GREENSBORO, N.C. – Towson men's basketball needed a second half rally, but the Tigers took down UNCG 56-53 on Thursday night. Nicolas Timberlake netted 26 points including his 1,000 career point in the second half.

Towson (4-0) is off to their first 4-0 start in program history in the Division I era. Timberlake scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half to lead the Tigers past UNCG (1-2).

With the win, head coach Pat Skerry recorded his 200^th career win after getting his 175^th win at Towson last time out.

Key Stats:

• Nicolas Timberlake scored 26 points for his third straight 20-point game.
• Charles Thompson was also in double figures with 14 points adding seven rebounds in the win.
• Towson held the Spartans to 29 percent from the floor, including 2-15 to end the game.

How It Happened:

• Towson came out early with a lead thanks to a Cam Holden tough and one in the lane.
• Both teams with trade buckets from there with neither team leading by more than three at any point to the under 16 timeout.
• The Tigers would go scoreless over the next four minutes that sparked a UNCG run.
• Sekou Sylla then got hot, scoring seven straight for the Tigers to bring the deficit to six.
• However, the Spartans would end the half with a 33-20 lead as the Tigers shot just 26 percent from the floor in the opening half.
• The Tigers would open the second half with a flurry, ripping off a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to single digits.
• Nicolas Timberlake would score five straight to cut into the deficit even further to six points.
• Towson would put together another mini 6-0 run to cut it to 45-42 at the under eight timeout.
• Towson opens the second half on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to single digits as they continued to chip away.
• The Tigers would take the lead after Nicolas Timberlake drilled a three off a Nygal Russell offensive rebound, part of an 11-0 run.
• The Tigers would take the lead for good on a Timberlake pull up jumper to make it 51-50. He would then drill a three to put Towson up four.
• Towson would lead by three with 20 seconds to go, but the last chance attempt for the Spartans was off the mark to give Towson a 56-53 win, and their first 4-0 start in Division I history.

Inside The Numbers:

• At the 17:37 mark of the second half, Nicolas Timberlake became the 29^th player in Towson history to reach the 1,000 point mark.
• Charles Thompson tied a season-high with 14 points.
• This was the third straight 20-point game for Timberlake after scoring just eight points in the season opener.

Next Game:
Towson will return to SECU Arena to take on local rival Coppin State on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on NBC Sports Washington and FloHoops with Spiro Morekas and Keith Mills on the call.