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Tomiwa at Charleston
College of Charleston Athletics
69
Towson Towson 6-9,1-1 CAA
77
Winner Col. of Charleston CC 12-3,2-0 CAA
Towson Towson
6-9,1-1 CAA
69
Final
77
Col. of Charleston CC
12-3,2-0 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Towson Towson 30 39 69
Col. of Charleston CC 39 38 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Matt Luchetski

Towson Men’s Basketball Falls to College of Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Towson University men's basketball team took on the College of Charleston Cougars on Saturday afternoon in TD Arena. The Tigers (6-9, 1-1 CAA) dropped the CAA contest 77-69 to the Cougars (12-3, 2-0 CAA).
 
Tyler Tejada finished with 22 points on 9-of-18 (50%) shooting, knocking down four three-pointers. Tomiwa Sulaiman had 15 points on 6-of-12 (50%) shooting while adding four rebounds.
 
 
Key Stats vs Charleston:
  • Charleston went 24-of-26 (92.3%) from the free throw line.
  • Towson and Charleston each grabbed 35 rebounds.
  • Deywilk Tavarez and AJ Smith each finished with 20 points to lead the Cougars.
 
How It Happened vs Charleston:
  • The Cougars opened the game with an 8-2 run, but the Tigers cut the lead down to two highlighted by a Christian May three-pointer.
  • Charleston extended its lead to seven, then a Tyler Tejada triple and a Nendah Tarke layup cut the deficit back down to two with 13:10 left in the first half.
  • The teams went back-and-forth exchanging baskets until the Cougars went on a 17-8 run to lead by 13.
  • Mekhi Lowery and Tomiwa Sulaiman each made a basket at the end of the half as Towson trailed 39-30 at the break.
  • The Cougars scored seven of the first ten points to start the second half, but the Tigers responded with a 11-4 run led by a pair of Lowery baskets to cut the deficit down to six with 12:59 remaining.
  • Charleston scored nine of the next 11 points to extend its lead.
  • Towson countered with a 6-1 run to trail 60-52 with 8:30 left in the second half.
  • The teams battled back-and-forth for the next couple of minutes then Tejada hit a three-pointer with two minutes remaining.
  • The Cougars made a pair of free throws, but Tejada made his third triple of the game to cut the deficit to seven
  • The Tigers cut Charleston's lead down to six twice in the final minute, but Charleston had an answer each time to hand the Tigers a 77-69 loss.

Inside the Numbers vs Charleston:
  • Caleb Emebya grabbed a career-high ten rebounds to lead the Tigers.
  • The Tigers totaled 42 points in the paint, the second most this season.
  • Mekhi Lowery finished with ten points and six rebounds off the bench.
 
Next Game:
  • The Tigers return home to host the Northeastern Huskies on Thursday, January 9th at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on Monumental Sports Network and streamed on FloCollege.
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