Towson University Athletics

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Towson University men's basketball team placed three players in double figures during its 71-61 setback at William & Mary in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game at Kaplan Arena Sunday.
 
How It Happened

• Brian Fobbs and Jakigh Dottin scored 12 points to lead the Tigers.
• Jordan McNeil tied a season-high with 10 points.
• Dennis Tunstall flirted with a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds.
• Alex Thomas had nine points.
• Towson won the rebounding battle for the seventh consecutive game, 38-24.
• Nakye Sanders had two blocked shots.
• Thomas brought Towson to within 52-50 with 7 minutes, 23 seconds remaining with a basket.
• As part of a 16-6 run, William & Mary scored on six consecutive possessions to open a 12-point lead with 84 seconds remaining.
• William & Mary's Matt Milon scored 16 of his game-high 19 points in the second half.
• Milon had 10 points in the final 6:52 after the Tigers closed to within two points.
• Also reaching double figures for the Tribe were Justin Pierce (18 points), Nathan Knight (13 points) and Chase Audige (13).
• William & Mary scored 10 consecutive points to open a 34-20 lead with 2:12 remaining in the first half.
• The Tribe finished with 22 assists of its 25 baskets.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Towson held William & Mary scoreless for the final 2:12 of the first half.
• This was the seventh time in the last eight meetings against William & Mary that the Tigers trailed by double figures at some point in the game.
• This was the second time in three games that Dottin has scored in double figures.
• Dottin also tied his career best scoring total.
• This was Tunstall's fourth game with double digit rebounds.
• This was the 10th consecutive game in which Tunstall finished with at least six rebounds.
• The nine points were a season best.
• This was the fourth time this season and 14th time in McNeil's career that he's reached double figures in scoring.
• The Tigers turned 15 offensive rebounds into 15 second-chance points.
• Towson won the battle of the benches, 25-6.

 
Up Next

• Towson returns to SECU Arena to host the College of Charleston Thursday night at 7 p.m. It will be the start of a three-game homestand for the Tigers. The homestand also includes games against UNCW (Saturday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m.) and Cornell (Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.). CLICK TO PURCHASE TICKETS