Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra men's basketball team will return home to the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Thursday when it hosts Charleston. The game is being presented by Optimum. 

Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. 

For ticket information, visit HofstraTickets.com, call (516) HOF-TIXX, or stop by the Hofstra Athletics Ticket office during normal business hours. There will be free pickleball paddles, courtesy of Optimum, for the first 500 fans in attendance on Thursday! In addition, there will be a postgame autograph session with the team. 

The game will air on FloCollege and WRHU will have an audio-only broadcast available on the HAWC. Links to both, as well as the live statistics, can be found on this page and on the men's basketball schedule page on GoHofstra.com. 

Hofstra enters Thursday's game with a 13-8 overall record and a CAA mark of 4-4. The Pride most recently dropped an 89-82 road decision to William & Mary on Saturday. Preston Edmead led the Pride with 18 points, while Biggie Patterson added 16, Cruz Davis chipped in with 14, and Joshua DeCady tallied 12. 

Charleston is 13-8 as well and 6-2 in the league. The Cougars earned an 80-70 win over Elon this last Saturday. Christian Reeves had 29 points and 18 rebounds for Charleston, while Colby Duggan added 17 points. 

Thursday will be the 22nd all-time meeting between Hofstra and Charleston. The series has been very close with the Cougars leading, 11-10. The series began during the 2013-14 season. Charleston has won three straight games in the series but prior to that, Hofstra had won four out of five.