Hofstra Pride at Monmouth Hawks
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85 - 84
Ray's 3 caps wild comeback as Hofstra beats Monmouth 85-84
A Melik Martin 3-pointer lifted Monmouth (3-6) to a 55-41 lead five minutes into the second half, but Justin Wright-Foreman and Eli Pemberton answered with 3-pointers on either side of a Stafford Trueheart blocked shot to spark the comeback. Allen got it down to four points with a trey with 10:25 remaining.
Monmouth stayed out front by as many as eight points before Wright-Foreman stole the ball, scored on the fast-break and followed with a 3-pointer on the next possession putting Hofstra in the lead 71-70. There were five lead changes and four ties in the last five minutes
Wright-Foreman, who's reached double figures in 30-straight games, scored seven of his game-high 24 points in the scrap to get Hofstra (5-3) the lead. Pemberton and Joel Angus III each scored 17 points. Pemberton had four 3-pointers, Wright-Foreman was 5-for-8 from distance, and Ray added four treys.
Michah Seaborn led Monmouth with 23 points to reach 1,000 for his career, and Austin Tilghman added 14.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Hofstra Deadball Team Rebound. | 85 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Micah Seaborn missed Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jalen Ray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stafford Trueheart. | 85 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Stafford Trueheart Offensive Rebound. | 82 - 84 |
Statistics
 HOF |
 MONM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-66 | FG | 34-58 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 13-24 | 3PT | 8-16 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 12-15 | FT | 8-17 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: West Long Branch, NJ
Attendance: 2,012 | Capacity:
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |