PHILADELPHIA – The Towson University men's basketball team dropped a 72-66 decision to Drexel in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game at the Daskalakis Athletic Center Thursday night.

How It Happened

• Nakye Sanders posted his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
• It's the second straight game with 10 rebounds for Sanders.
• Brian Fobbs led the Tigers with 21 points.
• Fobbs, who reached double figures in scoring for the 15th consecutive games, also added eight rebounds.
• Fobbs scored 17 points in the second half.
• Allen Betrand, playing his first career collegiate game in his hometown, scored a career best 11 points.
• Betrand made three 3-pointers.
• Tobias Howard, Jr. had nine points and five assists.
• Dennis Tunstall finished with seven rebounds for Towson, which made eight 3-pointers.
• Alihan Demir scored a game-high 22 points and had 16 rebounds for Drexel, which rallied from a 57-47 deficit in the final 10 minutes to end a six-game losing streak to the Tigers.
• Jarvis Doles scored 16 points and made four 3-pointers.
• Troy Harper added 10 points while Camren Wynter handed out eight assists for the Dragons.
• Drexel held a 35-34 halftime edge.
• Sanders had some good highlights in the first half by making a 3-pointer, blocking a Drexel attempt and throwing down a dunk of his own.
• Betrand sparked the Tigers with a pair of 3-pointers in the opening 11 minutes to help Towson open a 25-14 advantage.

Inside The Numbers

• Fobbs has grabbed at least six rebounds 11 times this season.
• This was the fifth time this season that Fobbs finished with at least 20 points.
• Sanders has reached double digits in scoring in four of the Tigers last five games.
• Betrand has scored in double figures in two of Towson's last three games.
• Betrand has made five 3-pointers over his last three games.
• This was the fifth game this season that Howard had at least five assists.
• Every Tiger who played scored.
• Tunstall also had a pair of blocked shots.
• The Tigers won the battle of the benches, 26-21.
• The game featured five lead changes and four ties.
• Drexel was 11-for-12 from the foul line in the second half.
• Each team made eight 3-pointers.

Up Next

• Towson concludes its three-game road trip by visiting Delaware on Saturday at 7 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Washington (formerly Comcast Sportsnet).
• Andrew Bogusch and John Feinstein will have the call of the 81st meeting between the Tigers and Blue Hens.
• Affiliates that will broadcast the Towson-Delaware game live on Saturday are:
• NBC Sports Washington (Primary areas: Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia.  Also in areas of Delaware).
• NBC Sports Philadelphia (Primary areas: Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey).
• SNY (Primary area: New York metro, New York State.)
• Cozi TV (Primary areas: Delmarva, mainly Dover and Rehoboth Beach)