TOWSON, Md. – After a pair of exciting and memorable contests last week, the Towson University men's basketball team concludes its three-game homestand by welcoming Hofstra to SECU Arena. The game is also Towson's First Responders Appreciation night.
 
Towson's last three home games against the College of Charleston, Drexel and William & Mary have featured a little of everything: chills, thrills, overtimes, clutch baskets, amazing rallies, and plenty of resilience. The Tigers two wins last week were by a combined three points. At this point with everybody battling for playoff positioning, each triumph is significant no matter the margin of victory.
 
Towson has won seven of its last eight games to move into a third-place tie with Elon and William & Mary with six regular season games remaining. Towson and Hofstra each enter tonight's game with two-game winning streaks. Also, both squads rallied from double-digit deficits to win their last game.

 

When:	Thursday, February 9, 2017
Where	SECU Arena -- Towson, Md.
Time:	7 p.m.
Records:	Towson (15-10, 7-5); Hofstra (12-13, 4-8)
Radio:	HFS 104.9 FM
Series History:	Hofstra leads 39-25 (Towson W1)
Last Meeting:	Towson defeated Hofstra, 86-80 on Jan. 19 at the Mack Sports Complex
Social Media Updates:	@Towson_MBB

Open Mic
Towson head coach Pat Skerry on last week's two victories
"We were very fortunate in both games. We got some good bounces and you need a little bit of luck. I like the fight the guys are showing. They are a tough-mined and competitive group. There are things we have to get better at and I hope that happens sooner than later."
 
On the matchup with Hofstra
"We were fortunate up there. We have to get back in transition, figure out how to stop the ball and keep them in front of us. They are so dynamic shooting and dribbling the ball that it puts so much pressure on you. Hofstra scores the ball so well and presents so many different problems on the perimeter."
 
Series Notes
This will be the 65th all-time meeting … The Tigers are looking for their first season sweep of Hofstra since the 2013-14 season … Towson has won six of its last nine against Hofstra … Hofstra beat Towson, 90-58, in its last visit to SECU Arena on Jan. 2, 2016 … Towson has scored at least 80 points in four of its last six games … The Pride are third in the CAA in scoring offense (77.7) and ninth in scoring defense (77.3) … Towson is 6-5 against Hofstra under Pat Skerry.
 
A Look At Hofstra
Trailing by 10 points with under a minute to play, Hofstra closed out the game on a 12-0 run to post a 79-77 victory over Drexel Saturday night at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Justin Wright-Foreman's three-pointer from the right corner capped the comeback and proved to be the game-winning basket. Hofstra, which trailed by as much as 13 in the second half, won for the second time in a row. The Pride had four players score in double-figures led by 20 points each from Wright-Foreman and Deron Powers. Eli Pemberton added 16 points, while Brian Bernardi had 10. Powers added six assists and Hunter Sabety pulled down seven rebounds to go along with nine points. Hofstra made a season-high 14 three-pointers.
 
Last Meeting Against Hofstra
Towson scored 54 points in the second half to erase an eight-point halftime deficit in an 86-80 road victory over Hofstra on Jan. 19. Also in the game, Towson rallied from a 32-16 first-half deficit. Freshman Zane Martin scored a career-high 23 points off the bench.  Jordan McNeil was also in double figures for the first time this season, scoring 11 of his 13 points in the second half. John Davis added 14 points.  The Tigers got 50 of their 86 points from the bench.  They outscored the Pride 50-4 off the bench. Deshaun Morman, Arnaud William Adala Moto also scored 14 points each for the Tigers. Eli Pemberton scored a game-high 26 points for Hofstra.
 
Last Time Out
Towson rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit to beat William & Mary, 82-80. Eddie Keith II led Towson with 16 points. Brian Starr added 13 points and five assists. John Davis and Mike Morsell contributed 11 points each. Morsell sank a 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining to provide the winning margin for the Tigers.
 
Comeback Tigers
Towson has rallied from four double-digit deficits to win games this season. Three of those games (FDU, UMBC, William & Mary), the Tigers trailed by double digits at intermission.
 
Deficit             Opponent                   Final
10 (43-33)       vs. FDU                       90-87
15 (48-33)       at UMBC                     73-72
16 (32-16)       at Hofstra                    86-80
17 (56-39)       vs. William & Mary       82-80
 
Sensational Second Halves
The Tigers made 19 of 29 shots (65.5 percent) in the second half against UMBC. It was their highest shooting second half of the season. Towson made 63 percent of its shots (17-for-27) against Morgan State. Towson has shot at least 50 percent in the second half eight times this season. The Tigers scored 57 points in the 2nd half against FDU and 54 against Hofstra.
 
Home Sweet Home
Towson has won five straight home games and are 9-3 overall this season. The Tigers are 42-16 all-time at SECU Area.
 
900 Ways To Score...Choose One
Towson has three players that have scored at least 900 points: Arnuad William Adala Moto (1,173), John Davis (1,092) and Mike Morsell (975).
 
Tunstall Terrific
Dennis Tunstall has made seven consecutive shots over a 10-game stretch. He has not missed a shot since Dec. 7 against Loyola. Tunstall produced his first double-double against Goucher on Nov. 30 (16 points, 13 rebounds).

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Up Next
Towson visits Drexel on Saturday, Feb. 11.  Tip-time is at 4 p.m.