TOWSON, Md. – Allen Betrand led the Towson University men's basketball team with 17 points during a 75-67 setback to Hofstra in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) holiday matinee at SECU Arena Monday.
Betrand has scored in double figures in three consecutive games for the Tigers, leading them in scoring in the last two contests. Over his last three games against Tulane, Northeastern and Hofstra, Betrand averaged 17 points. In each of those games, he scored in double figures after intermission.
Nicolas Timberlake scored in double figures for the second time in Towson's last three games with 12 points.
Nakye Sanders and
Juwan Gray added 10 points each for the Tigers,. Timberlake, Gray and
Brian Fobbs led Towson with seven rebounds each.
Hofstra was paced by senior Desure Buie, who scored a career best 35 points on 9-of-14 shooting. In addition to collecting six rebounds and six assists, Buie scored 19 points in the second half to help the Pride outscore Towson, 47-31. Keeping with the six theme, he also made six 3-pointers.
Tareq Coburn finished with 14 points to help Hofstra rally from a second-half double-digit deficit for the second consecutive contest. Jalen Ray and Isaac Kante added nine points each for the Pride, which was picked as the CAA preseason favorite entering this season.
Records
Hofstra 11-4 overall, 2-0 CAA
Towson 6-8, 0-2
How It Happened
- In extending its winning streak to five, Hofstra shot 57.1 percent in the second half (16-for-28).
- Towson enjoyed a 10-0 run that bridged the first and second halves to transform its two-point edge into a 40-28 bulge following Betrand's finger roll with 19:22 remaining.
- Hofstra erased that deficit in less than five minutes behind scoring from four different players.
- Timberlake gave Towson its final lead, 48-45, with a 3-pointer with 13:57 remaining.
- Buie fueled a quick 8-0 burst in 91 seconds with consecutive 3-pointers to break a 50-50 tie.
- Towson enjoyed a 36-28 halftime advantage following a great ending to the first half.
- Towson scored the final six points and made four of its last five field goal attempts in the first half.
- Towson enjoyed a 16-4 edge in paint points in the opening 20 minutes.
- The Tiger defense locked down Hofstra over the final 4:26 of the first half.
- Hofstra didn't make a basket over the final 4:26 and missed its final seven shots.
- Timberlake and Gray combined for 19 first half points on a combined 10-for-12 shooting.
- Jason Gibson scored six of his nine points in the second half.
Inside the Numbers
- Towson won the rebounding battle, 40-34.
- This was the fifth time this season that Towson collected 40 or more rebounds in a game.
- Buie attempted more free throws (15) than Towson did as a team (10).
- Towson limited Hofstra to 31.9 percent shooting in the opening half (9-for-29).
- This was Gray's fourth game this season in double figures and the 13th of his career.
- This was Betrand's 10th game this season in double figures and 14th time in his career.
- For Betrand, this was the sixth time this season he scored in double figures in the second half.
- Tunstall had two blocked shots to raise his career total to 95.
- Tunstall has recorded a blocked shot in 56 of the 107 games he's participated in (52.3 percent).
- This was the 30th time in Tunstall's career he's had multiple blocked shots in a single game.
- The seven rebounds were a career best for Timberlake, who has scored in double figures four times.
- Jakigh Dottin and Jason Gibson, making his first career collegiate start, led the Tigers with three assists each.
- With its 10-0 run, the Tigers have enjoyed a scoring run of nine or more consecutive points 11 times this season.
- Hofstra has won five straight contests against the Tigers.
- Hofstra was the eighth opponent in Towson's first 14 games that participated in a 2019 postseason tournament.
- Attendance was 1,225, which was more than Saturday's crowd.
Decade Digits
- 1,732 3-pointers made.
- 12,152 rebounds.
- 21,754 points.
Up Next
- Towson visits the College of Charleston for a 7 p.m. start on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020.
Next Home Game
- Towson hosts Drexel on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 at 6 p.m.
- That contest will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
- It's one of three Towson CBS Sports Network telecasts during the conference season.
- The game is Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day.
