In front of a record crowd, which included World Champion receiver for the Baltimore Ravens Torrey Smith, Towson crushed Delaware 85-65 to complete the season sweep over its rival. The Tigers (13-12, 8-4 Colonial Athletic Association) are off to their best start since the 1995-96 season. For the first time since the 2006-07 season, they have swept two opponents. Earlier this season, Towson swept UNC-Wilmington. Defending and rebounding were two pivotal keys to Towson’s win [...]

Towson Men’s Basketball team takes on UNC Wilmington on 2/4.

Towson ended its three-game losing skid Wednesday night when it won at Old Dominion 68-66 behind the play of junior forward Jerrelle Benimon. For the Tigers (11-12, 6-4 Colonial Athletic Association), it was the team’s ninth road victory, the most since the 1995-96 season, and the second win against the Monarchs (2-18, 0-8 CAA) in 29 tries, according to Head Coach Pat Skerry. The last time Old Dominion lost to Towson was the 2002 season. [...]

Towson dropped its third consecutive game Saturday night at the hands of fellow Colonial Athletic Association opponent William & Mary, 63-56. The last time these two teams met on Jan. 9, Towson (10-12, 5-4 CAA) won in double overtime. Saturday’s game featured nine ties and a total of 21 lead changes. However, with 3:42 remaining in the game, the Tribe (8-11, 2-6 CAA) scored 11 of the final 13 points of the game to seal [...]

Towson dropped its second consecutive conference game Wednesday night to Colonial Athletic Association-rival George Mason 77-67. The loss marks the 20th consecutive time that the Patriots (12-7, 5-2 CAA) have beaten the Tigers (10-11, 5-3 CAA). The Patriots have also overtaken the Tigers for sole possession of second place in the CAA and knocked the Tigers into a tie for third with Georgia State, who own a tiebreaker after defeating Towson Monday. “Credit to Mason, [...]

Towson defeated UNC-Wilmington 79-74 on the road Wednesday night to earn its first Colonial Athletic Association win of the season at the hands of the only team the Tigers defeated last season. Junior forward Jerrelle Benimon led the Tigers (6-8, 1-0 CAA) to victory. Benimon recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five blocks. “[Benimon] is playing both ends of the floor,” Head Coach Pat Skerry said. “He’s got a lot of tools in [...]

In its final road game of a 10-game road swing, Towson fell to the Temple Owls 72-61 Wednesday evening. The Owls (7-1) were lifted by a team effort. Four players scored in double figures, including Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, who led the Owls with 20 points. Scootie Randall contributed 13 points and a game-high five assists for Temple, while Khalif Wyatt scored 11 and Anthony Lee added 10. “Temple is very good, their only loss was to [...]

In his first game back at the Verizon Center since transferring to Towson, former Hoya Jerrelle Benimon led the Tigers to a near upset of No. 15 Georgetown Saturday afternoon, falling only 46-40. The junior forward recorded his fifth “double-double” of the season, tallying game-highs in points, 11, and rebounds, 16, as the Tigers (4-5) fell to the Hoyas (7-1) in the final minutes of the game. “He can be as good as any player [...]

With 42 seconds remaining in a 61-61 game against Vermont Wednesday, freshman point guard Jerome Hairston stole the ball from Sandro Carissimo and took it down the court before passing the ball to junior forward Marcus Damas. Damas sank a layup to give the Tigers a 63-61 lead. Several made free throws later, Towson (4-4) walked out of the Patrick Gymnasium with a 68-64 victory against the University of Vermont (4-3). The Tigers ended their [...]

Towson (3-4) lost its second straight game of the season, falling to local rival University of Maryland, Baltimore County 66-62 Saturday night. The Retrievers (2-5) took an early 9-0 lead to start the game and set the pace early, Head Coach Pat Skerry said. “One of our big things coming in was that we didn’t give them any life,” Skerry said. “We knew that they were very capable on offense. We dug ourselves a hole [...]