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Towson
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62
Robert Morris RM 1-2,0-0 Horizon
66
Winner Towson Towson 2-1,0-0 CAA
Robert Morris RM
1-2,0-0 Horizon
62
Final
66
Towson Towson
2-1,0-0 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Robert Morris RM 31 31 62
Towson Towson 35 31 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Late Basket Lifts Towson Over RMU 66-62

TOWSON, Md. – Christian May's layup with 42 seconds remaining broke a 60-60 tie and gave Towson the lead in its 66-62 victory over RMU on Sunday evening.
 
Justice Williams led the Colonials (1-2) with 16 points. Stephaun Walker scored 15 points before fouling out. TJ Wainwright finished with 15 points and Markeese Hastings added 12 points with a team-high seven rebounds.
 
Charles Thompson led the Tigers (2-1) with 14 points and nine rebounds.
 
RMU started off cold, missing seven of its first eight attempts before back-to-back 3-pointers from Jackson Last and Hastings gave them a 9-8 lead at 14:20. Towson scored on the its next possession and would take a nine-point lead at 29-20 with 5:36 to play. Inside of two minutes, a Hastings dunk followed by a Walker layup cut the deficit to four points to send the game into halftime 35-31.
 
The Colonials tied the game after Wainwright scored five straight points to make the score 39-39 at 14:49 of the 2nd half. The Tigers would regain the lead and hold it until 5:54 when Hastings' 3-pointer beat the shot clock and tied the game at 56-56. On the ensuing possession, RMU's defense forced a TU shot clock violation which led to a Hastings hookshot to give the Colonials a 58-56 lead at 4:53.
 
The teams would exchange baskets before May's layup made the score 62-60. Towson would hit four free throws in the final 13 seconds to close out the contest.

Towson dominated in the paint, outscoring RMU 42-18 and pulled down 40 rebounds to the Colonials 25.
 
Up next, RMU remains on the road to face Wisconsin (1-1) November 17 at the Kohl Center. The Colonials return to the UPMC Events Center November 24 against Jacksonville in the first game of the Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic.
 
 
RMU BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for RMU basketball for the 2023-24 season can be purchased by calling the RMU Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949. In addition to a full slate of Horizon League games, the Colonials will also host an MTE Tournament at the UPMC Events Center as part of their 2023-24 non-conference home schedule.
 
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