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Holden against Hofstra
Japhet Chukwuma
47
Hofstra Hof 12-8,5-2 CAA
68
Winner Towson Towson 12-7,4-2 CAA
Hofstra Hof
12-8,5-2 CAA
47
Final
68
Towson Towson
12-7,4-2 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hofstra Hof 20 27 47
Towson Towson 30 38 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | David Castellanos

Holden Scores His 1,000th Career Point; Men’s Basketball Defeats Hofstra 68-47 on Monday

TOWSON, Md. – Towson men's basketball won their second straight game with a 68-47 win against Hofstra on Monday afternoon. The Tigers held the Pride to 4-27 from three in the win.

Nicolas Timberlake led the Tigers with a game-high 17 points with 15 coming in the second half. Cam Holden also hit double figures with 13 points, scoring his 1,000th career point in the win.

Key Stats:
  • Timberlake led all scorers with 17 points adding five rebounds.
  • Holden finished with 13 points and seven rebounds on 5-9 shooting.
  • Towson shot 45 percent from the floor and scored just under half of their points in the paint.
How It Happened:
  • Hofstra pushed out to a 7-1 lead after Sekou Sylla split a pair of free throws to open the game.
  • The Tigers would find their rhythm, ripping off an 19-2 run over a seven-minute span to take a seven-point lead after being down as many as 10.
  • Towson would keep up the defensive pressure. Nicolas Timberlake would get a steal that led to a Christian May and one on the other end as the Tigers extended their lead to nine late in the half.
  • Nygal Russell would push the lead to ten at the half after a strong take and finish to make it 30-20 Tigers at the break.
  • Both teams went back and forth trading baskets to start the half.
  • Towson went on a quick 6-0 run to push the lead to 16 after a Timberlake three and Charles Thompson dunk.
  • Timberlake would go on a 5-0 run of his own to extend the lead out to 24, their largest of the day.
  • With 6:27 to go in the game, Cam Holden hit a turnaround hook shot to record his 1,000th career point.
  • The Tigers would continue to keep their lead around 20 points, finishing with a 68-47 win on Monday night.
Inside The Numbers:
  • Nicolas Timberlake remains in 17th place on the all-time scoring list and is now just 18 points shy of passing Gary Neal for 16th all-time.
  • Nygal Russell recorded 12 rebounds, his first double-digit rebounding performance as a Tiger. The mark was just one shy of his career-high of 13 set against Austin Peay last season.
  • Towson won their 87th game inside SECU Arena. The Tigers now hold an 87-40 mark.
  • Malik Missouri scored his first collegiate points, hitting a layup at the end of the game.
Next Game:
The Tigers will hit the road for a pair of games in North Carolina, starting with CAA newcomer North Carolina A&T on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.
 
 
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