TOWSON, Md. – Tyler Tejada scored a career-high 33 points as the Towson University men's basketball team (14-12, 6-7 CAA) defeated Stony Brook (16-9, 7-5 CAA) 69-57 on Thursday.

With results around the league, the Tigers are 1.5 games out of fourth place and a double bye in the CAA tournament.
 
KEY STATS

• Tejada led Towson with 33 points while Dylan Williamson added 17 points of his own.
• Caleb Embeya and Jack Doumbia Jr. grabbed eight rebounds to pace Towson.
• Williamson added five assists and four rebounds to his night. The five assists led the Tigers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Towson and Stony Brook played to a 14-13 score before Towson rattled off an 8-0 run to take a nine-point lead.
• The rest of the half was played evenly with Towson slowly extending their lead before entering the half up 16 points.
• Towson extended their lead to 20 early in the second half before the Seawolves eventually chipped away at the lead bringing the deficit to 11 with 12 minutes remaining.
• The Tigers responded with a 6-0 run to jump out to a 17-point lead with eight minutes left, 58-41
• The Seawolves made a late push with a 6-0 run leading up to the final 60 seconds of the game but it was not enough to make the comeback.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Tejada scored his most points in a half this season with 21 in the first half surpassing his previous high in a half this season in the second half against Loyola where he scored 18.
• Tejada shot 5-for-5 from the line. This was his third game this season making every free throw he attempted after taking at least five.
• Towson did not trail in the game.
• Ryan Conway got his first start this season.

UP NEXT
Towson heads on the road for a game against Monmouth at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. The Hawks sit at 7-5 in CAA play, currently occupying the four seed.