Lee’s 18 and Franklin’s 17 propel Towson to 82-74 win over Hampton

Towson prevails in 82-74 win over Hampton

TOWSON, Md. — Calvin Lee scored 18 points and Troy Franklin finished with 17 to lead Towson to an 82-74 win over Hampton on Sunday.

Robert Nwankwo added 11 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for the Tigers (3-5), while RaShawn Polk chipped in with 12 points.

The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

Towson used an 11-2 run late in the first half to jump out to a 40-28 lead, and the Tigers led 40-30 at halftime.

The Pirates (2-9) trailed for much of the second half but went on a 10-0 run, and a 3-pointer from Vincent Simpson cut Towson’s lead to 68-65 with 3:44 remaining. Another 3 from Simpson made the score 72-70 with 1:26 left, but the Tigers made 10 of 10 free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Simpson led Hampton with 31 points on 12 of 22 shooting.

(This version CORRECTS Simpson’s name in the last paragraph)