GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior
Keyshaun Langley led the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team with 16 points Thursday night at the Greensboro Coliseum falling to non-conference foe Towson, 56-53.
How it Happened
UNCG scored its first two baskets off back-to-back three-pointers from
Keyshaun Langley and eventually tied the game at 11 with a third basket from Langley from behind the arc. The Spartans saw a nine-point advantage behind an 8-0 run, 22-13. Five-straight points from the Tigers, cut the deficit to four, 22-18. UNCG's 11-2 run, including a final steal and dunk from
Mohammed Abdulsalam, to conclude the first half gave the Spartans' its largest lead of the game of 13 points, 33-20.
Towson opened the second half with a 7-2 run, cutting the deficit to eight, 35-27. The Tigers began to chip away at the deficit, before taking a two-point lead, 47-45, following a Nicolas Timberlake three-pointer. With
Keyshaun Langley's only three-pointer of the second half, UNCG saw its final lead of the game, 50-49. Timberlake's third three-pointer of the night with 1:05 left gave the Tigers their largest lead of four in the game, 54-50. UNCG continued to fight, as
Kobe Langley's three cut the deficit to one, 54-53, but Towson closed the game with a jumper from Timberlake to take its' fourth-straight win of the season, 56-53.
From Head Coach Mike Jones
"We deserved to win the game by the way we played in the first half, but it was the opposite out of the gate to start the second half. We allowed them to have confidence right away after halftime and they are a really good team. They stayed together and made tough plays. We struggled to find our rhythm as a team in the second half for various reasons. We have to keep fighting for consistency."
By the Numbers
- Keyshaun Langley shot 5-for-8 from behind the arc.
- Abdulsalam was the only other Spartan with double-digit points, scoring 10.
- Keondre Kennedy tallied nine points and a game-high nine rebounds.
- Bas Leyte was second on the team with eight boards.
- Kobe Langley chipped in four points and a game-high four assists.
- The Tigers shot 42.3-percent in field goals, while the Spartans shot 28.6-percent.
- UNCG had 21 points off of turnovers.
Records
UNCG: 1-2
Towson: 4-0
Up Next
The Spartans return to the Greensboro Coliseum for another non-conference battle against UMBC on Tuesday, November 22 with a tip off at 7:00 p.m.
