TOWSON, MD – Monmouth University Men's Basketball was defeated in a CAA road matchup Saturday at SECU Arena by Towson University, 68-48. Myles Foster led the Hawks with 14 points, his sixth straight game in double figures.
 
Monmouth trimmed the Towson second-half lead to 11 multiple times, and were within 13 when Andrew Ball threw down his second straight dunk off a baseline lob. MU got a three-point play from Tahron Allen and a Jack Holmstrom triple in the second half, ultimately falling 68-48.
 
Monmouth cut it to four on a Foster finish at 14:41 before Towson went on a 7-0 run to lead by 11. Another Tigers run had them leading by 18, but the Hawks battled back, converting another Foster bucket ahead of back-to-back triples from Collins to trim it to 10. MU also scored six of the final nine points of the period to go to the locker room down just 13.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"Our kids are resilient and they keep fighting. I'm trying to keep my guys heads in a good place and find the group that isn't going to get discouraged. I thought we had a bunch of kids today really, really fight in this game." – Head Coach King Rice

-Myles Foster scored in double digits for the sixth game in a row and 13th time this season.
-The Hawks did not miss a free throw for the first time this year.
-Jack Collins posted his eighth game this season in double figures.
-Amaan Sandhu recorded his first blocked shot since December 4 at Manhattan.
-Monmouth started its ninth different lineup combination of the season.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
 
-Monmouth shot 39% to Towson's 37%.
-MU was better in the paint, 26-24.
-Towson won the battle on the glass, 41-28.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth hosts #22/24 College of Charleston on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.