TOWSON, Md. – Tyler Tejada set a new career high in three pointers made with six and Dylan Williamson set a new career high in assists with eight as the Towson Tigers defeated the Cornell Big Red 93-80 at SECU Arena on Wednesday.

The 93 points are the most Towson has scored in the Pat Skerry era against a DI opponent in the non-conference slate versus a team outside of Baltimore.

KEY STATS

• Cornell shot .231 from three in the second half.
• Towson and Cornell were even in points of turnovers, points in the paint and fast break points with Towson only having a two point lead in bench points. Towson held a 15 point advantage in second chance points.
• Towson shot 50% from three in both halves.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Towson took the lead early before Cornell went on an 11-0 run to take a 15-8 lead.
• The Tigers battled back to tie it up at 8:10 let in the first half.
• From there, the two teams fought back and forth with no team getting more than a four point lead before the Big Red entered the half up one.
• Towson played steady, controlling basketball eventually taking the lead back at the 16:44 mark of the second half and held it the rest of the way.
• The game was punctuated with an 8-0 run that brought the Tiger lead to 14, solidifying the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Towson's 58 points in the second half were the most they scored this season.
• Cornell came into the game with 53% of their shots coming from three. This game only saw 34% of attempts come from beyond the arc.
• Towson only missed eight shots in the second half.

UP NEXT
Towson returns to Orlando, this time for a single game against UCF. Tip is set for 4 p.m. and the game can be watched on ESPN+.