Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra men's basketball team will return home to the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex for the first time since December 12 when it hosts Delaware on Saturday afternoon. 

Tip-off from the Mack Sports Complex is scheduled for 2 p.m. 

Tickets are available for purchase at HofstraTickets.com, by calling (516) HOF-TIXX, or by visiting the Hofstra Athletic Ticket Office in the lobby of the Mack Sports Complex during normal business hours. 

The contest will be streamed live on FloHoops. In addition, WRHU will provide live audio on the Hofstra Alternative Web Channel (HAWC) and live statistics will also be available. Links to follow the action can be found on this page and on the men's basketball schedule page at GoHofstra.com. 

Hofstra is 9-7 and 1-2 in league play following a 78-66 road loss to Towson on Tuesday. Junior Aaron Estrada led Hofstra with a career-high-tying 24 points, while senior Omar Silverio added 14 points and a career-high-tying six rebounds and redshirt senior Abayomi Iyiola posted 12 points and seven rebounds. 

Hofstra has five players averaging in double figures as graduate student Zach Cooks leads the way with 16.1 points per game, Estrada is second with 14.9 ppg, graduate student Jalen Ray ranks third with 14.8 ppg, sophomore Darlinstone Dubar is third with 12.5 ppg and Silverio is averaging 11.5 ppg. Iyiola leads the team with 9.1 rebounds per game, and is also averaging 9.1 points per outing, while Estrada is averaging 4.8 assists per contest. 

Delaware is 11-5 and 2-1 in Colonial Athletic Association play after earning an 81-77 victory over Drexel on Tuesday. Ryan Allen led the Blue Hens with 23 points, while Jameer Nelson Jr. added 20. 

Allen leads Delaware in scoring at 14.4 points per game, while Nelson Jr. is second with 14.3 and Dylan Painter ranks third with 14.1. Painter is averaging a team-high 7.6 rebounds per game, while Kevin Anderson is tops on the team with 2.9 assists per game. 

Hofstra leads the all-time series with Delaware, 63-34. The Blue Hens are the Pride's most-played opponent all-time. Hofstra has won nine of the last 11 meetings and has won 15 of the 18 meetings dating back to the 2014-15 season. The 97 all-time meetings ranks first ahead of the Drexel (94) and Towson (74) series.