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Jack Dunk
Japhet Chukwuma
82
Winner UNCW UNCW 19-3,8-1 CAA
73
Towson Towson 12-11,4-6 CAA
Winner
UNCW UNCW
19-3,8-1 CAA
82
Final
73
Towson Towson
12-11,4-6 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNCW UNCW 38 44 82
Towson Towson 36 37 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ryan Field

Towson Narrowly Loses Tightly Contested Game to UNCW

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team dropped a tightly contested game against UNCW on Thursday 82-73 which saw Towson set a new season high for lead changes with 20. Eighteen of those 20 came in the first half.

KEY STATS
  • Tyler Tejada led Towson with 16 points.
  • Dylan Williamson added four assists to his 12 point night.
  • Jack Doumbia Jr. returned to the starting lineup and posted his third straight double digit scoring game with 13 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • UNCW jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead but Towson fought back to even the score at 9-9 just after the first media timeout.
  • The first of 18 first half lead changes happened at 12:44 with the final first half lead change coming with 67 seconds left on the clock.
  • The Seahawks would take a two-point lead into the locker room.
  • The lead would change twice more in the game when a Doumbia Jr. jumper in the paint to give Towson a 40-39 lead. UNCW regained the lead with two free throws at the 17:33 mark and did not give the lead back.
  • Towson would get as close as three with just over a minute left on the clock but could not get the finishing touch to take the lead.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • The margin never reached double digits in favor of either team.
  • Towson's previous season high for lead changes with 12 against Norfolk State. There were 13 lead changes from 12:44 in the first half through the 4:01 mark in the first half.
UP NEXT
Towson faces its first CAA rematch when it welcomes Hampton to SECU arena. Towson lost to Hampton in the previous meeting in a tight 63- 62 affair. Two Pirates score in double figures with Michael Eley leading the way at 12.7 points per game and Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt just behind him at 11.9 points per game. Xzavier Long nearly averages a double-double with 10.2 rebounds per game, which leads the team, and 9.4 points per game. He puts up 2.3 assists per game, good for second on the team behind Gaines[1]Wyatt who averages 3.3 per game. Long is the only player on the team to average more than 30 minutes per game at 33.8.
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