TOWSON, Md. – Late game heroics from Jack Doumbia Jr. lifted the Towson University men's basketball team to a 59-58 win over Drexel on Monday.

KEY STATS

• Tyler Tejada led the way with 14 points. Dylan Williamson (12) and Jaquan Womack (10) also scored in double figures.
• Williamson added five assists without committing a turnover.
• Caleb Embeya and Womack each had three steals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Towson and Drexel played to a score of 13-13 at the 11:12 mark before Drexel rattled off a 17-0 run over the next 7:25 to take a 30-13 lead.
• The Tigers clawed back five consecutive points to bring the deficit to 12, which would carry into the locker room.
• The start of the second half saw no significant runs but did see Towson cut the lead in half to six by the final media timeout.
• Drexel scored the first bucket out of the timeout but Tejada and Williamson got on a roll to cut the lead to two points with 90 seconds left.
• Towson would concede a bucket before Womack pulled a loose ball off the court and finished through contact for the and-one.
• After a missed Drexel three point shot, Doumbia Jr. pulled down the rebound but was tangled up with the Drexel player, earning a 1-and-1 opportunity. He made the first to tie it up and sunk the second to take the lead.
• The next time down the court, Drexel drove at Doumbia Jr. who blocked the shot to seal the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• This is the first game this season that Towson have won after trailing after the under four media timeout, with two minutes left and one minute left.
• Towson moves into a three way tie for seventh place in the conference, just 1.5 games behind the second seed.
• Williamson put up double figures in the second half for the eighth time this season.

 
UP NEXT
Towson starts a North Carolina road swing with a game against Elon. The Phoenix have the best offense in the CAA according to KenPom with a rating of 117.0 while Towson has the best defense in the CAA with a rating of 106.1. Elon's high-powered offense is led by Chandler Cuthrell who is averaging 21.3 points per game this season while also pacing the team with 6.5 rebounds per game. Ja'Juan Carr leads in assists with 4.6 per game. In conference games, Elon has started the same five in every game with Cuthrell, Kacper Klaczek, Randal Petus II, Carr and Isaac Harrell getting every start.