NASSAU, Bahamas – The Towson University men's basketball team concluded the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase by dropping a 76-51 decision to North Dakota State at Kendal Isaacs Gym Sunday morning.
 
Records
Towson                       1-4
North Dakota State     2-3
 
Quotable
Towson head coach Pat Skerry on the weekend.
"We obviously have a lot of work to do. We're all disappointed that when we've hit some rough patches, we've let it steamroll on us and we've got to get that figured out. You can let your offense dictate your defense, which isn't easy to do. Like we lost the last possession of the first half, they had a kid who was 0-for-8 on the year in threes and make an end of the clock three. We got a great look and missed. That's a little bit deflating, but OK let's reset. We have 20 minutes and now we have to do it with some stops and we come out and not able to do it defensively."
 
Skerry on moving forward.
"Down here we were lost in trying to hang our hats on that I am going to get it back by making this shot. Yes, you have to make shots and I get it. We still got to be a solid club on the backboards, ball security and defense to have success. We clearly haven't learned that yet."
 
How It Happened

• Brian Fobbs led the Tigers with a career best 12 points.
• Fobbs scored in double figures in two of the Tigers three games of this tournament.
• Tobias Howard and Jordan McNeil scored eight points for Towson.
• The Tigers won the rebounding battle, 34-33.
• Dennis Tunstall had eight rebounds to lead the Tigers.
• Tunstall and Howard had two steals each.
• In addition to blocking a shot, Solomon Uyaelunmo scored six points.
• Chris Caliguiran scored his first collegiate basket.

• Towson closed to within, 20-19 with 8:14 remaining in the first half following a Fobbs 3-pointer.
• That was as close as the Tigers would get after NDSU's Tyree Eady made a 3-pointer to give the Bison the lead for good, 5-4 with 17:02 left in the first half.
• Fobbs gave the Tigers their only lead, 4-2, with a short jumper in the lane two minutes into the game.
• North Dakota State had three players reach double figures led by Eady's 14 points.
• Deng Geu finished with 13 points and Tyson Ward added 12 points for the Bison.
• Seven players for North Dakota State scored at least eight points.

 
Inside the Numbers

• This was the 20th time in Tunstall's career that he's grabbed at least five rebounds in a game.
• He has at least five rebounds in four of the Tigers games this season.
• Fobbs has scored at least eight points in every game this season for Towson.
• Howard and Fobbs combined to make four of the Tigers five 3-pointers.
• In Towson's last two games, McNeil averaged nine points.
• The Tigers were a season-best 85.7 percent from the foul line.
• North Dakota State made seven of its 11 3-pointers after the intermission.

 
Up Next

• Towson begins a two-game home stand when it hosts Loyola (Md.) on Sunday, Nov. 25 at SECU Arena beginning at 6 p.m.