NEWARK, Del. – Down two with three minutes left, Towson University men's basketball saw
Dylan Williamson go on a personal 8-0 run to complete his 27-point night and send the Tigers to a 76-66 victory over Delaware for the team's seventh straight victory.
Towson (13-9, 8-1 CAA) was down 61-59 to Delaware (11-11, 4-5 CAA) with three minutes to go. The Tigers finished the game on a 17-5 run, beginning with three consecutive baskets by Williamson, to take the lead for good.
Towson stands alone in first place in the CAA with an 8-1 league record. Towson was earlier tied with William & Mary, with the Tribe losing to Campbell tonight.
With the victory,
Pat Skerry earns his 250
th career win as a head coach, including 226 wins at Towson and 24 at Curry.
Key Stats:
- Towson outrebounded Delaware 36-28 and scored 21 points off turnovers to Delaware's nine.
- Dylan Williamson scored 27 points off 11-for-19 shooting, having a personal 8-0 run in each half. Tyler Tejada scored 15 points, adding five rebounds, while Nendah Tarke notched 14 points off the bench.
- For Delaware, John Camden led in scoring with 17 points and in rebounding with six. Niels Lane had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.
How it Happened
- Dylan Williamson led the Towson attack early as he countered each of Delaware's first three baskets by making his first three attempts for seven points and an early 7-6 Towson lead four minutes in.
- After some back and forth, Nendah Tarke attacked the basket twice and pushed Towson ahead 11-8. Delaware looked to go on fast break strikes, taking the lead off an Erik Timko three-pointer for a 13-11 advantage with 11:34 left in the first.
- Towson's defense and play in the paint gave the Tigers back the lead after Tarke went one-on-one with Macon Emory and hit the layup. The teams continued to exchange baskets, mainly going after each other in the paint.
- Tyler Tejada kept going into the paint and scored Towson's final four baskets of the first half. Delaware kept the advantage, aided by a couple of John Camden threes, to lead 33-29 at the break.
- Into the second half, Christian May knocked down a corner three to pull Towson within one score in opening minute of the period. Both sides continued to look inside as a couple of free throws off fouls on layup attempts got Towson within two at 37-35 with 17:41 left in the second.
- Tarke forced a steal as Towson earned the 2-on-1, leading to a Mekhi Lowery dunk. After Delaware retook the lead, Williamson knocked down a step back three, then next possession, hit a driving layup for a 44-42 Towson lead with 12:53 to play.
- Williamson continued to attack, hitting another layup to bring Towson's lead to four. He continued to shake off defenders and hit a top-of-the-arc three for a 49-42 Towson lead with 11:13 left.
- At 51-45 Towson, Delaware went on a 10-0 run to retake the lead 55-51.
- Towson chipped away, using defense and free throws to get back into the game. Tejada drove to the basket to hit the layup to tie the game again at 59-59 with four minutes left.
- Delaware retook the lead into the final media with a Timko layup. Williamson again took command, hitting back-to-back three to push Towson ahead, then hitting another driving layup for a personal 8-0 run and a 67-61 Towson lead with 1:56 left.
- Delaware got back to within one, but Towson held control. Tarke stole a pass and raced down for a dunk, then Tomiwa Sulaiman hit two free throws to send Towson up seven. Towson hit more free throws in the final minute for the 76-66 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- Dylan Williamson earns a new career-high of 27 points, surpassing his pair of 26-point games at Nicholls State on Nov. 20 and at Drexel on Jan. 11. He has seven games with at least 20 points, including Towson's last game at Northeastern where he scored 21.
- Tyler Tejada has scored in double digits his last 11 games dating back to Dec. 17.
- Towson earns its first seven-game winning streak since Feb. 10-Mar. 6, 2021.
- Towson has won four out of the last five games against Delaware.
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