Philadelphia, PA - Tyler Thomas was spectacular with 34 points, but Drexel rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit in defeating the Hofstra men's basketball team, 79-77, on Thursday evening at the Daskalaskis Athletic Center. 

It was Thomas's fourth 30-point game this season.

The Pride saw its four-game win streak come to an end as Hofstra dropped to 15-11 and 8-5 in CAA play. Drexel improved to 16-10 and 9-4 in conference play. 

Hofstra led by 12 less than five minutes into the game, holding a 19-7 advantage following a three-pointer from Khalil Farmer with 15:11 showing on the clock. The Dragons closed the gap to four, before Hofstra pushed the lead back to as many as 13 later in the half. Drexel made the score 39-32 with just under two minutes left in the opening stanza before Thomas drained a three-pointer with 47 seconds left to account for the halftime lead. 

A 19-8 run out of the intermission allowed Drexel to earn a 51-50 lead with 13:18 left in regulation. Back-to-back baskets from Thomas would push the lead back to five for the Pride, 62-57, with 8:08 left. 

A 9-0 Dragon run would change the game as Drexel turned a 64-59 deficit into a 68-64 advantage with 5:39 left on the second half clock. Drexel would stay in front but Hofstra would give the home team all it could handle down the stretch. Down four with less than 20 seconds left, Thomas closed the gap to one with a three-pointer. After Drexel made one of two free throws, Thomas would have one final shot to earn the victory but a three-pointer from the corner in front of the Hofstra bench was off the mark. 

Thomas added game-highs of six rebounds and six assists in the contest for the Pride, which also got 11 points from Jacco Fritz. 

Jamie Bergens led Drexel with 16 points and Amari Williams added 14 points and six rebounds for the Dragons.

Hofstra will start a three-game homestand on Saturday when the Pride hosts Northeastern at 2 p.m. For ticket information visit HofstraTickets.com. The game will also air on MSG Network, FloHoops, and WRHU (HAWC). 

NOTES
- Hofstra is now 50-48 all-time against Drexel. The win by the Dragons ended a four-game win streak in the series by the Pride. The series is Hofstra's second-most played opponent all-time, only bested by Delaware (102).
- It was Thomas's first 30-point game since dropping 32 at Northeastern on January 11. 
- Dubar had nine points in the game to see his consecutive games in double figures streak end at 26. Thomas has scored in double figures in 18 straight games. 
- Dubar now has 1,193 points as a member of the Pride to move into 27th place in program history. Thomas now has 1,157 points with Hofstra and is in 32nd place in school history.