TOWSON, Md. – There's a wonderful adage that's eloquent in its simplicity: "If you don't dream, then you will never have a dream come true."
 
With the start of the 2016 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament beginning Friday night, 10 schools have hoop dreams about being the last team standing and cutting down the nets Monday night around 9 p.m. The dreamers included the Towson men's basketball team, who have won 20 games and enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed.
 
It's OK for dreams to take over the minds of everybody as the Tigers prepare for their CAA quarterfinal contest against sixth-seeded Northeastern, which experienced the euphoria of winning the tournament and participating in the NCAA tournament last year.
 
Now, the Tigers task is to prevent the reigning CAA Tournament champion Huskies from going "Back-to-Back" like Drake.
 

When	Saturday, March 5, 2016
Where	Baltimore, Md. (Royal Farms Arena)
Time	8:30 p.m.
Team Records	No. 3 seed Towson (20-11), No. 6 seed Northeastern (17-14)
Radio	TowsonTigers.com
Series	Northeastern leads the series, 19-13
Last Meeting	Northeastern 47, Towson 44 (Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at Towson)

 
Who & Where To Watch
The Comcast Network Philadelphia (TCN-P)   (LIVE)
Comcast SportsNet New England (CSN-NE)   (TAPE DELAYED, 11 PM, REPLAY 3/6, 7:30 AM)
SportsNet New York (SNY)   (LIVE)
Comcast SportsNet Chicago PLUS (CSN-CHI+)   (LIVE)
@ WBAL-MeTV (Baltimore, MD) Over-The-Air Digital Channel 11.2, Comcast Cable channel 208, Verizon channel 460
Live videostream on CAA.TV
 
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CAA Tournament Facts

• Towson is 7-13 all-time in the CAA tournament since joining the league in 2001-02 season.
• The Tigers are 5-3 in their last eight CAA openers.
• This is the first time that Towson has been a No. 3 seed.
• The Tigers and Huskies are meeting for the second time in the CAA Tournament. The Tigers defeated the Huskies, 58-54, in the 2009 quarterfinals. 
• The winner of the CAA Tournament earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

 
Numbers To Know
15: Towson is 15-3 when shooting 40 percent or better.
17: consecutive opponents Towson has outrebounded.
18: Tigers are 18-0 when leading at halftime.
500: career rebounds for John Davis entering the CAA Tournament.
 
Overall Against Northeastern
This will be the 33rd meeting all-time between Northeastern and Towson. The teams split their games this season with each team winning on the road. Towson claimed a 79-72 victory at Mathews Arena on Jan. 23 and Northeastern earned a 47-44 victory at SECU Arena on Feb. 11.
Towson averaged 61.5 points per game in two games against Northeastern. The Huskies averaged 59.9 points per contest.
 
John Davis had two of his three double-doubles this season against Northeastern. He averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds. Also averaging double digits against the Tigers against Northeastern were Byron Hawkins (15.0) and Mike Morsell (11.5). Hawkins didn't play against the Huskies in the February loss.
 
Meanwhile, David Walker averaged 25.0 points in the two games against Towson. He scored a career-high 32 points in January. He had 11 of his 18 points in the second half in the second matchup. Walker made nine of the 11 3-pointers Northeastern had against Towson this season. Northeastern's second leading scorer Quincy Ford didn't play in the first meeting.
 
Boss Status
Since the start of the 2012-13 season, Towson and Northeastern have the most regular season CAA victories with 42. Towson is 42-25 overall during that span against the CAA.
 
All-CAA Selections
Towson had three players honored by the CAA Thursday night. William Adala Moto and Mike Morsell were named to the All-CAA team. Adala-Moto earned second team honors and Morsell was selected to third team. Adala-Moto and Timajh Parker-Rivera received a spot on the All-Defensive Team and the All-CAA Academic Team.
 
Top Scorers
Towson has three of the top scorers in the CAA in Adala-Moto (10th, 13.7 ppg.), Byron Hawkins (13th, 13.6) and Morsell (15th, 12.9).
 
Bouncing Back
The Tigers are 9-1 following losses this season. They have won eight consecutive games following a loss and haven't dropped consecutive contests since Nov. 19 & 20 to Oklahoma State & Ole Miss in the Charleston Classic. Towson is the only CAA school not to lose back-to-back consecutive conference contests.
 
Bright-Light Bliss
Towson is 7-3 in television games this season (1-2 on ESPN3, 5-1 on Comcast Sportsnet and 1-0 on the American Sports Network). The Tigers have won five consecutive televised games.
 
Best Things In Life Are Free
Towson is sixth in the country in free throw attempts (802) and 14th in free throws made (547).
 
Leaders of the CAA
Towson leads the CAA in rebounding margin (+7.4), offensive rebounds (14.3), blocked shots (4.8) and offensive rebounding percentage (.388). The Tigers are second in rebounding (39.5), scoring defense (66.6) and field-goal percentage defense (41.4).
 
Window Cleaners
For the season, Towson has outrebounded 27 opponents. The Tigers have grabbed at least 15 offensive rebounds 12 times this season. Four Towson players are ranked in the top 11 in the CAA in offensive rebounding: Parker-Rivera (3rd, 2.7), Walter Foster (fourth, 2.4), Adala-Moto (sixth, 2.2) and Davis (11th, 1.9).
 
Scouting Northeastern
The Huskies are the defending CAA Tournament champion. They earned the CAA's automatic bid last season and was seeded 14th. The Huskies took third seeded Notre Dame to the wire before dropping a 69-65 decision.
 
The Huskies have been powered all season by their dynamic duo of Walker and Ford. Walker led the CAA in scoring (18.0 points per game). Ford was eighth as he averaged 16.1 points per outing. Northeastern finished the season by winning five of its final six games following a six-game losing streak during the middle of the season in which Ford missed four of those games with a concussion.
 
This season, the Huskies got off to a strong start, which included a 72-71 road victory at Miami.
Northeastern has now finished .500 or better in the CAA for the second straight season. Walker has 92 3-point field goals this season, the 13th player in the nation to cross the 90 3FG line this season. Walker also now has 245 career treys, good for second in school history passing Joel Smith (243, 2009-13). Walker has scored 20 or more points 12 times this season. He has scored in double figures in 13 of Northeastern's last 14 games. Meanwhile, Ford has scored in double figures in 23 of the 27 games he has played in this season.
 
Northeastern has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 16 times this season. The Huskies lead the CAA in 3-point field goal percentage (36.9). Zach Stahl recently scored his 1,000th career point. He has 1,013 points. Walker (1,597) and Ford (1,576) have combined to score over 3,100 career points.
 
Next Up
The survivor of tonight's game advances to Sunday's semifinals where they will play either No. 2 UNCW, No. 7 College of Charleston or No. 10 Delaware at 3:30 p.m. in a game that will be televised on NBC Sports Network.

ALUMNI NOTE: The weekend features a pre-game reception hosted by the Tiger Athletic Fund and the Towson University Alumni Association at 6:30 p.m. at Pratt Street Ale House. The reception will feature heavy hors'dourves, a cash bar, and a chance to meet and mingle with members of the Towson Athletics staff.
 
Register for CAA Pre-Game Reception:
http://www.tutigertracks.com/s/108/index.aspx?sid=108&gid=1&pgid=1983&cid=3617&ecid=3617&crid=0&calpgid=1&calcid=777
 
Purchase Tickets:
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