TOWSON, Md. – Senior forward John Davis scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 20th career double-double, but it wasn't enough as the Towson University men's basketball team dropped a 76-67 decision to UNCW in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opener at SECU Arena Saturday afternoon.
 
Davis was 8-for-10 from the field and also led the Tigers with three assists. Three of his 20 career double-doubles have been against UNCW. This was Davis' fifth double-double this season as he finished a rebound shy of tying his career high.
 
During the game, Davis also became the 10th Towson men's basketball player in program history with at least 600 rebounds. He has 613 career caroms.
 
Records
UNCW 12-2 overall, 1-0 CAA
Towson 8-6, 0-1
 
How It Happened

• In addition to Davis, also reaching double figures for Towson were junior guards Mike Morsell (14 points) and Deshaun Morman (11).
• Trailing 32-31 at intermission, Arnaud William Adala Moto gave Towson its final lead of the game, 33-32 26 seconds into the second half.
• UNCW, the reigning CAA Tournament champion and preseason conference favorite, gained control of the contest with a 16-6 run to open a 48-39 lead with 13:22 remaining.
• Towson got as close as five points on two different occasions in the second half, 52-47 with 11:37 left following a Zane Martin layup and 56-51 with 8:52 left after a Morsell 3-pointer.
• UNCW was 15-for-30 shooting and Towson made 13-of-26 shots in the second half.
• The difference in the game was that the Seahawks also made seven of their 10 3-pointers after intermission.
• Towson made one triple and was 9-for-16 from the foul line after intermission.
• Morman scored seven of Towson's first 10 points.
• Morsell gave Towson its first lead of the game, 17-16, with 10;46 left in the first half following a 3-pointer.
• Morsell, who scored 10 points in the first half, was 2-for-2 from 3-point distance in the opening half.
• The first half featured four ties and four lead changes.
• Towson limited Chris Flemmings, the CAA Preseason Player of the Year, to two points on 1-of-8 shooting.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Morsell reached double figures for the 13th time this season and 46th time in his career.
• He has also made at least two 3-pointers in a single game eight times this season.
• Towson committed 13 of its 19 turnovers in the first half.
• The Tigers won the rebounding battle, 43-33.
• This was the eighth time this season Towson finished with at least 40 rebounds.
• For Morman, it was the seventh time this season he reached double figures in scoring.
• Davis has scored in double figures in eight of his last 10 games.
• Davis has grabbed at least nine rebounds in four of Towson's last five games.
• Thanks to Davis tying his season-high scoring output for the third time this season, Towson won the battle of the benches, 29-9.
• Ten of Towson's players who saw action marked the scoring column.
• UNCW became the third team in the last four games to make at least 10 3-pointers.
• UNCW placed four players in double figures led by Denzel Ingram's 22 points.
• Devontae Cacok had 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots for the Seahawks, who won at Towson for the second time in three years.
• Ambrose Mosley scored all 15 of his points in the second half for UNCW.

 
Up Next
Towson begins a three-game conference road trip at James Madison Monday night at 7 p.m. The Tigers and Dukes split a pair of meetings last season with each team winning at home.