TOWSON, Md. – Towson men's basketball picked up a 65-55 win against Nicholls on Friday night at TU Arena. The Tigers had three hit double figures led by sophomore Christian May with 16 points.

Towson (6-6) had three hit double figures with May leading the way. The Tigers held the Colonels (4-8) to just 35 percent from the floor and forced 15 turnovers in the win.

Key Stats:

• May went 6-14 from the floor and had an assist and an steal.
• Nendah Tarke added 13 points and a team-high six rebounds with Dylan Williamson adding 10 points.
• Towson shot 40 percent from the floor and assisted on 14 of 23 made baskets.

How It Happened:

• Towson raced out to a quick 9-0 lead, going 2-3 from three to open the game.
• The Tiger defense continued to stand tall over the next four minutes as the Tigers forced a pair of turnovers and held the Colonels to just 1-10 from the floor.
• Nicholls would cut the deficit to three points with eight minutes to go before the Tigers would rip off a 9-0 run to take a double-digit lead that was capped off by a Tomiwa Sulaiman dunk off a Tyler Tejada steal.
• That lead would balloon to 14 points at the break after Christian May banked home a three with six second left to give Towson a 28-14 lead at halftime.
• May and Chase Paar led the Tigers with six points each as the Tigers assisted on seven of 11 made buckets in the half.
• Both teams came out of the locker room struggling from the floor with both teams having three-minute scoreless droughts.
• Nendah Tarke would push the Tiger advantage to 16 with nine minutes to go after drilling a three off a rebound that forced a Nicholls timeout.
• Towson would see their double-digit lead cut to single digits but the Tigers would hold off the Colonels for a 65-55 win.

Inside The Numbers:

• The Tigers outrebounded Nicholls 42-33. Towson is now 6-3 in those games.
• Towson remains perfect at home and are now 4-0 on the season at TU Arena.
• Head coach Pat Skerry picked up win 199 at Towson in his 13^th season.

Next Game:

• The Tigers will close out non-conference play on Saturday, Dec. 30 against Arcadia at TU Arena. Tipoff with the Knights is slated for 2 p.m. and will air on FloHoops with Spiro Morekas and Keith Mills on the call.