TOWSON, Md. – Four players scored in double figures for the Towson University men's basketball team during its 69-66 loss to James Madison in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game at SECU Arena Saturday night.
 
Towson had two chances to force overtime in the final seven seconds, but both shots were unsuccessful.
 
Zane Martin led Towson by scoring 13 of his game-high 21 points in the second half. Also reaching double digits for the Tigers were Eddie Keith II (12 points), Jordan McNeil (11), and Mike Morsell (10). Justin Gorham's 12 rebounds helped the Tigers win the board battle, 39-33.
 
In ending a seven-game road losing streak, James Madison got 19 points from Stuckey Mosley and 16 points from Matt Lewis. Greg Jones, who scored nine points off the bench, gave the Dukes the lead for good, 64-62 with a pair of foul shots with 2 minutes, 34 seconds remaining.
 
Records
James Madison            9-19 overall, 5-10 CAA
Towson                       18-11, 8-8
 
How It Happened

• Towson shot 43.5 percent from the foul line (10-for-23).
• After sprinting to a 6-0 lead 45 seconds into the game, James Madison scored 22 of the next 28 points to open a 10-point advantage.
• Morsell won the tip and dunked to begin the game.
• James Madison led 34-30 at intermission.
• Towson led four times in the second half.
• The Tigers largest lead in the second half was 38-36 with 16:58 remaining following a pair of Justin Gorham foul shots.
• Keith II gave Towson its final lead of the game, 61-60, with 4:32 left following a pair of foul shots.
• Towson tied a season-high with nine blocked shots.
• Keith II and Dennis Tunstall combined for seven blocked shots.
• Morsell also finished with eight rebounds.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Morsell raised his career point total to 1,487 points.
• Morsell became the fifth player in program history to start his 100th career game.
• This was the 74th time in his career and 21st time this season that Morsell scored in double figures.
• Morsell has scored in double figures in 11 straight games.
• This was Martin's 17th time scoring 20 or more points.
• This was Gorham's fourth game with double digit rebounds.
• McNeil reached double digits for the first time since Jan. 5 against UNCW.
• McNeil was 3-for-3 from 3-point distance.
• Keith II also had six rebounds and four blocked shots.
• James Madison was 11-for-13 from the foul line in the second half.
• Towson finished the season 9-4 at SECU Arena.
• There were six ties and 11 lead changes.
• This was the final home game for Towson seniors Van Rolle, Keith II, Morsell, and Starr.

 
Towson History Lesson

• Larry Witherspoon set the Towson single-game scoring record by finishing with 51 points against American on Feb. 17, 1973. That record still stands.

Up Next
Towson plays its final two regular season games on the road beginning at Northeastern on Thursday, Feb. 22. Tip-time from Matthews Arena in Boston is 7 p.m.