TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team hosted North Carolina A&T in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play at TU Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers (3-12, 1-3 CAA) held a five-point lead with 1:51 remaining in regulation before a pair of Aggie (8-7, 4-0 CAA) triples gave them a one-point lead with 14 seconds to go. Towson was forced to foul, pushing the Aggie lead to two on a free throw. North Carolina A&T went on to win 61-59 after a final Towson miss from deep.
 
India Johnston finished one point shy of her season-high, finishing with 21. Anasia Staton finished with 12 points and six rebounds.
 
Records:

• Towson (3-12, 1-3 CAA)
• North Carolina A&T (8-7, 4-0 CAA)

 
Key Stats

• North Carolina A&T committed 15 turnovers to Towson's 22. The Aggies scored 16 points off those turnovers to Towson's nine.
• The Aggies outscored the Tigers 18-11 in the final quarter following a five-point deficit going into the period.

 
How it Happened

• The game started tightly contested, as Staton and Johnston traded a pair of threes to start the Tiger scoring.
• Johnston hit the next two Towson buckets of the game with the second coming at 4:41 in the quarter to make it an 11-10 game.
• North Carolina A&T closed the quarter on an 8-4 run from that point, taking a 19-14 lead into the first quarter break.
• The Aggies were held to two field goals in the second quarter as the Tigers didn't allow any over the final 7:56 in the first half.
• The Tigers outscored the Aggies 17-8 overall in the quarter, giving them a 31-27 lead headed into halftime.
• N.C. A&T retook the lead with an 8-2 run over the first 1:08 of the second half, making it 35-33.
• Down 41-38, the Tigers closed the quarter on a 10-2 run to take a five-point lead into the final period. Johnston hit a buzzer-beating triple to cap the run.
• A&T started the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run, making it 51-48 in favor of the Aggies with 8:03 remaining.
• The Black & Gold responded with an 11-3 run through the next 6:12 to take a five-point lead with 1:51 remaining.
• N.C. A&T hit a triple with six seconds left on the shot clock to cut their deficit to two.
• After a pair of Towson misses, each team committed subsequent turnovers.
• Another three from the Aggies with 14 seconds remaining gave them a one-point lead.
• An offensive foul surrendered the ball back to the Aggies, forcing the Tigers to foul.
• The shooter hit one free throw to extend the lead to two.
• The Tigers missed the final shot from deep to fall 61-59.

 
Up Next
The Tigers conclude their three-game CAA homestand against Northeastern on Friday at 6 p.m. at TU Arena.