ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Jakigh Dottin and Brian Fobbs scored 12 points each to lead the Towson University men's basketball team during a 57-51 setback to La Salle in the championship game of the Boardwalk Battle presented by Coca-Cola at historic Boardwalk Hall Saturday afternoon.
 
How It Happened

• Dennis Tunstall collected 14 rebounds, one shy of his career best.
• Tunstall finished with a season best three blocked shots.
• Dottin complimented his career-high point total with a career best seven rebounds.
• Towson held its second consecutive opponent below 60 points.
• The Tigers held La Salle to 29.8 percent shooting.
• After not having a rebound in the first four minutes of the game, the Tigers finished with a 41-32 edge on the glass.
• Towson had chances late in the game to tie or take the lead.
• Trailing 52-50, Towson had the ball but missed a shot with 63 seconds remaining.
• The Tigers got the ball back off of a turnover down 55-51 with 33 seconds left.
• Dottin energized the Tigers by scoring eight points in the opening half.
• Towson held La Salle to four points over the final 7:27 of the first half.
• The Tigers scored nine straight points to forge a 23-23 tie with 86 seconds left in the first half following an Alex Thomas baseline jumper.
• La Salle led 27-23 at intermission.
• Pookie Powell led the Explorers with 18 points.
• Jack Clark made three 3-pointers in the second half, including ones on consecutive possessions that stretched La Salle's lead from 36-35 to 42-35 with 11:10 remaining.
• Clark finished with 11 points.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Towson held La Salle with a point for a stretch of 6 minutes, 28 seconds in the first half.
• It's the fourth time this season, the Tigers have held an opponent scoreless for at least six minutes.
• Towson is holding opponents to 36.9 shooting over its last four games.
• In two games this weekend, the Tigers allowed an average of 56 points per game.
• Towson scored 34 points in the paint.
• The Tigers won the battle of the benches, 22-18.
• La Salle turned 19 turnovers into 19 points.
• This was the third time this season Tunstall has finished with double digit rebounds.
• Tunstall has finished with at least five rebounds in a single game 27 times in his career.
• Fobbs has scored in double figures in eight straight games.
• Fobbs has led Towson in scoring in seven consecutive contests.
• Dottin made six of 10 baskets.
• Four of La Salle's six second half baskets were 3-pointers.

 
Up Next

• Towson begins Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) competition at Elon on Friday, Dec. 28. Tip-off from the Scharr Center will be at 7 p.m.