TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team hosted the William & Mary Tribe on Thursday night. The Tigers (20-10, 15-2 CAA) defeated the Tribe (17-13, 11-6 CAA) 88-73 to win the outright CAA regular season title for the first time in program history.
 
Dylan Williamson had 20 points, knocking down five triples, tying a season-high, while adding six assists. Tyler Tejada finished with 20 points, making four three-pointers, while Tomiwa Sulaiman had 15 points on 66.7% shooting and four rebounds
 
 
Key Stats vs William & Mary:

• The Tigers won the rebounding battle 44-23 tonight.
• Towson shot 65.4% from the field and 64.3% from behind the arc in the second half.
• The Tigers held the Tribe to 27.3% from three and 34.6% from the floor in the second half.
• Towson grabbed 19 offensive rebounds and had 21 second chance points.

 
How It Happened vs William & Mary:

• The teams traded baskets to start the game, then the Tribe scored ten of the next 12 points to lead 18-10.
• William & Mary stretched its lead to ten, but the Tigers scored eight consecutive points to trail by two with 7:41 remaining in the first half.
• The teams went back-and-forth exchanging baskets, then the Tribe closed out the second half with a 13-3 run to have a 44-32 lead at the break.
• William & Mary grew its advantage to 13 to open the second half, but Towson went on a 14-6 run sparked by Tomiwa Sulaiman's eight points to trail by two.
• The Tigers then scored 21 consecutive points to lead 74-55, getting eight points from Dylan Williamson and five points from Tyler Tejada.
• The Tribe made a three-pointer to end its seven-minute and 32-second drought.
• Towson scored 11 of the following 18 points to lead by 20 with 2:26 left in the second half.
• A Mandela Tarke layup sealed an 88-73 victory to win Towson its first outright CAA regular season title in program history.

Inside the Numbers vs William & Mary:

• This is the first time that Towson has won the CAA regular season title outright in program history.
• The Tigers have won 20 or more games for the fourth consecutive season, a program record.
• Towson +21 rebounding margin is the largest rebounding margin for the Tigers this season.
• Today's attendance of 4,750 is a TU Arena record surpassing the previous record of 4,322 against Charleston on Feb. 24, 2024.
• Mekhi Lowery grabbed a team-high eight rebounds while adding nine points. Christian May finished with 13 points and seven rebounds.

 
Next Game:

• The Tigers wrap up the regular season against Hampton on Saturday, March 1st at TU Arena. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will be televised on MeTV and streamed on FloCollege.