NASSAU, Bahamas – Freshman guard Nicolas Timberlake scored a career-high 14 points during Towson University's 85-71 setback to Florida Atlantic in a men's basketball game of the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase at Kendall Issacs Gym Saturday afternoon.
 
Records
Towson                       1-3
Florida Atlantic           3-1
 
How It Happened

• Timberlake was one of four Tigers to reach double digits in points.
• Three of Timberlake's five field goals were 3-pointers.
• Tobias Howard scored 10 points and handed out a career best eight assists.
• Howard also had a pair of steals.
• Nakye Sanders reached double figures for the third straight game with 11 points and a team-best six rebounds.
• Jordan McNeil added 10 points off the bench for the Tigers.
• The Tigers finished with a season-high 18 assists.
• Jakigh Dottin had a career best four assists.
• Towson enjoyed an early 13-7 lead six minutes into the game.
• Dennis Tunstall tied the game for the final time at 35 on a tip-in with 2 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the first half.
• During a stretch of the first half, the Tigers made three consecutive 3-pointers.
• Florida Atlantic had four players in double figures led by Jaylen Sabree (21 points, 8-of-10 shooting) and Jailyn Ingram (20 points, 10 rebounds).
• Anthony Adger also contributed 13 points and Xavian Stapleton added 10 points.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Through two games in this tournament, Timberlake and Sanders lead the Tigers with an 11.0 point per game average.
• Sanders is 9-for-10 in this tournament from the field.
• Towson made a season-high nine 3-pointers.
• Howard, Brian Fobbs and McNeil all made two 3-pointers each.
• Fobbs has scored at least eight points in every game.
• Towson shot 54 percent (15-for-28) in the first half.

 
Up Next
Towson concludes the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase against North Dakota State at 11 a.m. Game links will be posted later.