Gray matters for Towson as it rolls over George Washington

Juwan Gray dunked with 58 seconds left to cap his game-high 19-point performance as host Towson beat George Washington 72-58 in men’s basketball Tuesday.

Gray was 7-for-10, including 3-for-3 from 3-point range, and 2-for-2 from the freethrow line for the Tigers (1-0). Teammate Allen Betrand finished with 18 points on 7-for-15 shooting, including 1-for-2 from 3, and 3-for-5 from the free-throw line.

Maceo Jack had 14 points for George Washington.

Towson built a nine-point lead in the first half before pushing that lead up to as many as 17 points in the second half. George Mason 68, Navy 55: The visiting Mids (0-1) led 22-20 in the first half before falling to the Patriots (1-0). Evan Wieck and Cam Davis each scored 14 points and Greg Summers had 13 for Navy.

Rider 91, Coppin State 84: The host Eagles (0-1) had an eight-point lead to start the second half but were outscored by the Broncs 55-40. Rider (1-0), led by Frederick Scott with 21 points, shot 68% from the field in the second half and held Coppin State to 33.3% shooting.

Penn State 84, UMES46: The host Nittany Lions (1-0) took a 37-17 lead in the first half and cruised past the Hawks (0-1). Lamar Stevens led Penn State with17 points and AJ Cheeseman had nine points for UMES. UMBC 134, Valley Forge 46: Nathan Johnson and Dimitrije Spasojevic both came off the bench to score 20 points and lead the host Retrievers (1-0) past the Cadets (0-1). The victory marked the most points scored by UMBC in program history.

Every Retriever who played scored, and eight scored in double digits. UMBC led 68-24 in the first half.

Women

UMBC 92, Gettysburg 50: Te’yJah Oliver scored a game-high 22 points to lead the host Retrievers (1-0) past the Division III Bullets (0-1). UMBC opened with a 24-11 run and cruised. The Retrievers host Howard on Saturday at 1 p.m.

UMES74, Wesley 29: The host Hawks (1-0) opened with a 24-6 run and beat the Division III Wolverines (0-1). UMES will travel to William & Mary for a game Saturday at 6 p.m.

Navy 70, Stevenson 36: The host Mids (1-0) used tough defense to limit the Division III Mustangs (0-1) to seven points in the first and second quarters. Kolbi Green (McDonogh) had a game-high 21 points for Navy and Olivia Coleman had 10 points for Stevenson.

The Mids shot 43.1% from the field and scored 38 points in the paint.

Penn State 73, Towson 67: The host Tigers (0-1) took a 22-18 lead in the first half, fell behind and then mounted a late comeback bid against the Nittany Lions (1-0). Towson will travel to San Diego State on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Marquettte 70, Morgan State 48: The visiting Bears (0-1) matched the Golden Eagles (1-0) point for point in the first quarter before Marquette went on a 16-3 run in the second to take the lead for good. Dahnye Redd (Harford CC) had 13 points to lead Morgan State. Selena Loft had a game-high 24 points for the Golden Eagles.

No. 13 Kentucky 67, Mount St. Mary’s 44: Jatarrikah Settle (St. Frances) scored 10 points, but the visiting Mount (0-1) fell to the Wildcats (1-0). Kentucky went on a 12-9 run in the second quarter.