MORAGA, Calif. – The Towson University men's basketball team opened the 2024-25 campaign against the Saint Mary's Gaels on Monday night. The Tigers (0-1) battled against the Gaels (1-0) but fell 76-69 in the season opener.
Tyler Tejada led the Tigers with 18 points, shooting 40% from the field.
Dylan Williamson finished with 15 points, three assists and two rebounds.
Key Stats vs Saint Mary's:
- Towson shot 42.2% from the field while the Gaels shot 46.3%.
- Saint Mary's went 22-of-29 (75.9%) from the free line compared to 11-of-19 (57.9%) for the Tigers.
- Towson was outrebounded 41-30 tonight.
How It Happened vs Saint Mary's:
- The Tigers opened the game with a 7-1 run led by Dylan Williamson's five points.
- The Gaels responded with a 19-4 run that spanned over seven minutes to lead 20-11.
- Towson cut the lead to four after a quick 5-0 run highlighted by a Mekhi Lowery and-one.
- Saint Mary's went on a 16-7 run to extend their lead to 13 with 3:28 remaining in the first half.
- The Tigers closed out the first half with a 5-1 run, getting baskets from Christian May and Lowery to trail 37-28 at halftime.
- The Gaels opened the second half with a 14-6 run to extend their lead to 15.
- The teams went back-and-forth trading baskets, until Towson went on a 13-6 run to cut the deficit to six points that was capped off by a Williamson triple.
- The teams continued to battle back-and-forth, then a Messiah Jones three-pointer cut the lead down to four with 4:01 left.
- Saint Mary's responded with a quick 7-3 run to extend their lead to ten with just under a minute remaining.
- The Tigers continued to fight, getting two late layups to cut the deficit back to six with 22 seconds left.
- The Gaels held off the Tigers as Towson dropped its season opener 76-69.
Inside the Numbers vs Saint Mary's:
- Mekhi Lowery filled up the stat sheet tonight finishing with nine points, four assists, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
- Christian May finished with ten points, a team-high seven rebounds and one assist.
Next Game:
- The Tigers will return home for their home opener against Penn State Wilkes-Barre on Friday, November 8th at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloCollege.