TOWSON, MD – The bright lights of the Towson SECU arena proved to be a difficult challenge as the Notre Dame of Maryland men's basketball team fell to the Division I Tigers by the score of 107-60. The loss snaps the Gators four game winning streak as NDM falls to a 7-5 record on the season.
The Gators started out strong with
Ricardo Ross hitting a three pointer to the early lead. After a 13-0 Tigers run,
Dylan Long was able to hit a tough floater in the paint to stem the Towson momentum. Ross continued to stay hot early with a steal and fast break layup followed by a corner three made it a 9-0 run for the Gators to answer back.
Carlos Green came off the bench to pick up the tempo as he assisted then scored on back-to-back fast breaks for Notre Dame to bring the game to back within five. Towson started another 11-0 run to start pulling away, but a nice dish by
Jackson Pugh found Long on the back cut for an easy layup. Late three pointers by Ross and
Anthony Wright were a consolation as Towson ended the half ahead 56-31.
Marlon Lewis started to find some opportunities early in the second half with a couple of layups from baseline drives. Jahbreco DaCosta added a pair of mid-range jumpers, but the Gators offense as a whole went cold in the second half. NDM added late long range threes by
Arda Degirmenci,
Azaan Sheikh, and Green added to the cause, but the Tigers used their size to dominate the inside and pull away late.
Ross led the Gators with 13 points with Green adding eight and Wright with seven.
Jordan Foster had a solid impact on both sides of the court with five points, three assists, and two blocks. Towson had six players score in double digits led by Tyler Coleman with 10 as they shot 56% from the field as a team while taking care of the boards with 57 rebounds compared to the Gators 26.
The Gators will have little time to rest as they get right back on the road, traveling to Alvernia University on Saturday, December 20 for a 1 PM tip-off. The Gators lost the only meeting between the two teams by the score of 90-71 in 2024.
