ELON, N.C. – Deshaun Morman scored 13 points and John Davis added 11 points to lead the Towson University men's basketball team during a 72-61 setback to Elon University in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game Saturday night at Alumni Gym.
 
Zane Martin and Mike Morsell added nine points each for Towson, which led 19-6 eight minutes into the game. Towson concluded a stretch of where it was the only CAA team to play three games in six days in three different states.
 
Records
Towson           8-9 overall, 0-4 CAA
Elon                 9-8, 1-3
 
How It Happened

• Elon made more free throws (19) than Towson attempted (13).
• Morman gave Towson its final lead of the game, 41-40, following a free-throw with 14:22 remaining.
• Morman's foul shot capped a quick 6-0 Towson run.
• It was Towson's only lead of the second half.
• Elon answered by scoring seven consecutive points.
• Steven Santa Ana scored on a layup to give Elon the lead for good, 42-41, eight seconds after Morman's foul shot.
• Towson trailed by four points on four different occasions in the second half, but didn't get any closer.
• Eddie Keith II scored a tough basket to pull Towson to within, 57-53, with 5:04 remaining.
• Towson raced to an 13-point lead following a deep 3-pointer from Mike Morsell with 12:12 left in the first half.
• Six different Towson players scored during its early burst.
• Fueled by nine consecutive points from Karolis Kundrotas, Elon ended the first half on a 27-10 run.
• After beginning the game shooting 2-of-15, Elon finished the first half by making 10 of its last 13 shots.
• Elon, which leads the CAA in 3-pointers made per game, missed its first seven 3-pointers, but made its last four of the first half.
• Steven Santa Ana gave Elon its first lead of the game, 28-25, with a 3-pointer.
• Elon had 10 assists on its 12 first-half baskets.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Elon made its first field goal at the 13:43 mark of the first half.
• That ended a defensive stretch in which Towson didn't allow a basket in its last two games against the College of Charleston and Elon over the last 11:05 of game action.
• Towson didn't allow a CofC field goal in the final 4:48 Thursday and the first 6:17 against Elon.
• Justin Gorham grabbed six of his seven rebounds in the first half.
• Gorham has grabbed at least five rebounds in three of Towson's last four games.
• Deshaun Morman, who leads the CAA in steals, recorded multiple thefts for the seventh consecutive game.
• John Davis has 625 career rebounds.
• This was Davis' 11th time this season and the 48th in his career reaching double figures in points.
• This was Morman's ninth time this season and the 11th in his career reaching double figures in scoring.
• Brian Starr has grabbed at least five rebounds in three of his last five games, all starts.
• At least five Towson players had five or more rebounds.
• Towson won the rebounding battle, 40-37.
• This was the ninth time this season Towson finished with at least 40 rebounds.
• Elon had four players in double figures led by Santa Ana, who scored 15 points.
• Dainan Swoope had 12 points for Elon and was 7-of-7 from the foul line.
• Tyler Seibring finished with a game-high nine rebounds.
• This was Elon's first regular season win over Towson since joining the CAA.

 
Up Next
Towson returns home to host Delaware Thursday night at SECU Arena. Game time is 7 p.m. It will also be Healthcare Appreciation Night. Towson won both matchups last year against the Blue Hens.