TOWSON, Md. – Jack Doumbia Jr.'s late game heroics secured a two-point win for the Towson Tigers (15-14, 7-9 CAA) over the Elon Phoenix (14-15, 6-10 CAA).
Doumbia Jr. scored a reverse layup coming towards the Towson bench to take the lead with 14 seconds left. After taking the lead, Doumbia Jr. ran past the Towson bench and flashed a smile.

KEY STATS

• Tyler Coleman led the Tigers with 17 points.
• Tyler Tejada put up a career-high seven assists.
• Doumbia Jr. was one rebound away from a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• No team led by more than one score until 9:24 left in the first half when Towson took a 15-10 lead.
• That five point margin remained steady for the rest of the half with Towson entering the locker room up four.
• Elon started the second half on an 8-0 run to go up four early in the half. Towson responded with a 6-0 run of their own to take the lead back before an Elon 7-0 run ended the second half scoring spurts with Elon up five.
• The Phoenix were up 50-44 when the Tigers got hot. Three Doumbia Jr. free throws, a Coleman and-one followed by two more Coleman free throws and a Tejada layup composed a 10-0 run in just 135 seconds that gave Towson a four-point lead.
• Elon eventually tied it back up at 56 before Doumbia Jr. hit his game clincher.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pat Skerry earned win 600 across all college basketball experience and win 250 at Towson.
• Towson outscored Elon in every specialty stat going +5 in points off turnovers, +8 in points in the paint, +5 in second chance points, +7 in fast break points and +9 in bench points.
• Caleb Embeya put up his second double digit rebound game of the season, this one coming primarily from defensive rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Tigers remain at home for Senior Day against the Campbell Fighting Camels (13-16, 7-9 CAA). Coleman, Ryan Conway, Doumbia Jr., Abdou Samb, Tyler Schmidt, Mor Seck and Dylan Williamson will all be recognized alongside managers Amare Johnson and Justin Cameron.