Hempstead, NY - Tyler Thomas had another spectacular game with 28 points and five steals to lead the Hofstra men's basketball team to a huge 69-57 victory over Drexel on Thursday evening at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. 

Darlinstone Dubar added 13 points and seven rebounds, while Jaquan Carlos tallied eight points, a career-high-tying 10 rebounds, and five assists. 

Hofstra improved to 17-11 and 10-5 in the league. The Pride has won five of its last six and nine of its last 11 games. Drexel dropped to an identical 17-11 and 10-5 in the league. The Dragons saw their short two-game win streak come to an end. 

It was all Hofstra in the game's first few minutes as the Pride jumped out to a 16-8 lead at the 12:04 mark following a three-pointer from Thomas. The Dragons answered with an 11-2 run to earn a 23-22 lead with under five minutes left before intermission. The Pride was able to take a one-point lead into the break as Jacco Fritz and Carlos had baskets for the Pride in the final two minutes of the half. 

It was a back and forth first few minutes of the second stanza as neither team was able to pull away. With Drexel leading 43-41 with just under 11 minutes left in regulation, Hofstra took complete control of the contest and used a 16-0 scoring run to lead 57-43 with 6:19 remaining. Dubar was huge during the run as he had nine of the Pride's 16 points during the game-changing spurt. 


Drexel closed the gap to eight on a pair of occasions in the final few minutes but the Pride hit its final four free throws of the game to push the final margin to 12. 

Hofstra closes its home slate on Saturday when it hosts Elon at 7 p.m. The Pride will celebrate "Senior Day" prior to the game at 6:40 p.m. For ticket information visit HofstraTickets.com. The game will air on MSG, FloHoops, and WRHU (88.7 FM). 

NOTES
- Hofstra is 51-48 all-time against Drexel. The Pride has won four of the last five meetings. The series is Hofstra's second-most played opponent all-time, only bested by Delaware (102).
- Hofstra has won 53 consecutive games when holding its opponent under 60 points. 
- Over the past 10 seasons, Hofstra is 112-20 when holding its opponent under 70 points. 
- Hofstra has won 22 of its last 26 home games and is 74-18 at home over the past seven seasons. 
- Hofstra improved to 34-10 in its last 44 Thursday games. 
- Darlinstone Dubar now has 1,230 points at Hofstra to move into 23rd place in program history. Tyler Thomas now has 1,203 points with Hofstra to move into 28th place in school history.