Dec. 7, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Holly Mahan had 17points for TowsonUniversity as the Tigers beat Southern University at ThePit this evening, 57-50 . Kandace Davis added 15 pointsfor the Tigers.
Mahan, in 29 minutes, shot 7 of 14 from the field, 1 of 2behind the three-point arc, adding six rebounds forTowson.
Davis went 5 of 11 from the field in 35 minutes, including5 of 5 from the free throw line, and grabbing a game-high12 rebounds for Towson.
Southern pulled away early with a 12-0 run in the firsthalf to take a 16-6 lead with 11:38 remaining. Towsonended the run at 10:56 with a layup from Mahan. Southernheld onto a 30-24 lead to end the first half. But Towsoncountered by starting the second half with an 11-2 run, totake a 35-32 lead with 15:21 to go.
Towson, 4-2 on the season, will play the winner of the NewMexico-Norfolk State contest in the Championship game ofthe Comcast Lobo Shootout tomorrow, 7 p.m. at The Pit.Southern, 0-5 on the season, will play the loser of theNew Mexico-Norfolk State contest, tomorrow, 5 p.m. at ThePit.