Towson II
Posted by TTHS on February 16th, 2008
Another must win, but I’ll stop saying that, so this is a very important game for the Tribe. With 4 CAA games left, 2 will need to be wins as the other 2 are uphill battles. Towson will be a dogfight(is it too early to start saying that again?), and will go a long way in determining whether the Tribe is for real.
Towson is 9-15 on the year plus 5-9 in the CAA. They have been solid at home this year, but lost to most of the teams in our range - ODU and Mason. They have an RPI of 248, and Pomeroy has the Tribe winning this one by a point. The Tigers are tied for eigth with Hofstra, and a couple wins could give them a favorable matchup in the first round of the tourney.
CofC transfer Junior Hairston will be the key to stopping the Tigers. He is almost averaging a double-double on the year, with 12.4 points per game and 9.7 rebounds. He has 46 blocks on the year and is shooting 46%, so Peter Stein better come to play.
Josh Thornton will also be key for the Tigers today as their top shooter. He is averaging 11.9 points per game and is shooting 41% from 3 point land. He struggles from the foul stripe at 58%, but shoots 44% from the floor - pretty good for a guard.
The Tribe will need to step up on the road against a pesky Towson team, and this game could really go either way. However, I think the Tribe will step up when it’s needed and pull out an 8 point win.
WM-68
TU-60