GREENSBORO, N.C. (Interstat) — The Towson Tigers held off the North Carolina A&T Aggies 59-57 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Friday night at Corbett Sports Center.

Towson built a 32-26 halftime lead and maintained a narrow advantage throughout the second half. The Aggies’ final-quarter rally fell short. India Johnston led all scorers with 19 points for the Tigers. Zoli Khalil added 17 for Towson.

North Carolina A&T was led by D’Mya Tucker with 18 points and Paris Locke with 15. The Aggies outscored Towson 30-28 in the paint, but the Tigers capitalized on turnovers, scoring 18 points off them.

Towson improved to 12-8. North Carolina A&T fell to 7-12. Attendance was 456.