BOSTON – Deshaun Morman scored 11 points to lead the Towson University men's basketball team during its 69-62 setback to Northeastern in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game at Matthews Arena Saturday night.
 
The loss ended Towson's five-game winning streak.
 
Records
Towson           13-10 overall, 5-5 CAA
Northeastern   13-9, 6-4
 
How It Happened

• Northeastern made three 3-pointers in 51 seconds during an 11-5 run in the second half to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish.
• The Huskies made 12 consecutive foul shots over the final 71 seconds after Brian Starr's layup pulled Towson sliced Northeastern's lead to 59-55.
• Northeastern ended its four-game losing streak.
• Brian Starr tied the game at 45 with a 3-pointer with 8:07 remaining.
• The Huskies took the lead for good, 48-45, 22 seconds later following a 3-pointer from Alex Murphy.
• Towson shot 37.7 percent for the game and was 10-for-27 from the field in the second half.
• Northeastern's T.J. Williams attempted 20 foul shots. The Huskies had 24 free throw attempts in the second half.
• Towson, which entered the game ranked fifth nationally in free throws attempted, went to the foul line 22 times.
• Morman gave Towson a 40-35 lead with 11:22 remaining when he sank a corner 3-pointer. It was Towson's largest lead of the game
• Arnaud William Adala Moto scored Towson's final five points of the first half to help the Tigers lead 27-24 at intermission.
• His layup gave the Tigers their largest advantage of the first half, 24-19.
• Deshaun Morman and Mike Morsell highlighted a 14-4 Towson run by making 3-pointers during the surge.
• Towson endured a scoring drought of 4:28 before Zane Martin hit a short floater in the lane.
• After Jordan McNeil made a pair of free throws to give Towson an 8-5 lead, Northeastern used a 10-2 run to open a 15-10 lead.

 
Inside the Numbers

• With his nine-point outing, John Davis moved past Roger Dickens and into 21^st on the Towson all-time scoring list. Davis has 1,062 career points and 669 rebounds.
• Davis led Towson in rebounding with seven.
• Adala Moto and Mike Morsell had nine points each for Towson.
• Morman has reached double figures in three straight games.
• It was the 13th time this season and 15th of his career Morman has reached double figures.
• Eddie Keith II led Towson with three assists.
• Nine of the 11 players who saw action for Towson hit the scoring column.
• There eight ties and four lead changes.
• Towson won the battle of the benches, 21-16.
• The Tigers dropped to 1-9 when the opponent attempts more free throws.
• Rebounding was even at 34.
• The Huskies shot 50 percent in the second half (11-for-22).
• Williams, who leads the CAA in scoring with a 21.4 point per game average, led all scorers with 23 points.
• Murphy finished with 16 points for the Huskies.
• Towson and Northeastern split the season series with each team winning on its home floor.

 
Up Next
Towson returns home to host Drexel Thursday at 7 p.m. That begins a three-game homestand and a stretch in which Towson plays five of its next six inside of the friendly confines of SECU Arena.