Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra men's basketball team will take on Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon in the first-ever match-up between the Long Island rivals as Colonial Athletic Association rivals. The game, which is being sponsored by Island Federal Credit Union, is Hofstra's Winter Homecoming and will feature a Winter White Out with the first 1,500 fans in attendance receiving a "Long Island Rivalry" t-shirt.

Tip-off from the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex is scheduled for 4 p.m. 

THE GAME IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT. For ticket information to upcoming games visit HofstraTickets.com, call (516) HOF-TIXX, or stop by the Hofstra Athletics TIcket Office in the lobby of the Mack Sports Complex during normal business hours. 

The game will be the fourth in the series for The Players Trunk playing cards with Saturday's card featuring Speedy Claxton. 

Saturday's contest will air on FloHoops and WRHU (88.7 FM) will have an audio-only broadcast available on the HAWC. Links to both, as well as the live statistics, can be found here and on the men's basketball schedule page at GoHofstra.com.

Hofstra won its fourth consecutive game and for the eighth time in its last nine contests with a thrilling 76-72 win over Towson on Thursday evening. The win avenged the Pride's lone loss since January 1 as Aaron Estrada had 27 points and eight rebounds and Tyler Thomas posted 20 points. Bryce Washington chipped in with 12 points on four huge three-pointers. Hofstra will bring a 16-8 overall record and a 9-2 CAA mark into Saturday's encounter. The Pride is tied for first in the league standings.

Stony Brook is 8-15 and 4-6 in the conference following a 69-55 loss to Elon on Thursday. Toby Onyekonwu led the Seawolves with 14 points, while Frankie Policelli had 13 points and seven rebounds. 

This will mark the 31st all-time meeting in the series between Hofstra and Stony Brook with the Pride holding a commanding 24-6 lead in the series. Hofstra has won five of the last six in the series, including a 72-67 win over Stony Brook in the team's last meeting in Hempstead back in 2020.