WASHINGTON, D.C. – Towson men's basketball assisted on 19 of 34 made shots in a wire-to-wire 86-60 win against Delaware in the 2023 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinals. Four Tigers reached double figures led by Nicolas Timberlake with 19.

Towson (21-11) raced out to a big lead and never looked back against the Blue Hens (17-16), holding Delaware to 39 percent shooting from the floor.

Key Stats:

• Timberlake led the charge with 19 points on 8-11 shooting with nine rebounds and five assists.
• Charles Thompson added 17 points with six rebounds. Sekou Sylla and Cam Holden also hit double figures, with Sylla scoring 16 and Holden adding 14.
• Towson shot 60 percent from the floor and outrebounded Delaware 41-23.

How It Happened:

• Towson jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the under 16 timeout. Nicolas Timberlake had a pull up jumper to push the Tiger lead to five and then assisted on a Charles Thompson layup.
• The Tigers would then rip off a 10-0 run, capped with a Nygal Russell three that forced a Delaware timeout with Towson in front 15-2.
• The Towson defense would continue to stymie the Blue Hens offense, as their run extended to 16-0 to take a 21-2 lead with under 12 to go.
• The Tiger defense was stout throughout the entire opening half, holding the Blue Hens to 28 percent shooting.
• Cam Holden hit a big and one to get the lead out to 25, with Sekou Sylla adding a bucket to push the lead to 27. Towson would take a 46-20 lead into the break.
• Towson used another 9-0 run to extend the lead after a Charles Thompson dunk.
• Cam Holden had an and one of his own to push the lead out to 30.
• Delaware put together a 9-0 spurt to cut the deficit, but Charles Thompson with back-to-back buckets ended the run.
• Towson would continue their hot shooting, as Sekou Sylla split the defense for an easy bucket off the press.
• The Tigers would continue their strong offensive night the rest of the way, defeating Delaware 86-60.

Inside The Numbers:

• Nicolas Timberlake moved into 8^th on the all-time scoring list, passing Ralph Blalock.
• Towson advances to the semifinal round for the second consecutive season.
• The Tigers outrebounded their opponent for the 22^nd time this year and are now 16-6 in those games.

Next Game:
The Tigers advance to the semifinal round where they will take on two seed Charleston tomorrow, Monday, March 6. Tip-off with the Cougars is set for 8:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.