TEANECK, N.J. – Despite a perfect shooting performance from the field by Byron Hawkins, the Towson University men's basketball team dropped a 69-68 decision to Fairleigh Dickinson in a non-conference contest at Stratis Arena.
 
The Knights scored the final six points of the contest, including Marques Townes' decisive basket with 5.8 seconds remaining, to end Towson's six-game winning streak. Towson dropped to 7-4 while FDU improved to 4-6.
 
How It Happened

• Towson scored three points over the final 3 minutes, 54 seconds.
• The Tigers turned the ball over twice in the final 58 seconds.
• Mike Morsell scored five of his seven points during an 8-0 flurry that gave Towson its largest lead of the game, 65-57 with 3:54 remaining.
• Towson led the entire second half until the final 5.8 seconds.
• There were seven ties and five lead changes.
• John Davis and Hawkins combined to score 12 of Towson's first 14 points.
• Helped by making their first four 3-pointers, the Tigers held their biggest lead of the first half, 25-17, with 7:25 remaining.
• FDU grabbed 14 offensive rebounds during the first half, which helped it take a 31-28 lead with 1:45 remaining.
• Hawkins was 5-for-5 shooting, including 3-for-3 from 3-point distance in the first half.
• Towson and FDU was tied at 33 heading into intermission despite three Tiger starters with at least two fouls in the first half.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Hawkins reached double figures in scoring for the 17th time in his career.
• Hawkins was 6-for-6 from the field and finished with a team-high 16 points.
• It was the fifth time this season Hawkins has led the Tigers in scoring.
• William Adala Moto scored all 12 of his points in the second half.
• Towson won the rebounding battle, 38-36.
• With 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting, Davis tallied double digits in scoring for 27th time in his career and the fourth time in Towson's last five games.
• Davis finished with a team best nine rebounds, which tied a season-high. He also had nine against Coppin State.
• Walter Foster blocked two shots, the fifth time this season, and third straight contest, he's had multiple blocked shots in a game.
• Foster has nine blocked shots in his last three games.
• It was the second consecutive season, Towson dropped a one-point decision to FDU.
• Towson was 11-for-20 from the foul line.
• Towson limited FDU to four offensive rebounds in the second half.
• FDU turned 16 Towson turnovers into 22 points.
• Damian Anderson led four FDU players in double figures with 11 points.

 
Up Next
Towson hosts Rio Grande Sunday afternoon at SECU Arena at 4:30 p.m.