CHARLESTON, S.C. – Mike Morsell and Timajh Parker-Rivera reached double digits in scoring for the Towson University men's basketball team during a 65-47 setback to the College of Charleston at TD Arena in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game Thursday night.
 
The Tigers (16-8 overall, 7-4 CAA) saw their three-game winning streak end.
 
How It Happened

• Charleston scored the final 14 points to defeat Towson for the second time in two weeks.
• Parker-Rivera's three-point play pulled Towson to within, 51-47, with 6:29 remaining.
• During the second half, Towson cut Charleston's advantage to 41-38 following consecutive acrobatic layups by Eddie Keith II with 13:39 remaining.
• Parker-Rivera and Morsell had vicious blocked shots on consecutive possessions early in the second half that sparked a quick 7-2 burst in the first two minutes that pulled Towson to within, 36-32.
• Marquise Pointer made three of Charleston's 3-pointers in the second half.
• After closing to within 16-13, Charleston scored seven consecutive points to open a 23-13 advantage.
• Charleston scored 11 consecutive points to open a 12-1 lead four minutes, 35 seconds into the game.
• The Cougars were 12-for-15 from the foul line and made four 3-pointers in the first half.
• Towson was 7-for-12 from the charity stripe in the second half.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Morsell scored a team-high 13 points for Towson.
• Morsell has reached double digits in scoring 18 times this season.
• Parker-Rivera added 11 points and seven rebounds.
• It was Parker-Rivera's fourth game reaching double figures in scoring.
• Playing in his 122nd career game, Parker-Rivera upped his rebounding total to 620.
• John Davis collected seven rebounds to share team-high honors with Parker-Rivera.
• William Adala Moto had six rebounds.
• Charleston shot 52.4 percent (11-for-21) in the second half.
• Jarrell Brantley had a double-double for the Cougars with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
• Pointer scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the second half.
• Towson outscored CofC, 24-18, in the paint.
• The Tigers won the rebounding battle for the 20th time this season, 33-31.
• Towson has outrebounded nine consecutive opponents.
• The Tigers outscored the Cougars, 18-2, in second chance points.
• Towson had its three-game CAA road winning streak snapped.
• The Tigers fell to third place in the CAA behind William & Mary and Hofstra.
• This is the fifth time since becoming a Division I program in 1979-80, that Towson is 16-8 after 24 games (2013-14, 1993-94, 1992-93, 1990-91).

 
Up Next
Towson continues its road trip when it visits Elon Saturday at 6 p.m. in a game to be televised by American Sports Network.