TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team put three players in double figures in its return to SECU Arena but fell to the league's first-place team Northeastern 76-67 on Saturday afternoon.
Towson battled to a near tie in the first half against the Huskies at 39-38, but Northeastern broke away in the second period to win.
Records:
- Towson: 3-13, 2-9 CAA
- Northeastern: 9-6, 8-1 CAA
Key Stats:
- Zane Martin and Jason Gibson tied for team-lead with 14 points, with the former adding three assists and two steals. Demetrius Mims netted 11 points off the bench on 4-for-5 shooting while Solomon Uyaelunmo picked up nine points and six boards.
- Towson won the battle in the paint with 36 points to NU's 30 and had the stronger scoring bench, getting 22 points from reserves to seven for Northeastern.
- For the Huskies, Tyson Walker tallied up 36 points, going 13-for-20 from the field and 7-for-12 from three, with five assists and two steals.
Postgame Quote:
Towson head coach
Pat Skerry: "We had a slow start to the second half, and had some moments that hurt ourselves in transition. We had some good play from Jakigh [Dottin] with a good week of practice, good to get Solomon [Uyaelunmo] back. [Walker] is a good shooter, it makes them a tough team to defend."
How it Happened:
- Tyson Walker got Northeastern started with the team's first eight points, with Zane Martin hitting a three in-between. Towson went after the paint for layups to cut the deficit to one, taking the lead on a Martin fast break for a 9-8 Towson advantage four minutes in.
- Northeastern responded with a 9-0 run, begun by six straight points from Greg Eboigbodin. After an exchange of points, Towson got its own run of 11 points in a row, capped by two layups from Jakigh Dottin, for a 22-19 Tigers lead with 6:39 left in the 1st.
- The teams traded points for the next couple of minutes, with a Demetrius Mims layup and one returning the lead to Towson. A couple of three-point plays from Jason Strong and Walker pushed the visitors back ahead. In the final seconds of the half, Martin hit a big three to pull Towson within one, 39-38, at the break.
- Jason Gibson drove to the basket for the second half's first play, hitting the layup and one. With Towson up two, Northeastern went on a 13-2 run, with points from four different players, to lead 54-44, later going up 14 off two more baskets from Walker.
- Towson looked to chip away with points from Mims and Martin, but Northeastern kept up its strong offense and built the lead to 15 twice. The Huskies led 68-53 with 5:57 left in the game.
- Towson had a comeback attempt with back-to-back three-point plays from Gibson and Dottin to get back within single digits with 5:26 to play, but the Tigers could not get closer. NU added points from Walker and Shaquille Walters to go up 14. Mims got Towson's last five points in the 76-67 defeat.
Inside the Numbers:
- Either Zane Martin or Jason Gibson has led Towson in scoring in nine of ten games since Jan. 18.
- Demetrius Mims has scored in double digits in Towson's last two home games. It is his second-highest scoring game of the season, having 16 points vs. James Madison on Jan. 16.
Next Game:
Towson returns to SECU Arena tomorrow to rematch against Northeastern at 1 p.m. Virtual season tickets are available now; get your personalized fan cutout today! Contact Joshua Behringer at 410-704-3330 or jbehringer@towson.edu.
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