TOWSON, Md. – SECU Arena will be the place to be on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. when the Towson University men's basketball team concludes the first half of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action against a Hofstra squad with the nation's longest winning streak.
 
Ranked fifth in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, the Pride enter Saturday's contest having won 15 consecutive contests after beating James Madison on Thursday night.
 
Meanwhile, the Tigers are roaring at the right time as they have won two straight games by dominating the second halves of victories against Delaware and CAA preseason favorite Northeastern.
 
Inside the Numbers

• In its last two games, Towson is shooting 64.3 percent (36-for-56) in the second half.
• Defensively, the Tigers have limited Delaware and Northeastern to 35.7 percent shooting (20-for-56) in the second half.
• Towson has outscored Northeastern and Delaware by a combined score of 91-67 after intermission.

Opening Tip

• This is the 68th meeting all-time against Hofstra.
• Hofstra leads the all-time series, 41-26.
• Towson is in a stretch if where it's playing five of seven games at home.
• Hofstra won both matchups last season.
• Hofstra has won five of the last seven meetings.
• Last year at Towson, Hofstra's Justin Ray made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in SECU to give the Pride a 73-70 victory.
• Towson is 14-17 all-time at home against Hofstra.
• The Tigers will be looking for their first three-game win streak of the season.

Towson Update

• Brian Fobbs has scored in double figures in 17 straight games.
• He is averaging a team best 16.0 points per game.
• The Tigers scored a season best 48 points in the paint against Northeastern, which was 64.8 percent of their total point output.
• Towson's freshmen (Allen Betrand, Jakigh Dottin and Solomon Uyaelunmo) combined to score 26 points against Northeastern on a combined 12-of-19 shooting.
• Jordan McNeil scored 12 points in the win over the Huskies.
• Seven of Towson's players against Northeastern scored at least seven points.
• Dennis Tunstall leads Towson in rebounding at 7.9 per game.

A Look At Hofstra

• Justin Wright-Foreman is averaging 26 points per game to lead the Pride, while Eli Pemberton has been exceptionally strong of late and is second on the team with 15.5 points per game.
• Pemberton is averaging more than 23 points per contest over the Pride's last three games.
• Desure Buie leads Hofstra with 5.1 assists per game and graduate student Jacquil Taylor is pulling down a team-best 7.8 rebounds per contest.
• The 17-point win over the Dukes pushed the win streak to 15 as Pemberton finished with 20 points and a team-high eight rebounds for Hofstra, while Wright-Foreman tallied 23 points to lead the way.
• Buie posted nine points and six assists and junior Tareq Coburn chipped in with 14 points for the Pride.
• Wright-Forman has scored in double figures in 74 consecutive games, which is the second-longest in nation (and 17th longest in D1 history) to Chris Clemons of Campbell.
• Wright-Foreman is currently third nationally in scoring.

Towson Basketball Offering Complimentary Tickets to Federal Government Employees

• The Towson University basketball teams will offer two complimentary tickets to federal government employees for games on January 24-27 at SECU Arena.
• Tickets will be available for the men's games versus Hofstra on Saturday, Jan. 26 and women's games against Elon on Friday, Jan. 25 and William & Mary on Sunday, Jan. 27.
• Federal government employees must show their government ID at the Towson Ticket Office located at Gate A to get tickets.
• For further information, call 1-855-TU-TIGER.

Perfection When It Comes to Graduation

• Towson has a perfect men's basketball graduation rate under head coach Pat Skerry.
• The Tigers are 21-for-21.

Towson In the Community

• Towson is the Division I national champion of the NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Competition for the Fall 2018 semester. Towson completed the most community service hours among all schools in the competition, including 75 different Division I departments and approximately 300 total programs across the country.
• The Towson men's basketball team has been active in the community since returning to campus in August. Members of the team spoke at Loch Raven Academy, participated in Towson West Elementary School's Back To School Night and the Autism Speaks Walk.
• In addition to the athletic and academic success, the Tigers ranked first nationally in Division I men's team sports for their community service activities in the 2017 NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Community Service Competition.

Coaches Powering Forward

• Autism Speaks Coaches Powering Forward will take place on the weekend of February 15-17, 2019.
• Tigers host Drexel on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.
• The Towson women will host the College of Charleston on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.
• Last season, more than 375 NCAA coaches participated by wearing an Autism Speaks blue puzzle piece lapel pin to help increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism.
• In total, more than 4,400 pins were worn by coaching staff, officials, broadcasters, and school teams.
• Autism currently affects one in every 59 children in the U.S and for most, is a lifelong condition.

CAA Tournament Tickets on Sale

• All-session ticket books for the 2019 CAA Men's Basketball Championship go on sale Thursday, January 10 through TicketMaster (1-800-745-3000), TicketMaster.com and the North Charleston Coliseum Advance Ticket office.
• The CAA's premier event returns to the Lowcountry on March 9-12, 2019 as the North Charleston (S.C.) Coliseum hosts nine games over four days, with the winner earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
• Ticket books, which provide admission to all games of the tournament, can be purchased for as little as $80.

Up Next

• Towson begins a two-game road swing at UNCW on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.

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