Tejada leads Towson against No. 2 Houston after 24-point showing

Towson Tigers (1-0) at Houston Cougars (1-0)

Houston; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson faces No. 2 Houston after Tyler Tejada scored 24 points in Towson's 67-56 win against the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds.

Houston went 35-5 overall last season while going 16-1 at home. The Cougars gave up 58.7 points per game while committing 16.4 fouls last season.

Towson finished 22-11 overall last season while going 9-5 on the road. The Tigers averaged 12.6 points off of turnovers, 13.1 second-chance points and 23.8 bench points last season.

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