Hofstra pulls away late, beats Towson 91-86
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Justin Wright-Foreman scored 27 points and Hofstra pulled away in the final four minutes to beat Towson 91-86 on Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association regular season finale.
Hofstra (19-11, 12-6) has won five of its last six games, and finishes in third place in the conference standings. Towson (18-13, 8-10) entered having secured no better than fifth place.
Alex Thomas hit a jump shot and Eddie Keith II made four consecutive free throws during a 6-0 surge to pull Towson to 76-74 with 4:02 remaining. Hofstra answered with a 12-6 spurt to stretch its lead to 88-80 with 27 seconds left. Zane Martin's back-to-back 3s for the Tigers made it 89-86 before Wright-Foreman's two free throws capped the scoring.
Martin finished with a career-high 36 points to lead Towson. Justin Gorham added 20 points and 12 rebounds for fourth double-double of the season.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Guy Pagano
- Kenneth Clark
- Tommy Morrissey
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
| Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
| UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
| Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
| Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
| North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |
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