Although the rain may have stopped just prior to game time in Philadelphia, seniors Jerrelle Benimon and Marcus Damas made sure it kept pouring in the John A Daskalakis Center against Drexel on Tuesday night.
Benimon exploded for his eighth straight double-double (11th on the year) with 27 points and 13 rebounds, while Damas tied his career-high with 26 points to lead the Tigers (11-6, 2-0 CAA) past the Drexel Dragons. This win caps a pair of back to back victories for Towson, both coming against conference opponents.
Sharp shooting was certainly a major key to Towson's success on Tuesday, as the Tigers shot 55.3 percent from the floor with Benimon going 10-14 and Damas 8 for 10. The Tigers also shot 50 percent from 3 point range, with Damas hitting four three-pointers while Benimon added two.
Drexel (9-7, 1-2 CAA) could never find their shot, going 23-72 (31.9 percent) from the field. Drexel Guard Chris Fouch had 28 points on 8-27 shooting. Guard Frantz Massenat had 21 on 8-19 shooting. The rest of the team failed to get involved, with no other player scoring more than 6 points, and the bench only scoring 4 points.
Towson will look to stay undefeated in conference play when they travel south to take on the College of Charleston on January 19th, before returning home on January 22nd to face Northeastern.
Sunday's tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 pm at TD arena.
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