TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team begins December by making the short 60-mile trip to the nation's capital to face George Washington at the Charles E. Smith Center.
 

When:	Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Where	Charles E. Smith Center -- Washington, D.C.
Time:	7 p.m.
Records:	Towson (2-5); George Washington (1-7)
Television/Internet:	Towson Sports Network
Radio:	CBS Sports Radio 1300 AM with Spiro Morakes
Series History:	George Washington, 9-1
Last Meeting:	GW won 73-67 on Dec. 8, 2010
Social Media Updates:	@Towson_MBB

Opening Tip

• This is Towson's first road game since Nov. 6 at fourth-ranked Virginia.
• Towson has defeated an Atlantic-10 opponent in each of the last three seasons.
• This will be the 11th all-time meeting.
• Towson's only win over GW was a 57-56 win on Feb. 23, 1981.
• This is the first meeting between these programs since a 73-67 GW win on Dec. 8, 2010.
• This will be the seventh meeting in Washington, D.C.
• George Washington will visit Towson during the 2019-20 season.
• Both teams lost to Vermont last week.
• George Washington is 1-3 at home this season.
• Towson plays three games over the next six days before breaking for final exams.

 
Facility Facts

• The Smith Center was the epicenter of women's basketball this past summer.
• The Washington Mystics hosted three WNBA playoff games at the Smith Center this past September.
• In addition, the USA Women's National Team beat Japan in an exhibition before winning a gold medal at the World Championships.

 
Fobbs on Fire

• Thanks to our friends at CollegeBasketballReference.com and reporter Patrick Stevens, Brian Fobbs is the second player under Pat Skerry to score 25 or more points in consecutive games.
• Zane Martin scored 35 points against William & Mary and 32 against Elon on Jan. 25 & 27, 2018.
• Fobbs is averaging 25 points on 62.1 percent shooting (18-for-29) in his last two games.
• Fobbs has scored 16 points in the second half of Towson's last two games.
• He leads Towson in scoring with a 14.1 point per game average.

 
Vermont Leftovers

• Towson shot 86.4 percent from the foul line (19-for-22) in its 70-64 loss.
• Towson's defense held Vermont without a field goal for the final 5 minutes, 14 seconds.
• Nakye Sanders and Dennis Tunstall combined for 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• Tobias Howard has at least one 3-pointer in six games this season.
• Howard played a career best 34 minutes.

 
A Look At George Washington

• George Washington dropped a 73-52 decision at Princeton on Saturday. The Colonials have lost two straight games.
• D.J. Williams led GW with 17 points. Terry Nolan Jr added 11 points and Maceo Jack added nine points and seven rebounds.
• The Colonials have scored less than 60 points in three of their last four games.
• Williams, an Illinois transfer, leads the Colonials in scoring (13.4). Nolan Jr (10.5) and Arnaldo Toro (10.1 ppg., 9.3) are GW's other double digit scorers.
• GW has scored more than 70 points twice this season.
• Vermont beat George Washington, 69-53, last Wednesday night.

 
Up Next

• Towson plays Morgan State in the Charm City Classic at Royal Farms Arena on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 1:15 p.m.