Hampton, VA - Tyler Thomas had another outstanding game with 28 points to lead the Hofstra men's basketball team to a 63-59 win over Hampton on Thursday evening at the Convocation Center. 

Darlinstone Dubar was also in double figures for the Pride with 16 points. 

The win was Hofstra's third straight and moves the Pride's record to 14-10 overall and 7-4 in league play. Hampton fell to 5-19 and 0-11 in conference. 

Hofstra faced as much as a six-point deficit in the opening 20 minutes and would still trail 27-22 with 1:25 to play before closing the half strong. Thomas drained a three-pointer with 1:03 to play to close the gap to two and then Jaquan Carlos would send the game into the intermission tied at 27 as he hit a jump shot with eight ticks left on the clock. 

Early on in the second half, the Pride used a 16-6 run to take a 43-35 lead following a three-pointer from Thomas with 14:39 left in regulation. The Pirates clawed back, though, and would take a six-point lead at 57-51 with 6:33 to play. 

Hofstra would flex its muscle down the stretch as the Pride scored 10 straight, culminating with a basket from Dubar with 2:01 left to earn a 61-57 lead. Silas Sunday gave the Pride the lead for good at the 3:48 mark with one of his two field goals in the contest. Hofstra would add a pair of free throws with seven seconds left to account for the final score as Hampton had several empty possessions in the final minute-plus. 

The Pride post players combined for 13 points and 15 rebounds as Jacco Fritz had nine points and eight rebounds and Sunday contributed four points and seven rebounds. 

Joshua Lusane led Hampton with 13 points and Ja'Von Benson had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Hofstra continues its current two-game road trip at North Carolina A&T on Saturday. Game time in Greensboro is scheduled for 2 p.m. 

NOTES
- Hofstra is 4-0 all-time against Hampton. All four meetings have taken place as conference rivals in the CAA. 
- Hofstra has won 14 of its last 18 and 17 of its last 22 road games in CAA play. 
- Over the past 10 seasons, Hofstra is 109-20 in games in which they hold their opponent under 70 points. Under Speedy Claxton, Hofstra is 33-5 in that scenario. 
- Hofstra has won 51 consecutive games when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game. 
- The Pride is 33-9 on Thursdays dating back to February 1, 2018. 
- Dubar moved into 30th place all-time in scoring at Hofstra as he now has 1,171 points as a member of the Pride. Thomas 1,104 points at Hofstra to move into 36th place in program history.