Wright-Foreman scores 33, Hofstra beats Stony Brook 84-81
STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- Justin Wright-Foreman scored 33 points, including seven in the final 1:38, and Hofstra rallied to beat Stony Brook 84-81 on Tuesday night to win its fourth straight.
Stony Brook pulled away 51-45 early in the second half after Bryan Sekunda's back-to-back 3s. Desure Buie's two free throws amid an 11-0 run put Hofstra up 60-58 and the Pride led 65-58 after Wright-Foreman's 3 with 8:01 to go.
Akwasi Yeboah's three free throws tied it at 77, but Wright-Foreman hit three from the line and a jumper for an 82-77 Hofstra lead with 36 seconds left. Yeboah missed a 3 and Wright-Foreman made two more free throws before Stony Brook's Jaron Cornish closed out the scoring with a layup.
Wright-Foreman hit 10 of 18 from the floor and five 3-pointers in his second straight 30-point game. Buie added a career-high 19 points for the Pride (7-3), which made 21 free throws and outrebounded the Seawolves 40-30.
Stony Brook led 37-35 at halftime after the lead changed hands six times with five ties.
Cornish scored a career-high 22 points with five assists, Sekunda scored 20 with six 3-pointers, and Elijah Olaniyi added 16 points for Stony Brook (4-7).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Paul Faia
- Clarence Armstrong
- Nathan Farrell
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 |