TOWSON, Md. – Allen Betrand and
Brian Fobbs combined to score 25 points during Towson University's 61-45 setback to visiting Northeastern in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opener at SECU Arena Saturday afternoon.
This game was the start of a four-game in eight day stretch for the Tigers and Huskies.
Betrand reached double digits for the ninth time this season with 16 points on 7-of-15 shooting. He scored 10 of his points in the second half. It was the fifth time this season, Betrand scored double digits after intermission. Betrand is averaging 17 points over Towson's last two games.
Tyson Walker scored 17 points to help Northeastern win its CAA opener for the eighth consecutiuve season. Also reaching double digits for the reigning CAA Tournament champion Huskies were Jordan Roland (14 points) and Maxime Boursiquot (12).
Records
Northeastern 7-6 overall, 1-0 CAA
Towson 6-7, 0-1
How It Happened
- Northeastern opened the contest by making 8 of its first 16 shots to take an early 16-10 advantage.
- Boursiquot gave the Huskies the lead for good, 10-8, following a layup with 14:39 remaining in the first half.
- Towson faced its largest halftime deficit of the season, 29-17, after committing 11 of its 15 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.
- The Tigers held Northeastern without a 3-pointer in the first half.
- Nakye Sanders and Jakigh Dottin led Towson with six rebounds each.
- Juwan Gray and Nicolas Timberlake had five rebounds each for the Tigers.
- Towson was 10-for-13 from the foul line in the second half.
Inside the Numbers
- This was the ninth time this season that Sanders finished with at least six rebounds in a game.
- This was the third time this season that Timberlake had at least two steals in a game.
- Betrand has 13 career double digit scoring games.
- The Tigers have lost all five games when they have been outrebounded.
- Dennis Tunstall has 93 career blocked shots.
- Tunstall has at least one blocked shot in 55 of the 106 career games he has appeared in.
- This was the fifth time this season that Tunstall has had multiple blocked shots in a game.
- Towson has held two of its last three opponents below 70 points.
- This was the first time since the 2016-17 season that Towson opened the CAA season at home.
- The Tigers won the battle of the benches, 16-7.
- Towson and Northeastern will meet again on Sunday, March 1 on CBS Sports Network to close the CAA regular season schedule.
Up Next
- Towson hosts CAA preseason favorite Hofstra on Monday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m.
- It will be the Tigers' final contest of the decade.
