TOWSON, Md. – Brian Fobbs scored in double figures for the 12th straight game and
Solomon Uyaelunmo tied his career best rebounding total for the Towson University men's basketball team during a 67-61 setback to visiting UNCW in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) contest at SECU Arena Saturday afternoon.
Quotable
Towson head coach Pat Skerry on the game.
"Most CAA games are going to come down to one or two possessions. I know the numbers aren't bad on the backboards but, for us, they're not where they need to be for us to win conference games right now. They have to be at an elite level. In the first half, our whole game plan was to not help (UNCW's Kai Toews) when he drives and he had 10 assists. All we did was help when he drives. We helped off shooters when we shouldn't have."
Skerry on some of the positives from the game.
"I thought (
Alex Thomas) was good for us and played hard. This was Solomon's best game as a Tiger. I've got to get him those types of minutes every night. Our intent is good and they're playing pretty hard, but I still think we are capable of playing better. I thought we did a good job on (UNCW's Devontae Cacok)."
How It Happened
- Fobbs led the Tigers with 17 points and seven rebounds.
- Fobbs is averaging 15.9 points this season to lead the Tigers.
- In addition to scoring 11 points, Uyaelunmo had nine rebounds in 20 minutes.
- Tobias Howard Jr. made a trio of 3-pointers to highlight his 11 point performance.
- Nakye Sanders battled early foul trouble to score 10 points in 12 minutes.
- Sanders was 6-for-6 in the foul line.
- Alex Thomas and Dennis Tunstall (six points on 3-of-3 shooting) finished with six rebounds each.
- In a matchup of the two top rebounding teams in the CAA, Towson came out on top, 40-37.
- The Tigers turned 17 offensive rebounds into 16 points.
- After falling behind 51-40 with 11:38 remaining, Towson held UNCW scoreless for over four minutes to close to within five points.
- Towson cut UNCW's deficit to five points five times in the final eight minutes and four points twice in the last 36 seconds.
- Trailing, 36-28 at intermission, the Tigers were within, 37-33 with 18 minutes, 8 seconds remaining following a Howard 3-pointer.
- Howard made a 3-pointer with 12:27 left in the first half to bring the Tigers to within, 15-13.
- UNCW scored the first 10 points of the game.
Inside the Numbers
- Fobbs reached double digits for the 12th straight game.
- Sanders scored in double figures for the ninth time this season and the 14th time in his career.
- Howard has scored in double figures nine times this season.
- This was the sixth time this season Howard has made at least three 3-pointers in a game.
- Howard has made at least three 3-pointers in three of Towson's four CAA contests.
- In addition to reaching double digits in scoring for the second time this season, Uyaelunmo tied his career high with nine rebounds
- Towson held UNCW scoreless for the final 2:13 of the first half.
- This was the sixth time this season Towson has finished with at least 40 rebounds.
- Making his second career start, Jakigh Dottin led Towson with three assists.
- The Tigers won the battle of the benches for the fifth consecutive game, 26-18.
- UNCW's Devontae Cacok recorded his 44th career double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds).
- Jay Estime' (13 points), Jaylen Fornes (11) and Shawn O'Connell (10) all reached double figures for the Seahawks.
- UNCW had 13 assists on its 15 first half baskets with Kai Toews leading the way with 10 helpers.
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- Towson is 38-for-45 (84.4 percent) from the free throw line in CAA competition.
Up Next
- Towson concludes its three-game homestand by hosting Cornell in a non-conference contest on Wednesday, Jan. 9. Tip-off from SECU Arena is at 7 p.m.
