RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Mike Burwell scored 18 points, leading four Towson State players in double figures, and the Tigers never trailed in beating Cincinnati Christian 79-40 on Monday.
The game was Towson's final game in the Comfort Suites Invitational at Eastern Kentucky. The Tigers went 3-1 in the tournament and are 3-2 this season.
Marcus Damas scored 12 points for Towson State, while Kris Walden and Bilal Dixon scored 10 apiece. Dixon also had a game-high 11 rebounds as the Tigers owned a 46-22 advantage on the boards.
Towson led 39-19 at the half and by as many as 42 in the final minutes.
DJ McCommons had nine points to lead the Eagles (1-4). Cincinnati Christian plays in NAIA.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Cincinnati Christian (0-1) | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| Towson (3-2) « | 39 | 40 | 79 |
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| Cincinnati Christian Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Gaynor, F | 26 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| P. Smith, F | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D. McCommons, G | 26 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| E. Young, G | 24 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| W. Masse, G | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| N. Wake | 21 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| M. Hill | 18 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| J. McClinitic | 17 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Shellman | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Koors | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Irrer | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Leatherman | 6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 13-54 | 9-15 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 40 | |
| 24.1% | 60% | ||||||
| Towson Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Damas, F | 23 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| J. Benimon, F | 21 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| B. Dixon, C | 22 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| M. Burwell, G | 27 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| J. Hairston, G | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Walden | 21 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| T. Parker-Rivera | 17 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| R. Guthrie | 15 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Alston | 13 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Flash | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Schulkin | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Blackstone | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Collins | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 30-53 | 10-16 | 46 | 11 | 18 | 79 | |
| 56.6% | 62.5% | ||||||
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