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George Washington didn't need its best game to hold several comfortable leads early in the second half against the Tigers, but it required a an extra late basket to beat its host 73-69. Mistake after mistake kept Towson behind nearly all afternoon, but a comeback midway through the second half produced a dramatic finish.

Preseason CAA co-Player of the Year Charles Jenkins scored 21 points and led the Hofstra Pride to a comfortable 84-64 in the opening conference game for each team.

Towson used the outside shooting of guard Josh Thornton to take a big first-half lead in Wednesday night's game against UMBC.

Navy's senior gaurd Chris Harris knocks over Towson's Josh Brown while trying to set up the offense.

University of Dayton junior Chris Wright gets a hand in the throat from Towson sophomore Troy Franklin as the two and Towson senior Calvin Lee battle for the ball Saturday, Nov.

Rodney Pierce scored 18 points to lead Buffalo to a 78-69 win over Towson in overtime on Saturday.

Towson , Md., Nov. 20 -- Towson University issued the following news release: The Tigers will try to improve to 2-0 on the basketball season when they host their second straight Mid-American Conference opponent, Buffalo , Saturday afternoon in the Towson Center.

Calvert Hall small forward Damion Lee will play college basketball just a few miles down the road from his high school.

Calvin Lee scored a game-high 25 points to lead Towson to an 82-71 win over Miami of Ohio in the season opener for both teams on Friday night.

After surprising most of the league by reaching the semifinals in last year's CAA playoffs, Towson will look for more success as they enter the 2009-2010 season.

Towson enters the season off an encouraging run in last season's CAA Tournament, when the Tigers became the first 11th seed to reach the semifinals.

Towson's Josh Thornton had never been to Canada before last week. But the senior shooting guard made himself right at home during the Tigers' five-game Canadian exhibition tour Aug.

Towson , Md., Aug. 12 -- Towson University issued the following news release: Towson basketball coach Pat Kennedy announced today that Jim Meil, long time assistant in the Tigers' program, has been promoted to associate head coach effective immediately.

Towson , Md., Aug. 17 -- Towson University issued the following news release: Towson 's men's basketball team arrived in Ottawa Sunday night to begin its eight-day, six-game trip through Canada with stops yet in Montreal and Quebec City.

OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 19 -- Towson University issued the following news release: How many total personal fouls can three officials call in one exhibition college basketball game played in Ottawa? If you guessed 64 you answered the question correctly.

Pat Kennedy would be the first to admit Towsona s 2008-09 season fell short of expectations.