BOSTON, Mass. – The Towson University men's basketball team traveled up to Boston to take on the Northeastern Huskies on Monday night. The Tigers (12-9, 7-1 CAA) defeated the Huskies (11-10, 3-5 CAA) 75-65 at Matthews Arena to win Towson's sixth straight CAA contest.
 
Dylan Williamson led the Tigers with 21 points on 8-of-15 (53.3%) shooting, tying a career-high in three-pointers with five. Tyler Tejada finished with 18 points on 8-of-11 (72.7%) shooting while tying a career-high in rebounds with nine.
 
 
Key Stats vs Northeastern:

• The Tigers made 11 three pointers for the second straight game, going 11-of-19 (57.9%).
• Towson forced 17 turnovers and had 23 points off turnovers, the second highest total this season.
• The Tigers shot 53.7% from the floor going 29-of-54.

 
How It Happened vs Northeastern:

• The Tigers opened the first half with a 7-2 run led by Tyler Tejada's five points.
• Northeastern tied the score at nine after scoring seven of the next nine points.
• Towson responded with a 16-5 run, knocking down three triples to have a 25-14 lead midway through the first half.
• The Huskies cut their deficit down to two after scoring 13 of the next 17 points.
• The Tigers closed out the first half with a 12-2 run, getting three triples from Dylan Williamson to lead 41-29 at halftime.
• Northeastern trimmed their deficit down to five to start the second half after an 11-4 run.
• Towson responded by scoring six straight points highlighted by a Nendah Tarke three-pointer to lead 51-40.
• The Huskies cut the lead down to six with 9:03 remaining after a Harold Woods three-pointer.
• The Tigers then went on a 16-4 run to extend their lead to 71-53 with 3:32 left in the second half.
• Northeastern scored ten consecutive points to trail by eight by 1:17 left.
• Mekhi Lowery sealed the game with four free throws to give Towson its sixth straight win in CAA play, defeating the Huskies 75-65.

Inside the Numbers vs Northeastern:

• Nendah Tarke had 13 points on 5-of-8 (62.5%) shooting while having a season-high five steals, four rebounds and three assists off the bench.
• The Tigers finished with 31 points off the bench tonight and have scored 30 or more points off the bench in five of the last six games.
• Towson has won its last 22 games that they have scored ten or more three pointers.

 
Next Game:

• The Tigers head to Newark to take on the Delaware Blue Hens on Thursday, January 30th. Tip-off is scheduled 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloCollege.