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TOWSON MEN’S BASKETBALL USES BALANCED ATTACK IN AN 86-60 WIN AGAINST DELAWARE IN THE CAA QUARTERFINALS

NEXT GAME:

vs. Charleston

3/6/2023 | 8:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Towson men's basketball assisted on 19 of 34 made shots in a wire-to-wire 86-60 win against Delaware in the 2023 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinals. Four Tigers reached double figures led by Nicolas Timberlake with 19.

Towson (21-11) raced out to a big lead and never looked back against the Blue Hens (17-16), holding Delaware to 39 percent shooting from the floor.

Key Stats:

Timberlake led the charge with 19 points on 8-11 shooting with nine rebounds and five assists.
Charles Thompson added 17 points with six rebounds. Sekou Sylla and Cam Holden also hit double figures, with Sylla scoring 16 and Holden adding 14.
Towson shot 60 percent from the floor and outrebounded Delaware 41-23.

How It Happened:

Towson jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the under 16 timeout. Nicolas Timberlake had a pull up jumper to push the Tiger lead to five and then assisted on a Charles Thompson layup.
The Tigers would then rip off a 10-0 run, capped with a Nygal Russell three that forced a Delaware timeout with Towson in front 15-2.
The Towson defense would continue to stymie the Blue Hens offense, as their run extended to 16-0 to take a 21-2 lead with under 12 to go.
The Tiger defense was stout throughout the entire opening half, holding the Blue Hens to 28 percent shooting.
Cam Holden hit a big and one to get the lead out to 25, with Sekou Sylla adding a bucket to push the lead to 27. Towson would take a 46-20 lead into the break.
Towson used another 9-0 run to extend the lead after a Charles Thompson dunk.
Cam Holden had an and one of his own to push the lead out to 30.
Delaware put together a 9-0 spurt to cut the deficit, but Charles Thompson with back-to-back buckets ended the run.
Towson would continue their hot shooting, as Sekou Sylla split the defense for an easy bucket off the press.
The Tigers would continue their strong offensive night the rest of the way, defeating Delaware 86-60.

Inside The Numbers:

Nicolas Timberlake moved into 8th on the all-time scoring list, passing Ralph Blalock.
Towson advances to the semifinal round for the second consecutive season.
The Tigers outrebounded their opponent for the 22nd time this year and are now 16-6 in those games.

Next Game:
The Tigers advance to the semifinal round where they will take on two seed Charleston tomorrow, Monday, March 6. Tip-off with the Cougars is set for 8:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.