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Tejada
Sean Alvarado
68
Hampton Hamp 13-19,7-11 CAA
74
Winner Towson Towson 18-14,9-9 CAA
Hampton Hamp
13-19,7-11 CAA
68
Final
74
Towson Towson
18-14,9-9 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hampton Hamp 17 51 68
Towson Towson 30 44 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ryan Field

Tejada's Career High Lifts Tigers Over Hampton to Open CAA Tournament

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tyler Tejada posted a new career high with 35 points as the Towson University men's basketball team defeated the Hampton Pirate 74-68 in the second round of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament.

The Tigers are set to face the two seed, College of Charleston, on Sunday at 6 p.m. The two teams faced each other once in the regular season, a 61-52 win for the Tigers.

KEY STATS
  • Tejada led Towson with 35 points while Dylan Williamson added 20 points.
  • Mor Seck led Towson with nine rebounds.
  • Tejada shot 10-for-10 from the line.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ryan Conway opened the scoring for Towson with a three pointer 45 seconds into the game. From that point on, Towson led the entire way.
  • The Tigers opened on a 10-2 run in the first 4:19 of the game.
  • The rest of the half was played evenly with Towson entering the half up 13 points.
  • After the Pirates made the opening bucket of the second half, Towson went on a 9-0 run to take a 39-19 lead.
  • Hampton clawed back to a 14 point deficit with 12:13 left on the clock before Towson extended the lead back to 23 with 5:02 left on the clock.
  • The game got close again with the Pirates going on an 18-1 run over the next 3:46 to cut the lead to two scores with just over one minute left.
  • Clutch free throws in the last 69 seconds, including eight by Tejada, sealed the Towson win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Williamson and Tejada outscored Hampton at every media timeout in the first half.
  • Towson led for over 39 minutes of the game for the third time this season
 
UP NEXT
Towson will face the two seed, College of Charleston, at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Jlynn Counter leads the Cougars in conference play with 16.9 points and 6.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game. In the lone game against the two sides this season, Towson won at home 61-52. Towson held Charleston to .306 from the field, a season low. The Tigers forced 15 turnovers, the third most the Cougars have conceded this season. The 52 points is the season low for Charleston. Towson shot a season best from the line going 15-for-17. Towson is 0-3 in the Pat Skerry era against Charleston in the CAA Tournament.
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