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@ JMU 
L 70-75
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W 57-50
Box | Recap		 vs. Drexel 
W 72-71
Box | Recap		 @ GMason 
W 85-81
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W 67-64
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Towson completes turnaround, beats Hofstra 67-64

TOWSON, Md. (AP) Jerome Hairston and Marcus Damas scored 17 points each as Towson ended a remarkable turnaround season by defeating Hofstra 67-64 Saturday.

The Tigers (18-13, 13-5 Colonial Athletic Association), who are ineligible for the postseason because of NCAA academic progress rules, improved by 17.5 games over last year's 1-31 finish, based on the difference in both wins and losses, divided by two. That bettered the mark of plus-17 by Mercer in 2002-03 and UTEP the following season.

Jerrelle Benimon had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Towson for his 20th double-double this season. His two free throws tied the game 55-55 with 3:52 left, and two by Rafriel Guthrie made it 57-55. Benimon's three-point play stretched the lead to 62-55 with 1:08 remaining.

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Tigers Headlines
Leaders
Points: J. Benimon17.1
Rebounds: J. Benimon11.2
Assists: J. Benimon2.5
FG%: J. Benimon53.3%
FT%: J. Benimon65.4%
3P%: M. Burwell31.5%
Steals: J. Hairston1.1
Blocks: J. Benimon1.9
Colonial Athletic Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Northeastern 14-4 20-13
Towson 13-5 18-13
Delaware 13-5 19-14
James Madison 11-7 21-15
George Mason 10-8 22-16
Georgia State 10-8 15-16
Drexel 9-9 13-18
William & Mary 7-11 13-17
UNCW 5-13 10-20
Hofstra 4-14 7-25
Old Dominion 3-15 5-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 68.5 (147)
Rebounds: 13.9 (13)
Assists: 10.2 (320)
FG%: 43.9% (138)
FT%: 65.4% (292)
3P%: 32.0% (261)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 66.6 (173)
Rebounds: 25.9 (33)
Assists: 12.5 (169)
FG%: 39.7% (44)
FT%: 70.2% (229)
3P%: 33.3% (161)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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