LETHBRIDGE, Alberta – The Towson University men's basketball team continued the Western Slam by taking on the Kennesaw State Owls. The Tigers (4-4) dropped the contest, 67-63, in overtime to the Owls (6-2) on Friday night.
 
Mekhi Lowery registered Towson's first double-double of the season with a career-high 14 points and 12 rebounds off the bench. Dylan Williamson led the Tigers with 15 points and two steals.
 
 
Key Stats vs Kennesaw State:

• The Owls went 22-of-59 (37.3%) from the floor while Towson shot 25-75 (33.3%).
• Towson won the rebounding battle 48-41 tonight.

 
How It Happened vs Kennesaw State:

• The Owls opened the game with a 10-2 run to take an early lead.
• The teams exchanged jumpers, then the Tigers went on a 11-5 run led by Tomiwa Sulaiman's six points to trail by two with 9:35 remaining in the first half.
• The teams went back-and-forth, then Nendah Tarke scored four straight point to even the score at 23.
• The Owls closed out the first half with a 12-6 run to take a 35-29 lead heading into the locker room.
• The Tigers started the second half with a 19-5 run led by Mekhi Lowery's nine points to have a 48-40 edge.
• Kennesaw State responded with a 13-5 run to tie the score at 53 with just over four minutes left to go.
• The Owls hit a three-pointer and layup to lead by five with under a minute left, but Sulaiman hit a pair of free throws to trim the lead down to three.
• On the ensuing inbounds pass, the Tigers stole the ball and Rahdir Hicks hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 58 with 32 seconds remaining.
• The Owls had a chance to win, but missed a three-pointer with under a second left. Towson had a chance with 0.8 seconds left, but Dylan Williamson's three-pointer went off the rim as the game went into overtime.
• Towson scored five of the first eight points in overtime to have a two-point lead early.
• Kennesaw State tied the game on a Braedan Lue layup with 2:56 remaining.
• The teams went back-and-forth, holding each scoreless until the Owls made a pair of free throws with 47 seconds left.
• The Tigers missed four shots in the final seconds to tie the game while the Owls added two late free throws to hand Towson a 67-63 overtime loss.

Inside the Numbers vs Kennesaw State:

• Mekhi Lowery has finished the last four games with double digit rebounds.
• Tomiwa Sulaiman finished with 12 points and a season-high eight rebounds.
• Six Tigers grabbed five or more rebounds tonight.

 
Next Game:

• The Tigers wrap up the Westen Slam tomorrow night against the UC Irvine Anteaters at 9:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.