Towson, Md. - The William and Mary men's basketball team used a 16-point second-half run and shot 58.3 percent from the floor in the final 20 minutes to pick up a CAA road win at Towson, 66-49, on Wednesday night. Senior forward Quinn McDowell scored a season-high 26 points to lead the way for the Green and Gold. W&M improved to 4-13 on the year and 2-3 in CAA play with the road win, while Towson dropped to 0-17 and 0-5 in league action.

McDowell finished with 17 of his game-high 26 points in the second half and closed the night shooting 9-of-13 from the floor, 3-of-5 from 3-point range and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. Sophomore guard Julian Boatner knocked down four 3-pointers on the night to finish with 12 points, while fellow classmate Brandon Britt chipped in nine points. Sophomore forward Tim Rusthoven turned in a nice stat line with eight points, eight rebounds and a career-best five assists. Senior guard Kendrix Brown pulled down double-digit rebounds for the third time in the last five games, corralling a game-high 10 boards to go along with five points and three assists compared to zero turnovers.

W&M led by as many as seven in the early part of the second half, before the Towson used an 8-2 run sparked by Marcus Damas to pull even. A Damas steal and fast-break jumper at the 11:09 mark knotted the contest at 42. W&M answered on its next possession as McDowell canned a triple to ignite a 16-0 Tribe run. After Boatner canned back-to-back 3-pointers, McDowell's fast-break lay-up attempt drew a goaltending call and gave the College a 53-42 lead, forcing a Towson timeout with 7:47 remaining.

McDowell drove the lane, scored and drew the foul at the 4:36 mark to extend the Tribe cushion. He added the free throw for the conventional 3-point play, before Boatner found Rusthoven on a nice cut the hoop a minute later to push the advantage to 58-42. During the spurt, the College held Towson scoreless for nearly eight minutes to taking the double-digit lead. The Green and Gold advantage reached as many as 19 points, 66-47, following four straight free throws from McDowell as W&M notched its second road victory of the season.

W&M shot 50 percent (24-of-48) from the floor for the second time this season and went 11-of-14 (78.6) from the free throw line. The Tribe canned seven 3-pointers, including a 5-of-10 clip from deep in the second half. The Green and Golf finished with 12 assists compared to just nine turnovers against the Tigers. W&M limited Towson to 38.5 percent (20-of-52) shooting from the field and only 26.7 percent (4-of-15) from 3-point range. Damas led Towson with 14 points, all of which came in the second half, while Robert Nwankwo finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.

W&M got off to a slow start as the Tigers scored the opening six points of the contest before the Green and Gold got on track. Trailing 14-8, the Tribe scored eight straight points to take its first lead. Rusthoven capped the spurt with a pair of bucket, including a nice post move, sweeping across the lane for a lay-up to put the Green and Gold on top, 16-14, at the 7:19 mark.

Back-to-back 3-pointers from Towson's Alex Giergen and Deyon Cook gave the Tigers a 24-20 advantage with 1:46 remaining in the first half, but it was all Tribe into the locker room. Boatner knocked down a 3-pointer from deep on the right wing to start an eight-point run, before freshman forward Tom Schalk knocked down a pair of free throws after being fouled on a rebound. Britt capped the run with a driving hoop and the harm. His free throw to complete the 3-point play sent the College to the locker room with a 28-24 advantage.

The Tribe continues its three-game road trip at Northeastern, who won for the fourth time in their last five contests on Wednesday night at Hofstra, on Saturday, Jan. 14. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. at Matthews Arena in Boston. Fans can catch over the Tribe Radio Network with Jay Colley, Bill McDonald and Charlie Woollum on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM in Williamsburg is the flagship station of the Tribe Radio Network and the broadcast can be heard over the Internet at TribeAthletics.com. Live video will be available free of charge at GoNU.com.