BALTIMORE – The third-seeded Towson men's basketball team dropped a 71-60 decision to sixth-seeded Northeastern in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) quarterfinal at Royal Farms Arena Saturday despite William Adala-Moto's seventh double-double of the season.
 
Records
Towson 20-12
Northeastern 18-14
 
How It Happened

• Northeastern made 61.9 percent of its shots in the second half (13-for-21).
• The Huskies outscored Towson, 42-28.
• Ranked sixth nationally in free-throw attempts, Towson shot its first foul shot with 14:53 remaining.
• Adala-Moto gave Towson its final lead, 36-34, with 17:25 remaining.
• Trailing, 41-40, with 15:20 remaining, Towson scored six points over an eight-minute period as the Huskies opened a 58-46 advantage.
• The Tigers battled back to close to within, 64-58, with 1:58 remaining following Mike Morsell's fourth 3-pointer of the contest.
• The Tigers had some chances to get closer, but the ball didn't bounce their way.
• Towson played a strong first half highlighted by six different players scoring.
• The Tigers led, 32-29 at intermission.
• Towson pounded the Huskies in the paint in the first half, 20-10.
• The Tigers also had eight second half points in the opening 20 minutes.
• Timajh Parker-Rivera had a highlight dunk in the first half off of a missed shot that brought the crowd out of its seats.

 
Inside the Boxscore

• Adala-Moto led Towson with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
• Parker-Rivera had 11 rebounds for the second time in Towson's last six games.
• Eight of Parker-Rivera's rebounds were of the offensive variety, which was a season best.
• Morsell added 16 points to finish in double digits for the 23rd time this season.
• Morsell also complemented his effort with five rebounds and three steals.
• Towson outrebounded its 18th consecutive opponent, 34-28.
• This was the second time this season Towson had two players finish with double digit rebounds in the same game.
• Towson had three players with double-digits rebounds against Rio Grande on Dec. 20 (Parker-Rivera and Walter Foster 10, Adala-Moto 11).
• The Tigers eight free-throw attempts were a season-low.
• Towson fell to 7-14 all-time in the CAA Tournament.
• Northeastern's duo of Quincy Ford and David Walker combined to score 30 second half points.
• The Huskies made their first four 3-point shot attempts of the second half.

Quotable
Towson head coach Pat Skerry
On the difference against Northeastern and the future of the program
"We played hard, but we made too many errors defensively tonight. We have a good core back and that's exciting. They played hard all year and had great chemistry. I love this group and hopefully we can play some more because so many players return."
 
On what Parker-Rivera meant to the program
"It has been great to have TJ on the team. One thing I'll always be thankful for because he came to Towson to play basketball when it wasn't the popular choice. He's been an unbelievable ambassador for us on and off the court so we'll forever be thankful and it's been a real pleasure to coach him."
 
Adala-Moto on Towson's bright future
"This is a learning experience and I had to adjust my game and limit my turnovers going forward. I think as a team, we're still growing and we're glad to have mostly everybody back. We put in a lot of work last year to be in this position and I expect us to put in more work in the offseason so that we can do better."

 
Up Next
Towson will find out if its selected for the College Insider Tournament or the Las Vegas Shootout on either March 13 or 14. Keep checking www.towsontigers.com for the latest updates.