Towson Tigers @ Northeastern Huskies
Northeastern beats Towson 69-62 behind Williams' 23
BOSTON -- T.J. Williams scored 23 points and made a career-high 13 of 20 free throws and Northeastern rallied to beat Towson 69-62 on Saturday night to end a four-game skid.
Alex Murphy scored 16 points for the Huskies (13-9, 6-4 Colonial Athletic Association), who made 25 of 36 free throws (69.4 percent) and held the Tigers to 37.7 percent from the field.
Williams tied it 35-all with a free throw, but Deshaun Morman's 3-pointer put Towson up 40-35 in the second half. Alex Murphy hit back-to-back 3s, Bolden Brace added a third, and Northeastern used a 15-5 run to lead 54-47. Towson got three straight stops and closed to 59-55 on Brian Starr's layup with 1:28 left, but Northeastern sealed it with 10 free throws in the final 1:11.
Deshaun Morman's 3-pointer put Towson up 22-19 and the Tigers led 27-24 at halftime.
Morman scored 11 points for the Tigers (13-10, 5-5), who saw their five-game win streak end.
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Matt Obias
Referee:Garrick Shannon
Referee:Michael Luckie
2025-26 Standings
| Coastal Athletic AssociationCoastal Athletic Association | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |
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