NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Towson University men's basketball team concluded its season with a 74-73 loss to James Madison in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament at the North Charleston Coliseum Saturday.
James Madison guard Matt Lewis made a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining from the top of the key to win the game. Towson's last second shot hit the backboard as time expired.
How It Happened
- Brian Fobbs led Towson with 18 points.
- Allen Betrand and Tobias Howard added 10 points each for the Tigers, who lost a game by six points or less for the ninth time this season.
- Howard scored all his points in the second half.
- Dennis Tunstall led the Tigers with 10 rebounds.
- Nakye Sanders, Solomon Uyaelunmo and Tunstall finished with seven points each.
- Sanders also grabbed seven rebounds.
- Every Tiger who played scored at least four points.
- Towson shot 60 percent in the second half (15-for-25).
- Lewis and Dwight Wilson each scored 26 points for the Dukes.
- Towson led 73-71 with 24 seconds remaining but committed a shot-clock violation that gave JMU the ball with 14.1 seconds left.
- Howard made a long 3-pointer to give the Tigers their largest lead of the game, 65-54, with 7 minutes, 36 seconds remaining.
- Howard's basket finished a strong 12-1 Towson run over a three-minute period.
- James Madison attempted 21 free throws in the second half.
- Towson attempted 18 free throws the entire game.
Inside the Numbers
- Towson committed four turnovers in the final 3 minutes, 52 seconds of the first half.
- Fobbs finished with 561 points this season, which tied Roger Dickens (1977-78) for the 10th most points in a single season.
- Fobbs ended the season with 27 double digit scoring games.
- Fobbs led Towson in scoring 23 times this season.
- Howard ended the season with 19 double digit scoring games.
- Howard had 20 games this season in which he made at least two 3-pointers.
- Betrand scored double figures for the fifth time this season and second time in four games.
- This was Tunstall's seventh double-digit rebounding performance of the season.
- Tunstall had two blocked shots, the 10th time he had multiple rejections in a game.
- James Madison made seven of its last nine field goal attempts after beginning the half shooting 3-for-10.
- Towson fell to 8-17 all-time in the CAA Tournament.
- Towson scored on 50 percent of its possessions.
