Hempstead, NY - Freshman Kvonn Cramer dropped a career-high 16 points and senior Jalen Ray exploded for 16 points in the second half as Hofstra earned a 71-58 victory over Towson on Saturday afternoon from the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.

In addition to big outings from Cramer and Ray, senior Isaac Kante tallied a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Caleb Burgess dished out a career-high nine assists against the Tigers to go with his seven points and three rebounds. Senior Tareq Coburn added 10 points and nine rebounds in the win for the Pride.

Hofstra sees its record improve to 8-6 overall and 4-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The loss drops Towson to 3-6 overall and 2-2 against conference opposition.

The Pride jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead before the Tigers went on a 9-2 run to make it a one-point game early in the half. The Tigers soon took a two-point advantage, but Hofstra retook the lead after a three-pointer from Cramer at 13:05. Hofstra's lead grew to as large as six points in the first half, but they could never shake the Tigers as the visitors made shot after shot to keep pace with the Pride. Towson ended the half with seven straight points, including a last-second three pointer to give the Tigers a 35-32 advantage going into the halftime break.

A 9-2 run gave Hofstra a 41-37 lead to start the second half, but Towson kept the score close as they matched Hofstra shot-for-shot. The hosts pulled away midway through the half thanks to 16 unanswered points for a 58-42 lead at 10:46 of the half. Towson broke the run at 9:48, but Hofstra continued to pour on the pressure from both ends of the court.

Towson made a late run at Hofstra's lead, whittling it down to as little as seven points with five minutes to go from a seven-point run, but Hofstra withstood the comeback attempt to pick up its fourth CAA win of the season. A pair of free throws from Ray, coupled with a big three-pointer from Burgess, gave Hofstra an 11-point cushion with 2:22 left in the game. Four consecutive points by Ray and Coburn sealed the win for Hofstra.

Zane Martin led Towson with 15 points and four assists, while Jason Gibson added 12 points and Nicolas Timberlake posted 10 points for the Tigers.

The Pride will face off against Towson again on Sunday at 2 p.m.

NOTES
- Cramer's 16 points included a career-high four three-pointers. His previous career-best of 12 points occured twice this season, last at #23 Richmond. 
- Hofstra holds an all-time record of 45-27 against Towson with today's result. The Pride have now won six of the last seven games against the Tigers, and nine of the last 12 in the series.
- With his 16 points, Ray now has 1,143 career points to move into 29th place all-time at Hofstra. He moves past Mike Moore, who had 1,128 from 2010-12, Wandy Williams, who had 1,132 from 1966-69, and Nathaniel Lester, who had 1,139 from 2007-12.
- Burgess previous career-high of eight assists occured twice this season, last versus Northeastern on January 7. 
- The double-double by Kante was his fifth of the season and 13th of his Pride career.