WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Senior forward Alex Gavrilovic knocked down a three-pointer from the corner to give Towson the lead with 3.5 seconds remaining in overtime in a come-from-behind, 79-75, victory over Monmouth in the final game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic hosted by Monmouth.

With the scored tied and 36 seconds remaining, Gavrilovic followed an Eddie Keith II miss with a putback slam to give Towson a 74-72 lead.  MU's Andrew Nicholas had an answer out of a timeout as he drained a long three-pointer with a hand in his face. 

On the next possession, Towson worked some clock before Keith II drove and kicked to Gavrilovic in the corner for the game winner.  The Hawks never got a shot off as they stepped out of bounds and Four McGlynn sealed the win with a pair of free throws.

The Tigers (4-1) looked like they would suffer their first loss of the weekend as they trailed by eight points with just 2:26 remaining.  But, the Tigers turned up the defense and scored the final eight points to force overtime. A.J. Astroth scored in transition, and John Davis scored in close to bring the Tigers within three.  With just 12 seconds left, McGlynn drew a foul on a three-point attempt and hit all free throws to force overtime.

The Tigers came out hot in the early moments of the first half as McGlynn knocked down a pair of three pointers to help open a 10-4 advantage.

The Hawks (2-2) had an answer out of the first media timeout as Andrew Nicholas connected on three of his five first-half three pointers to give MU a 21-14 advantage.

The Tigers would fall down by as many at 16 points in the first half, but allowed just two points over the final 2:50 of the first half to cut the deficit to 41-29 at the half.

McGlynn led the scoring with a career-high 27 points on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc, and 6-of-7 from the foul line.  Davis registered his second double-double of the season with 22 points and 13 rebounds.  Astroth also had a career day with 22 points, and Timajh Parker-Rivera added 10 rebounds and three blocks.

The Tigers dominated the glass by outrebounding the Hawks 48-26.  Towson had an 18-8 advantage on the offensive glass, and converted those into 15 second-chance points.

The Tigers, who are off to their best start since the 1989-90 season, play their home opener Wednesday evening against Goucher.  Tip-time is set for 7 p.m.