HAMPTON, Va. – The Tigers dropped a nail-biter to Hampton 63-62 on the road in Hampton, Va. on Wednesday.

KEY STATS

• Tyler Tejada and Dylan Williamson both scored in double figures with Tejada pouring in 16 and Williamson adding 11.
• Dylan Williamson and Tejada both played more than 37 minutes.
• Towson made three 3-pointers on 19 attempts

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game started out chippy with the Pirates being assessed a technical in their first offensive possession after a player followed through with contact to the face of a Towson player after the ball was dead. No more than three minutes later, another technical was issued to Hampton, this time for a player yelling at the Towson bench.
• The unique start continued just after the under eight media time out when the scoreboard was no longer operational. As the staff was attempting to fix it, the under four media time out was issued leading to the remainder of the half being played without a media stoppage.
• After the scoreboard went out, Hampton went on a 6-0 run which was immediately followed by a 9-1 run to cap a 15-3 run which ultimately allowed the Pirates to take a 37-31 lead into the locker room.
• Hampton scored the first point of the second half before Towson went on a 7-0 run to bring the game even at 38.
• There was significant back-and-forth in the next few minutes which Hampton was able to gain a six point lead. Towson responded with an 8-0 run to take a two-point lead.
• After that point the game stood tied at 58 with just three minutes remaining.
• Towson toughness prevailed for the Tigers' next two baskets with Chike Ndefo fighting in the lane to secure the first bucket and Caleb Embeya put Towson up 62-60 with an offensive board and put back from just outside the key.
• On the net possession, Hampton drove down and made a driving layup. They were fouled and converted the free throw for a 63-62 lead.
• Williamson got the ball on the next possession and drove to the key for a finger roll layup that did not fall but the Hampton player stepped out of bounds after grabbing the rebound and Towson had another shot.
• Tejada received the ball on this play. He got to the free throw line extended before stepping back for his shot that hit off the front rim. The Pirates won 63-62.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The home team has won all eight matchups in the series between Towson and Hampton.
• Jaquan Womack got his first start of the season.
• Tejada set new career highs in free throws made and attempted at 10 and 13, respectively.

UP NEXT
Towson returns home to face Monmouth. The Tigers are coming off their second unbeaten home schedule in a calendar year in the past three years after going 14-0 in 2025. In 2023, the Tigers went 13-0.
Monmouth was the lone team to not start CAA play on 12/29 and lost to Campbell at home on 12/31 to open conference play. Monmouth sits at 6-8 and 0-1 in conference play. Jason Rivera-Torres is the stat stuffer for Monmouth. He leads the team in points at 14.6 per game. He averages a team best 8.0 rebounds per game. His 2.9 assists per game are second on the team. He steals 1.7 balls per game, the second most on the team, and leads the team with 1.8 blocks per game.