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Towson (9-8 SU, 7-9 ATS, 2-2 CAA) travels to South Carolina to take on Charleston from TD Arena on Thursday night at 7pmET.
These teams met three times last season with the Cougars winning all three straight up, but Towson covered two of them.
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Towson has won four of their last six games, but both losses came on the road. They've won 15 straight home games, but in true road games, they just lost to Monmouth 51-43 on Jan. 4 and Saturday and fell in Boston to Northeastern 67-59 as a 2.5-point dog. They are 0-5 in neutral site games and 2-3 in true road games. In their loss to Northeastern, Towson was held to just 17 points in the first half and scored 42 in the second half. Towson's defense struggled as they allowed the Huskies to shoot 58.1% from the field and were outrebounded 28-21. Senior Guard Nendah Tarke led the Tigers with 17 points (all in the second half). The Tigers shot 42% from the field and just 63% (19-of-30) from the line.
According to KenPom, Towson is 184th overall, 221st in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency and 158th in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. They are also ranked last in the nation at 362 in pace of play. The T igers are led by Christian May, who averages 11.4 points and 4.3 rebounds on 38.8% shooting (34.4% 3pt). Freshman Tyler Tejada adds 10.8 points and 3.2 rebounds on 42.4% shooting (36.2% 3pt). Towson allows 64.6 points per game to rank 32nd in the nation and 43.8% shooting (31.3% 3pt). They average just 66.1 points per game on 41.3% shooting (319th). Their major problem is shooting free throws, where they average 63.1% (350th) and three-point shooting at 32%% (255th). Their biggest strength is on the boards, where they rank 16th in rebounding margin at 8.9 and fourth in offensive rebounds per game at 15.35.