NASSAU, Bahamas - The Towson University men's basketball team opened the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase with a 74-65 setback to Pepperdine despite a near double-double from junior Brian Fobbs at Kendall Issacs Gymnasium Friday night.
 
Records
Pepperdine      2-1
Towson           1-2
 
How It Happened

• Fobbs scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds, both were career highs.
• He is averaging 9.7 points and 6.0 rebounds for the season.
• Nakye Sanders reached double figures for the second consecutive contest with 11 points and seven rebounds.
• Alex Thomas ended with a season-high nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.
• Dennis Tunstall collected eight rebounds and Tobias Howard handed out five assists.
• Tunstall also had a pair of blocked shots.
• Towson turned 20 Pepperdine turnovers into 15 points.
• Nicolas Timberlake scored six straight points to bring Towson to within, 65-60 with 80 seconds remaining.
• Jordan McNeil, playing in his first game of the season, made a 3-pointer to forge the final tie of the game at 42 with 12 minutes, 56 seconds remaining.
• Towson sprinted to a 16-6 lead six minutes into the contest behind Thomas and Fobbs, who combined for 10 points during the Tigers fast start.
• The Tigers also scored the first seven points of the game.
• Pepperdine, which had three players foul out, was led by Colbey Ross' 23 points.
• Also reaching double figures for the Waves were Kameron Edwards (16 points) and Eric Cooper, Jr. (13).

 
Inside the Numbers

• Towson attempted 26 free throws, the third straight game it has went to the foul line at least that many times.
• The Tigers won the rebounding battle for the second consecutive contest, 39-24.
• Fobbs, Timberlake and Tunstall had two steals each.
• Pepperdine was 20 for 21 from the foul line.
• There were three ties and one lead change.
• Towson finished with 21 bench points with Tunstall's seven leading the way.
• This was the second straight game Howard had at least five assists.
• Timberlake leads Towson with seven steals through three games.

 
Up Next
The Tigers will meet Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. This will be the second straight season that the Tigers will play FAU in a tournament. Towson won last year's matchup at the Gulf Coast Showcase … Saturday's other games feature Incarnate Word against North Dakota State at 11 a.m., Miami (Ohio) against Montana at 5 p.m. and Georgia Southern facing Pepperdine at 8 p.m.