TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team concludes its non-conference schedule by hosting Cornell from the Ivy League.

 

When:	Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Where	SECU Arena -- Towson, Md.
Time:	7 p.m.
Records:	Towson (5-11); Cornell (7-8)
Television/Internet:	Stretch Internet
Radio:	CBS Sports Radio 1300 AM with Spiro Morakes
Series History:	First Meeting
Social Media Updates:	@Towson_MBB

Game Theme

• Towson will be celebrating Educators Appreciation Night.
• Local educators can receive four (4) complimentary tickets. Additional tickets can be purchased at a discounted $5 price.
• To redeem, please call 1-855-TU-TIGER (1-855-888-4437) or email 4tigertix@towson.edu.

 
Opening Tip

• The Tigers are 2-1 in non-conference home games.
• This is the second straight year Towson will face an Ivy League opponent.
• The Tigers beat Penn, 79-71, last season in the Gulf Coast Showcase.
• The Tigers are 7-3 all-time against the Ivy League.
• Cornell will be the fourth different Ivy League opponent Towson will face in its Division I-era basketball history.
• The Tigers are averaging 67.3 points in their 12 non-conference contests.
• Towson has held five of its last six opponents under 70 points.
• Six of Towson's last nine games have been decided by six points or less.
• Cornell has allowed at least 80 points in its last three non-conference road games.

 
Towson Update

• Towson had 17 offensive rebounds against UNCW.
• Towson had four players finish in double digits led by Brian Fobbs' 17 points.
• Four Tigers had at least six rebounds (Solomon Uyaelunmo - 9, Brian Fobbs - 7, Dennis Tunstall - 6 and Alex Thomas -6) against UNCW.
• Towson was 9-for-11 from the foul line in the second half.
• Fobbs is ninth in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in scoring (15.9 points per game).
• Fobbs is also 10th in 3-pointers made per game (2.1), 12th in rebounding (5.7) and 12th field-goal percentage (44.6).
• The Tigers have three of top 14 shot blockers in the CAA.
• Tunstall is seventh (0.9 blocks per game), Sanders is ninth (0.8) and Thomas is 14th (0.6).
• Towson has grabbed at least 40 rebounds in a game six times this season.
• Tobias Howard has made at least three 3-pointers in a game six times, including in three of Towson's last four games.
• Nakye Sanders averaged 10.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two games last week.
• Dennis Tunstall ranks 6th in the CAA with 7.9 rpg. He's grabbed 10+ caroms four times.
• Towson tops the CAA in rebound margin (+6.8 rpg).
• The Tigers haven't been out-rebounded in their last 12 contests.

 
Non-Conference January Facts

• This will be Towson's first non-conference game in January since it beat Coppin State 81-79 on the road on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014.
• This will be the Tigers' first non-conference home game beyond December since it lost to Loyola, 75-57, on Feb. 19, 2011 at the Towson Center in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest.
• This will be the first non-conference home game after December under Towson head coach Pat Skerry.

 
A Look At Cornell

• Four Cornell players scored in double figures as the Big Red improved to 4-2 at home this season with a 76-61 win over Johnson & Wales last Friday. 
• Senior Matt Morgan had 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals, sophomore Jimmy Boeheim added 12 points and junior Thurston McCarty and sophomore Riley Voss were each credited with a career-high 10 points.
• Cornell's leading scorer Matt Morgan extended his streak of consecutive double figure games to 66. He is averaging 22.6 points per game.
• The Big Red reserves outscored Johnson & Wale's subs 38-9 - the 14th time in 15 games that Cornell has outscored the opposing bench.
• Jimmy Boeheim is averaging 10 points per game and has made 17 3-pointers.
• Cornell has won three non-conference road games.
• Cornell has won two of its last three games.
• Morgan has taken 25 percent of Cornell's shots this season.
• He is one of Cornell two starters along with Josh Warren shooting better than 50 percent.
• Warren connects at a 52.9 percent clip (51-for-97) and Morgan is shooting 50.2 percent (106-for-211).

 
Tigers Featured On CAA Broadcast Package

• For the second consecutive season, 12 CAA men's basketball conference games will be televised by CBS Sports Digital on CollegeSportsLive.com.
• Towson University men's basketball will be featured twice on the schedule for its home contests on Jan. 24 against Northeastern and Feb. 28 versus William & Mary inside of SECU Arena. 
• All 10 CAA teams will have at least two contests on the "Game of the Week" package, with Charleston, Hofstra, Northeastern and William and Mary making three appearances.

 
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.
• The 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.

 
Up Next

• Towson visits James Madison on Saturday, Jan. 9 in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) contest from the JMU Convocation Center. Tip-off is 4 p.m.

 
Next Home Game
Towson returns home to host Northeastern on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. It will be First Responders Appreciation Night.