TOWSON, Md. – Now the real fun begins for the Towson University men's basketball team.
 
The calendar has flipped to February, which is the money month in college hoops. Towson is right where it believed it would be when practice started in October: In the thick of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship chase and sitting comfortably in the Catbird's Seat.
 
The Tigers begin an arduous two-game swing to the College of Charleston and Elon this week tied for second place with William & Mary. Towson defeated W&M, 76-69 on New Year's Eve. Each squad trails league leading Hofstra and UNCW by a game.
 
With eight games remaining, Towson controls its conference destiny. The Tigers will not have to scoreboard watch. They will not have to hope for teams lose. For, if Towson handles business one game at a time, it will enjoy the view from the top on Feb. 27.  
 
It won't be easy, but the Tigers are confident they have what it takes to create some special memories.
 

When	Thursday, February 4, 2016
Where	Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)
Time	7:30 p.m.
Team Records	Towson (16-7, 7-3 CAA), College of Charleston (13-10, 5-5)
Radio	TowsonTigers.com
Series	Towson leads the series, 5-3
Last Meeting	College of Charleston 40, Towson 37 (January 21, 2016)

 
On the Air
Today's game can be heard live on CBS Sports Radio 1300.  Spiro Morekas will provide the play-by-play.  The game is also being broadcasted locally in Charleston on MyCharleston TV.
 
Skerry on the Radio
Head Coach Pat Skerry can be heard on 10.5.7 the Fan every Tuesday at 12:25 during the 2015-16 season.  Skerry will talk with Vinny and Rob and everything Towson basketball.
 
Last Time Against Charleston
This will be the second meeting in two weeks against the College of Charleston. The Cougars claimed a 40-37 victory over Towson at SECU Arena in a game that was the basketball version of soccer: lots of passing and shooting, but not much scoring. Nobody scored in double figures for Towson, which was led by Walter Foster's nine points. Towson permitted eight points over the final 13 minutes, held CofC to 33.3 percent and rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to tie the game in the final seconds. Towson was 14-for-25 from the foul line.
 
vs. College of Charleston
This will be the ninth meeting between Charleston and Towson. The Tigers lead the all-time series, 5-3.
 
CAA Road Warriors
Towson is off to a 4-1 road start in conference play. The Tigers have won three straight road games over Delaware, Northeastern and Drexel. Towson will be looking for its first CAA four-game road win streak for the first time since closing the 2013-14 regular season with road triumphs against William & Mary, Northeastern, Hofstra and James Madison. The Tigers went 6-2 on the road in the CAA that season.
 
Best Things In Life Are Free
Towson is second in the country in free throw attempts (645) and free throws made (443).

Davis Back In The Groove
After missing most of the preseason with an injury, John Davis has scored 20 or more points in three of Towson's last six games. He scored a season-high 22 points against Delaware on Jan. 14. He made a career-best five 3-pointers en route to tallying 21 points against Delaware on Jan. 30.  Davis is averaging 10.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He notched his first double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds against Northeastern.
 
Leaders of the CAA
Towson leads the CAA in rebounding (40.3), rebounding margin (+7.5), offensive rebounds (14.3), and offensive rebounding percentage (.382). The Tigers are second in scoring defense (65.8) and field goal percentage defense (40.2) while they are third in the CAA in blocked shots (4.9).
 
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Towson is 2-0 in overtime this season, winning each game by four points. The Tigers beat Coppin State, 81-77, on Nov. 28 and Delaware, 101-97, on Jan. 30.
 
Comeback Tigers
Towson rallied from a 12-point first-half deficit to defeat William & Mary, 76-69 on 12-31-15. Even though it lost 40-37, Towson rallied from a 10-point 2nd half deficit to tie Charleston in the final seconds. The Tigers also rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to beat Drexel, 77-70 on 1-28-16.
 
Starting Strong
Towson is 7-3 in the CAA for the second time in three years. Since joining the CAA in 2001-02, Towson has won at least seven conference games six times, with three of those times occurring under Skerry.
 
Magnificent Morsell
Sophomore Mike Morsell enjoyed a career-high 24-point performance against Delaware last Saturday. He was 7-for-12 shooting from the field and 4-of-9 from 3-point distance. He banked home the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38 seconds remaining against the Blue Hens. Morsell also added six rebounds and five assists. In two games last week, Morsell averaged 20 points and made 54.5 percent of his shots. He was also 11-for-14 from the foul line.
 
Scouting Charleston
The Cougars are currently in sixth place in the CAA standings with a 5-5 record. They are 8-3 at home with two of those losses to Elon and William & Mary. In their 65-55 loss to UNCW on Saturday, the Cougars forced the Seahawks to commit a season-high 18 turnovers. Marquise Pointer registered a team-high 17 points at UNCW. He is on a career-best tying three-game double-digit scoring streak. Jarrell Brantley led the Cougars in rebounds (7) and assists (4), while also adding 15 points and four steals to his stat line at UNCW. Cameron Johnson extended his double-digit scoring streak to a career-best six consecutive games with 10 points at UNCW. Sophomore Donovan Gilmore came off the bench and contributed a season-high six points, seven rebounds, one block and one steal in a season-high tying 20 minutes of action at UNCW. CofC made a conference season-high 12 steals behind a career-high four from Jarrell Brantley and four from Payton Hulsey at UNCW. The Cougars have now made 10 or more steals in back-to-back league games with 10 versus Northeastern on Jan. 28. College of Charleston leads the CAA in scoring defense (63.7) and second in steals and turnover margin.
 
Up Next
Towson visits Elon on Saturday night in a game that will be televised on Comcast Sportsnet beginning at 6 p.m.