Arena #150: SECU Arena - Towson vs. Hofstra

After spending day 1 of my trip in Jersey, it was time to head back south to Maryland for an afternoon Colonial Athletic Association matinee in Towson, MD for a contest between Towson and Hofstra.  This game served as a milestone on Mission 351 as this would be Arena #150 on the journey.  The SECU Arena on the campus of Towson University certainly impressed me from the moment I saw it.  From the outside, the building looks almost brand new and is definitely much more visually striking than I usually see at schools of this size as the arena is built into a hillside on campus.  On the inside, the building is nearly as impressive as it is on the outside.  The arena holds just over 5,000 patrons in 2 levels of approx. 20 rows each, which to me is a perfect size for a mid-major school like Towson.  Unsurprisingly, for a Monday afternoon game, the crowd wasn’t big, but it was actually bigger than I expected.  Hofstra came into the game as the favored team, but Towson was very impressive throughout the first half taking an 8-point lead into halftime.  After half, the Towson lead even ballooned to as much as 12 points before the game completely changed and Hofstra stormed back behind 35 points from Desure Buie to take an 8-point road win back home to Long Island.

SECU Arena built into a hillside in Towson, MD

Corner view of the inside of SECU Arena

Opening tip between Towson and Hofstra

One of the many 3 point attempts (and buckets) from Hofstra's Desure Buie