HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Zane Martin scored a career high 36 points for the Towson University men's basketball team in its 91-86 loss at Hofstra in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game at the David S. Mack Sports Complex Saturday afternoon.
 
Justin Gorham added 20 points and 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double.
 
In finishing with 10 points, Mike Morsell became the seventh player in program history to score 1,500 points. Dennis Tunstall tied his career best with 13 rebounds.
 
Hofstra, which won its fourth straight game, had five players reach double digits led by Justin Wright-Foreman, who finished with 27 points and five assists.
 
With the win, Hofstra clinched the No. 3 seed in the upcoming CAA Tournament presented by Jersey Mike's. Towson will be the No. 5 seed and play No. 4 seed William & Mary on Sunday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m.
 
Records
Towson           18-13 overall, 8-10 CAA
Hofstra            19-11, 12-6
 
Historic Context for Martin's Scoring Effort

• Martin set a Towson single-game scoring record for most points by a sophomore, eclipsing Morsell's 34 point effort on Feb. 13, 2016.
• This was Martin's third game this season with at least 30 points and the 28th time he scored in double figures.
• Martin's performance was the ninth most points scored in a single game in program history.
• Martin's previous career best was 35 points against William & Mary on Jan. 25.
• Martin also made seven 3-pointers, which was one shy of tying Gary Neal's single-game record.
• Martin is the fifth Towson player to end a game with 36 points.
• Martin joins Neal, Kurk Lee, Dan Roberts and Fred Arnold as the only players to end a game with 36 points.
• This is the most points scored by a Towson player in a road game since Neal scored 36 on Feb. 2, 2006 at VCU.
• Martin became the eighth Towson player to score over 600 points in a single season.
• He has 617 points, which is eighth all-time.
• Martin scored 22 points in the second half.

 
How It Happened

• Martin complemented his performance with six assists and six rebounds.
• Towson, which entered the game ranked 46th nationally in free throw attempts, went to the foul line 18 times.
• Hofstra attempted 25 of its 40 free throws in the second half.
• After Towson closed Hofstra's 13-point second half lead to 76-74 following a pair of Eddie Keith II foul shots with 4 minutes, 2 seconds remaining, the Pride scored eight of the next 10 points during a two-minute stretch.
• Hofstra opened the second half by scoring six straight points in 54 seconds to extend its 41-37 halftime lead.
• Gorham gave Towson its last lead of the contest, 29-28, with 4:52 left in the first half.
• The Tigers raced to an early 14-7 lead six minutes into the game.
• Martin made his first four 3-point shot attempts.

 
Inside the Numbers

• This was Gorham's fourth 20-point game this season and his third since entering the starting lineup on Feb. 1.
• In two games this week, Gorham averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds.
• This was Gorham's 12th double digit scoring performance of the season.
• Gorham has grabbed double digit rebounds five times since entering the starting lineup.
• This was the third straight game he finished with 12 rebounds.
• This was Morsell's 13th consecutive game in double figures and the 76th of his career.
• This was the seventh time this season that Tunstall finished with at least seven rebounds.
• This was the third time this season Towson has had two players score 20 or more points in the same game.
• Towson shot 53.2 percent (33-for-62).
• It was the 10th time that Towson shot 50 percent or better.
• Towson won the rebounding battle, 40-26.
• Towson has finished with at least 40 rebounds in a single game 99 times under head coach Pat Skerry.
• Eli Pemberton and Rokas Gustys added 15 points each for Hofstra.

 
Up Next
Towson competes in the CAA Tournament presented by Jersey Mike's against William & Mary on Sunday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m.. The game will take place at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The CAA will release official pairings following the Elon-James Madison game on Monday night.
 
CAA Tournament Tickets
2018 Men's Basketball CAA Tournament tickets can be purchased by CLICKING HERE. Booklets are $120 and get you access to all CAA games throughout the tournament. These seats also guarantee you to sit in the Towson Tigers team section located in section 133 of North Charleston Coliseum.