BOSTON, Mass. – Justin Gorham posted his third double-double of the season during Towson's 80-75 setback against Northeastern in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) men's basketball game at Matthews Arena Thursday night.
 
Gorham scored a career best 28 points and added 12 rebounds for the Tigers. He was one of four Towson players to finish in double digits. This was Gorham's third outing of at least 20 points this season.
 
Mike Morsell scored 12 points to move past Ralph Blalock and into seventh place on the all-time Towson University scoring chart. Morsell has 1,499 career points. Zane Martin and Eddie Keith II finished with 11 points each for the Tigers.
 
Northeastern won its sixth consecutive game behind Shawn Occeus (24 points) and Vasa Pusica (17 points, seven assists).
 
Records
Towson           18-12 overall, 8-9 CAA
Northeastern   20-9, 13-4
 
How It Happened

• Gorham scored 17 points after intermission.
• His basket pulled the Tigers to within, 71-68, with 2 minutes, 49 seconds remaining.
• That was as close as the Tigers would get.
• Towson faced its largest second half deficit, 65-54, with 7:11 left following a Pusica 3-pointer.
• Northeastern led for the final 17 minutes.
• Towson held a 31-30 halftime lead after ending the first half on a 16-5 run over the final 6:33.
• Towson scored 15 consecutive points to reverse a 25-15 deficit.
• The run was highlighted by Morsell, who scored six points, and the Tiger defense which blocked three shots.
• Jordan McNeil, who scored eight points, gave Towson a 28-25 lead after making a 3-pointer.
• Northeastern raced to an early 22-11 lead with 11:04 remaining in the first half.
• Gorham scored the first basket of the game to give Towson a 2-0 lead.

 
Inside the Numbers

• This was the 15th time this season that Towson had a run of at least 10 consecutive points.
• The 15-0 run was Towson's longest this season.
• Towson forced 12 Northeastern turnovers in the first half.
• This was Gorham's 11th double digit scoring performance of the season.
• Gorham has grabbed double digit rebounds four times since entering the starting lineup.
• It was the second straight game he finished with 12 rebounds.
• This was Morsell's 12th consecutive game in double figures and the 75th of his career.
• Keith II has scored in double figures in 12 of Towson's 17 games.
• This was Martin's 27^th double digit outing of the season.
• This was the second straight game in which four players scored in double figures for the Tigers.
• The Tigers won the rebounding battle, 39-36.
• Morsell (seven) and Dennis Tunstall (six) combined for 13 rebounds.
• Gorham and Tunstall had two blocked shots each.
• Northeastern made 12 3-pointers.
• The Huskies shot 65 percent (13-for-20) in the second half.
• Northeastern finished with 19 assists on its 25 baskets.

 
Up Next
Towson concludes its regular season at Hofstra on Saturday, Feb. 24. The game begins at 4 p.m.