NEWARK, Del. – The Towson University men's basketball team placed five players in double digits for the second consecutive game during its solid 75-58 victory over the University of Delaware in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game at the Bob Carpenter Center Saturday afternoon.
 
Records
Towson           12-9 overall, 4-4 CAA
Delaware         8-13, 1-7
 
How It Happened

• The Tigers never trailed as they extended their winning streak to four games, a season-best.
• Towson limited Delaware to 33.3 percent shooting.
• Mike Morsell led a balanced Towson scoring attack with 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
• Morsell immediately set the tone for Towson as he was fouled 14 seconds into the game.
• It was Morsell's first trip to the foul line in six games. He was 5-of-6 from the foul line.
• Alex Thomas delivered a career best 13 points in 18 minutes.
• Thomas was 5-for-5 from the field.
• John Davis added 12 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.
• Deshaun Morman scored four of his 11 points in the first 95 seconds to help Towson race to a 6-0 lead.
• Eddie Keith II complemented Towson's scoring with 10 points.
• Arnaud William Adala Moto added 12 rebounds.
• Leading 18-13 with 9:03 remaining, Towson took control of the game with a quick 9-0 burst highlighted by a Morsell 3-pointer.
• Thomas gave Towson a 24-13 lead with 7:09 remaining in the first half. Towson's lead never dropped below double figures.
• Five Towson players had at least six points in the opening 20 minutes as Towson built a 40-23 halftime lead.
• Delaware got as close as 52-40 with 11:57 remaining following Ryan Daly's layup.
• Adala Moto's breakaway basket extended Towson's lead to 68-46 with 4:39 remaining.

 
Inside the Numbers

• This was the eighth time Towson has swept the season series from Delaware.
• Towson extended its winning streak over Delaware to four.
• The Tigers are 7-5 against the Blue Hens in the Pat Skerry era.
• Towson is averaging 79.5 points during its four-game winning streak.
• Morsell was Towson's fourth different leading scorer during its winning streak.
• Morsell reached double figure scoring for the first time since Dec. 31 against UNCW.
• This was the 14th time and 47th time in his career Morsell has scored at least 10 points.
• Davis moved past Michael Fink and Donald Leslie into 22nd place all-time on the Towson scoring list. He has 1,035 career points and 646 rebounds.
• Davis has scored in double figures in five straight games.
• This was the 13th time this season that Morman finished with multiple steals in a game.
• Thomas reached double figures in scoring for the fourth time this season.
• This was the fifth time this season and 14^th time in his career, Adala Moto finished with double digit rebounds.
• Towson won the rebounding battle, 44-30, the 11th time it finished with at least 40 rebounds.
• Keith tied his career best by making three 3-pointers in a game.
• Towson had eight blocked shots, the second time in three games it has finished with at least that many.
• Daly led Delaware with a game-high 21 points.
• Anthony Mosley added 11 points for the Blue Hens helped by 7-of-7 shooting from the foul line.

 
Up Next
Towson hosts the College of Charleston Thursday night at SECU Arena. Tip-off is 7 p.m.