2-03-2025 10:30am

TIGERS MATCH

54 Drexel 12-11,4-6 CAA

55 Winner Towson 14-9,9-1 CAA Score By Periods

Team	1	2	F
Drexel	29	25	54
Towson	35	20	55

Towson Men’s Basketball Muscles Past Drexel for Eighth Straight Victory

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TOWSON, Md. – Holding off a Drexel shot attempt in the final second, the Towson University men's basketball team defeated Drexel 55-54 to earn its eighth consecutive victory.

Towson (14-9, 9-1 CAA) and Drexel (12-11, 4-6 CAA) were locked into a one-point game with 3:10 left to play as the Tigers led by one with a crowd of 3,204 cheering them on. Neither team scored again as Drexel missed a jumper with seconds left and could not get off a final attempt as Towson held for the win.

Towson remains alone in first place in the CAA with a 9-1 league record. Towson has matched its best-ever conference start in DI, equaling its 9-1 start in the East Coast Conference during the 1990-91 season.

Key Stats:

Towson committed just three turnovers all game and held Drexel without a three-point basket in the second half.
Tyler Tejada earned 20 points tonight off 9-for-18 shooting, also leading Towson in rebounds with six. Dylan Williamson racked up 18 points and five boards while Mekhi Lowery had four points, five rebounds and three assists.
For Drexel, Kobe McGee finished with a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.

How it Happened

Drexel got off to a fast start, using a pair of made threes in a game-opening 10-2 run in the first couple of minutes. The Dragons added on to that lead, starting out 8-for-8 to lead 21-9 with 14:19 left in the first half.
The Towson defense started forcing stop after stop, holding Drexel without points for over five-and-a-half minutes. Tyler Tejada hit four consecutive shots for Towson for nine points on a 16-0 Tigers run to send the home team ahead 25-21 with 8:56 to go in the first.
The team exchanged baskets in the following minutes as each used the shot clock frequently. Towson led by nine and took a 35-29 lead into the locker room.
Drexel went back to attacking the paint in the second half, as did Towson. Nendah Tarke knocked down a long three to make it 42-36 Towson five minutes into the second.
The visitors hit the next four baskets, going up by four with a couple more to lead 50-46. Towson countered with three straight makes by three different players to lead 53-50 with 4:14 to play.
After an exchange of baskets, a Drexel layup with 3:10 left brought the score to 55-54 Towson. The Tigers held off three missed shots and a free throw from Drexel as a final chance was deemed on the shooter's hand at the buzzer. Towson won 55-54.

Inside the Numbers

During the 1990-91 season, Towson started 10-1 in the East Coast Conference.
Tyler Tejada has scored in double figures each of his last 12 games. It is his fifth 20+ point game.
Towson had its biggest home crowd of the season at 3,204.

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