TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball hosted the Morgan State Lady Bears in the Charm City Hoops Classic. The Tigers (4-1) defeated the Lady Bears (3-4) 80-69 behind a stellar first quarter.
 
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas led the way with a season-high 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while Aminata Diakite had a season-high 17 points and four rebounds.
 
Key Stats vs Morgan State:

• The Tigers finished with a season-best 42 points in the paint tonight.
• Towson shot a season-high 46% from the floor.
•  The Tigers forced 19 Morgan State turnovers which led to a season-high 23 points off turnovers.
• Tamaria Rumph led Morgan State with 15 points.

How It Happened vs Morgan State:

• The Tigers jumped out to a 14-2 lead, holding the Lady Bears scoreless for the first six minutes.
• The teams traded baskets to end the first quarter with Aminata Diakite leading the way with nine points as Towson took a 20-8 lead into the second quarter.
• The teams continued to exchange baskets back-and-forth until back-to-back threes from Morgan State cut the lead down to single digits.
• The Tigers responded with a 15-2 run capped off by a Kylie Kornegay-Lucas three-point play to have a 43-22 lead with 1:11 left.
• A couple of free throws and a Kornegay-Lucas jumper finished off the second quarter as Towson took a 45-25 advantage into the locker room.
• Both teams traded early baskets, before the Tigers went on an 8-0 run to have a 60-31 lead, their largest lead of the game.
• Morgan State went on a 9-1 run, before Diakite made a mid-range jumper as time expired to give Towson a 63-40 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
• The fourth quarter started with a 10-2 run by Morgan State to cut the deficit to 15.
• The Tigers countered with a 6-0 run led by India Johnston's four points.
• The teams battled back-and-forth with the Lady Bears cutting the lead down to 13, but a Kornegay-Lucas jumper and an Alexia Nelson layup restored a 17-point advantage.
• Morgan State closed out the game with two late threes to reach the final score of 80-64 as Towson extended its winning streak to three games.

Inside the Numbers vs Morgan State:

• Quinzia Fulmore finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds to earn her first double-double of the season.
• Kylie Kornegay-Lucas has finished the last four games with nine rebounds.
• The Tigers shot 11-of-17 (64.7%) in the second quarter.
• Towson held Morgan State to 18% from the floor in the first quarter.

Next Game:
The Tigers will travel to Lynchburg, Virginia to face Liberty on Monday, December 4th at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.