastern would earn the #5 seed based on its 1-1 record against #2 College of Charleston.
 
If William & Mary and Northeastern are tied for fifth at 9-9: Northeastern is the #5 seed and William & Mary is the #6 seed. William & Mary and Northeastern split head-to-head and both would be 1-1 against #1 UNCW and #2 College of Charleston. Northeastern would earn the #5 seed based on its 1-1 record against #3 Towson.
 
30 Is The New 20
Mike Morsell delivered his second 32-point scoring performance this season. He scored 32 points each against William & Mary and Elon. It's the first time since the 2012-13 season that a player for Towson has scored at least 30 points in a game twice during the same season. Jerrelle Benimon scored 30 at Temple on Dec. 12 and 31 at George Mason on Feb. 26.
 
19 And Counting
This is the third time in the last five years, Towson has won at least 19 games. It's the sixth time since Towson has been a Division I program (first year was 1979-80) that it has won at least 19 games in a single season (1988-89, 1990-91, 1993-94, 2013-14, 2015-16 & 2016-17). The last three have been under Pat Skerry. With one more win, Towson will have 20 wins for the fourth time as a Division I program. It will also be the first time that Towson has posted consecutive 20-win seasons as a Division I program. Towson had consecutive 20 win seasons during its time as a Division II program in 1976-77 (27-3) and 1977-78 (26-4).
 
Adala Moto's Awesome Effort
Arnaud William Adala Moto scored 33 points in a loss to UNCW, an effort that's tied for the 12th-best single-game total in Towson history. It was the most points a Towson player has scored in a road game since Gary Neal's 33 point performance at Loyola on Jan. 15, 2007. The 33 points are a high scored by a Towson player this season. Adala Moto was special, packing 22 of his points into the second half. Overall, Adala Moto was 9-for-12 from the field and 14-of-19 from the foul line.
 
Sensational Second Halves
The Tigers made 19 of 29 shots (65.5 percent) in the second half against UMBC. It was their highest shooting second half of the season. Towson made 63 percent of its shots (17-for-27) against Morgan State. Towson has shot at least 50 percent in the second half 10 times this season. The Tigers scored 57 points in the 2nd half against FDU and 54 against Hofstra.
 
Nationally Speaking
Towson is ranked in top 50 nationally in offensive rebounds per game (13th, 13.47), rebound margin (6th, 8.0), free throw attempts (2nd, 774), free throws made (11th, 529), total rebounds (7th, 1,192), and rebounds per game (22nd, 39.7).