TOWSON, Md. – Quinton Drayton led five Towson University men's basketball players in double figures with a career best 21 points. His memorable performance helped Towson defeat Wesley, 93-66, in a non-conference contest at SECU Arena Sunday afternoon.
Drayton was an equal opportunity point producer as he scored 11 in the first half and added 10 after intermission. Playing in his second career collegiate contest, the redshirt freshman was also one of five Tigers to finish with at least five rebounds.
Records
Wesley 0-1
Towson 1-1
Quotable
Drayton on what helped him enjoy a career best scoring game.
"Coach emphasized to me playing hard defense and being shot ready. That's what I worked on all last year and that's what I tried to do today is be shot ready. Today felt good because all of my loved ones kept telling me to stay ready and your time is going to come. We were much bigger than Wesley especially at the guard spot so I knew if I shot and caught the ball in rhythm, they wouldn't be able to bother my shot so that's what I took advantage of."
How It Happened
- Towson scored the first 12 points of the second half to stretch its 46-35 halftime lead.
- The Tigers scoring surge eventually peaked at 24-5 eight minutes into the second half.
- Wesley made one of its first 10 shots after intermission.
- Nakye Sanders, who also sat out last season after transferring, finished with 13 points, six rebounds and a blocked shot.
- Sanders points were a career best.
- Freshmen Solomon Uyaelunmo (12 points, five rebounds) and Nicolas Timberlake (10 points, two dunks) finished with career best scoring totals.
- Tobias Howard scored nine of his 11 points in the first half.
- Howard, who made a pair of 3-pointers in the first five minutes, also had a career best six assists.
- Allen Betrand led the Tigers with a career best seven rebounds.
- Brian Fobbs' three steals were a perfect complement to his nine points.
- Dennis Tunstall had five rebounds.
- All 12 players who dressed saw action.
Key Game Sequence
- Wesley's Evan Anderson, who finished with a game-high 31 points, scored a layup to cut Towson's advantage to 24-18 with 9:04 left in the first half.
- Five different Tigers scored during an 11-0 blitz over three minutes.
- By the time Drayton's 3-pointer swished through the nets, Towson enjoyed a 35-18 bulge with 6:16 remaining in the first half.
- Towson led by at least double digits for the final 28 minutes after Fobbs scored during the run to give the Tigers a 28-18 cushion.
Inside the Numbers
- Towson got scoring from 11 players.
- Eight players had at least one assist as the Tigers finished with 16.
- The Tigers turned 18 Wesley turnovers into 18 points.
- Towson has won six consecutive home openers.
- Howard has scored in double figures in both of Towson's games this season.
- For the second straight game, Towson attempted 27 free throws.
- Towson's defense limited Wesley to 32.1 point shooting (9-for-28) in the second half.
- Fobbs provided the first points of the game for the second straight outing with a 3-pointer 64 seconds into the contest.
- Alex Thomas had a pair of blocked shots.
- This was Thomas' 16th career multi-blocked shot game.
Up Next
- Towson will compete in the three-day Islands of the Bahamas Showcase from Friday, Nov. 16 through Sunday, Nov. 18.
- Towson opens with Pepperdine on Friday at 8 p.m. at Kendall Isaacs Gym in Nassau.
- The Tigers will meet either Georgia Southern or Florida Atlantic on Saturday at either 2 p.m. or 8 p.m.
- Sunday's potential opponents include North Dakota State, Miami (Ohio), Incarnate Word or Montana.
