TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team makes the short trip across Interstate 695 to meet UMBC in a non-conference contest. This will be Towson's third game in six days.

 

When:	Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Where	UMBC Event Center -- Catonsville, Md.
Time:	7 p.m.
Records:	Towson (2-7); UMBC (6-4)
Television/Internet:	ESPN+
Radio:	CBS Sports Radio 1300 AM with Spiro Morakes
Series History:	Towson, 38-20
Last Meeting:	Towson won 78-65 on Dec. 9, 2017
Social Media Updates:	@Towson_MBB

Opening Tip

• This will be the 59th meeting all-time.
• Towson will be playing its first game inside of the new UMBC Event Center.
• The Tigers have won five straight games against UMBC.
• UMBC's last win over Towson was a 66-62 decision on Dec. 1, 2012.
• The Tigers are 16-9 all-time at UMBC.
• Towson is 21-3 against in-state opponents since 2012-13.
• The Tigers will play all of their December games away from home.
• Towson's next home game until Jan. 3 when it hosts College of Charleston.
• UMBC is the second team that participated in last season's NCAA Tournament that Towson will face this season. Virginia was the other.
• UMBC is 2-1 at home this season.
• Towson's last three games have been decided by six points or less.

 
Among the CAA Leaders

• Brian Fobbs is 11th in field goal percentage (46.0), 12th in 3-pointers made per game (2.0), 13th in scoring (14.7), 13th in rebounds per game (5.6) and 16th in steals per game (1.0).
• Dennis Tunstall is ninth in rebounds per game (7.1).
• Nakye Sanders is 16th in blocked shots per game (0.6) and rebounds per game (5.2).
• Tobias Howard is 10th in assists per game (3.2) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3).
• Howard is also 13th in 3-pointers made per game (1.9).
• Alex Thomas is ninth in blocked shots per game (0.8).

 
Morgan State Leftovers

• Fobbs led Towson in scoring for the fourth consecutive game.
• Towson's defense held Morgan State without a field goal for 6 minutes, 16 seconds in the first half, the third straight game it held an opponent without a basket for over five minutes.
• Jordan McNeil played a career best 30 minutes.
• Howard has at least one 3-pointer in seven games this season.
• Jakigh Dottin scored a career best six points.
• Three players had at least seven rebounds in a game for the second time (Pepperdine: Fobbs 9, Tunstall 8 & Sanders 7 & Morgan State: Fobbs 9, Tunstall & Sanders 7).

 
A Look At UMBC

• UMBC junior guard K.J. Jackson scored 27 of his career high 31 points in the final 20 minutes as the visiting Retrievers rallied to knock off Drexel, 91-76, last Saturday.
• Arkel Lamar scored 10 of his 15 points in the 56-point second half in win over Drexel.
• UMBC has won two straight games.
• The Retrievers have shot at least 60 percent from the floor in the second half of each of its last two games. Towson has allowed teams to shoot 45 percent or better in that same span.
• UMBC has four players averaging double figures: Joe Sherburne (13.9 ppg.), Jackson (11.5), Brandon Horvath (10.4) and Lamar (10.3).

How To Watch

• The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
• Fans can access ESPN+ with a seven-day free trial, followed by a subscription fee of $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with the ability to cancel at any time.

 
Up Next

• Towson meets Tulane (3-6) in the Boardwalk Battle at Convention Hall in Atlantic City on Friday, Dec. 21.
• Game time is 5 p.m.
• La Salle (0-10) and Alabama A&M (0-8) will play in the second game at 7:30 p.m.
• The two winners and losers will play each other on Saturday, Dec. 22