Sam Brand leads the Bears in scoring by averaging 18.5 ppg.
Boxscore
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Morgan State entered tonight’s contest against Towson attempting to win its first game of the season and avenge a double-overtime loss to the Tigers suffered two weeks ago.
Towson center Holden Plack knocked down two free throws with 50.2 seconds remaining to give the Tigers a 51-50 lead. But following an MSU timeout, Alfonso Evans was fouled on a drive to the basket. He calmly stepped up and drained both free throws.
Towson had one more shot at winning the game, but tenacious defense by the Bears led to a steal by Sam Brand. Brand in turn was fouled and ended up making both of his attempts to help seal the Bears first win of the season, and 11th win against Towson in the 21 game series.
Morgan State (1-2) battled the Tigers throughout the night as both teams combined for 17 lead changes and eight ties. But down the stretch the Bears forced Towson into committing costly turnovers, and the stepped up and hit some critical free throws to come away with an exciting home court victory.
Baltimore sharp-shooter Brand scored a game-high 18 points (6-18 FG) to lead the Bears over their cross-town rivals.
The Bears had balanced scoring as Aaron Andrews scored 12 points and ripped down eight rebounds, while Chris Grant and freshman guard Timothy Mathis contributed 8 points and 6 points respectively.
The Bears played stingy team defense throughout the night and held the Tigers to 38.5 percent shooting from the floor. But Towson (2-2) was able to knock down its free throws shot and were able to keep the contest close.
Winstonn Tubbs finished with 15 points and 7 rebounds and shot 5-for-10 from the field. Mike Green added 12 points and Holden Plack added 11 points.
The Bears will be back in action when they travel to Annapolis to face Navy on Wednesday (Dec. 1). Tip-off is scheduled for
