TOWSON, Md. – Towson men's basketball dropped a heartbreaking 71-69 overtime game against Navy on Sunday night at SECU Arena. The Tigers held the lead late, but the Midshipmen held off a last second attempt for the win.
Towson (8-3) held a two-point lead with 21 seconds left, but Navy tied it with eight seconds left to force overtime. Navy led by as many as five in the extra session and had a two-point lead with 12 seconds left, but the attempt by
Nicolas Timberlake went off the front of the rim.
Timberlake led the Tigers with 17 points, adding four rebounds and four assists.
Key Stats:
- Timberlake led the Tigers with 17 points, adding four assists and four rebounds.
- Cam Holden and Charles Thompson also hit double figures. Holden had 13 with five rebounds and four assists. Thompson added 11 points and six rebounds.
- Towson shot 43.3 percent from the floor and had 12 second chance points.
How It Happened:
- Both teams struggled from the floor early with Towson with Cam Holden hitting a pair of free throws to put Towson up 2-0.
- Navy ripped off a 6-0 run to take an 11-6 lead, but a Nicolas Timberlake corner three ended the run.
- The Tigers battled back with Christian May drilling a corner three to tie it at 20-20 at the under four timeout.
- Navy would tie the game, but the Tigers offense would explode late.
- Towson went on a 13-0 run to take a ten-point lead after a Timberlake pull up jumper.
- The Tigers would end the half on a 13-3 run to take a 35-27 lead into the half.
- Navy went on a 9-0 run to take the lead, but a Charles Thompson layup ended the run.
- The Tigers would put together another 6-0 run to retake the lead at the under 12 timeout with buckets from Charles Thompson and Sekou Sylla.
- That would spark another 13-3 run, but the Midshipmen would fight back to tie it with under three to go.
- Nicolas Timberlake responded with a big and one to give Towson the lead back with 1:50 to go.
- Down by one with a minute to go, Charles Thompson hit a layup to put the Tigers back in front.
- Navy would tie the game with eight seconds to go to force overtime.
- In the extra session, Navy led by five before Ryan Conway hit a three to cut the deficit to two. Nicolas Timberlake would have a chance in the dying seconds, but his attempt hit off the rim.
Inside The Numbers:
- Nicolas Timberlake played in his 100th career game for the Tigers.
- Towson had 15 assists on 23 baskets and went 17-24 from the foul line.
Next Game:
The Tigers will head back on the road to take on Northern Iowa at the Legends of Basketball Showcase on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 12 p.m. cst, 1 p.m. est. at the United Center.
