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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 57, Towson 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2011
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials: # Bob Donato, # Brian Dorsey, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance: 8751

Sammy Zeglinski scored 20 points as No. 24 Virginia survived a scare from winless Towson, holding on for a 57-50 home victory and sending the Tigers to their 32nd straight defeat.

The Cavaliers (12-1), who never led by more than eight points, had just a two-point lead, 44-42, before a Mike Scott jumper with 5:20 remaining began an 8-3 surge that stretched the margin to seven with 54 seconds to go.

Towson (0-13), closing in on the Division I record of 34 consecutive losses set by Sacramento State between 1997 and 1999, opened the game with a 10-2 run but never led again after Virginia scored the final eight points of the half to take a 24-16 advantage into the break.

Towson shot 56 percent from the floor in the second half but Virginia was able to maintain the upper hand at the foul line, making 18 of 26 attempts while the Tigers were just 5-for-10 on free throws at the other end.

Joe Harris finished with 17 points for Virginia. Kris Walden paced Towson in defeat with 15 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Towson   Virginia
Kris Walden 15 Scoring Sammy Zeglinski 20
Will Adams 1 Assists Jontel Evans 5
Marcus Damas 6 Rebounds Joe Harris 7
Erique Gumbs 3 Free Throws Made Joe Harris 5
Will Adams 1 Steals Sammy Zeglinski 2
Robert Nwankwo 5 Blocks Akil Mitchell 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Towson 50 44.4 5-18 5-10 5 24 6 2 13
Virginia 57 34.8 7-19 18-26 9 29 2 7 10