Towson Defeats Dragons, 92-77

Saturday, February 16

Towson, Md.

2 p.m.

Drexel University

12-16, 6-9CAA

Towson

10-17, 6-8CAA

Drexel

Towson

2/16/2019 4:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

TOWSON, Md. - Towson raced out to a 27-point lead at intermission and defeated the Dragons, 92-77. Drexel fell to 6-9 in the CAA and 12-16 overall. The Tigers avenged Drexel's win earlier this season in Philadelphia and improved to 6-8 in league play.

The Tigers went on a 12-0 run early in the first half and added another 10-0 run a few minutes later to take a commanding lead in the first half. They went to intermission ahead, 46-19. The Dragons shot just 28 percent in the first half and missed their first eight three-pointers. On the other end, Towson was 7-for-13 from deep in the early going. Brian Fobbs scored 16 of his 26 points in the first half, while Tobias Harris added 11. Both players had three three-pointers in the first 20 minutes.

Drexel couldn't get much closer in the second half. The Tigers maintained a comfortable lead as the defeated Drexel for the fourth straight time at SECU Arena.

Alihan Demir led Drexel with 17 points. Camren Wynter added 13 points and eight assists, but was just 3-for-11 from the floor. Trevor John and Troy Harper added 12. John now has 90 three-pointers, just two shy of the single-season record.

Howard scored a career-high 26 points and was 4-for-7 from deep. Fobbs made four of his three-point attempts and had 25. Nakye Sanders added 17 points and 10 boards.

The Dragons close the season with three straight home games, starting on Saturday against Delaware.