Northeastern Huskies at Hofstra Pride
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 67
Green, Pusica, Brace help Northeastern beat Hofstra 81-67
Brace had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Green added 14 and 10 and Pusica finished with 16 points, five rebounds and a career-high 10 assists. Shawn Occeus scored 16 points, and Donnell Gresham 11, for Northeastern (14-7, 7-2 Colonial Athletic Association), which avenged a 71-70 home loss to the Pride (12-9, 5-9) on Jan. 2.
Pusica scored seven points during a 14-2 run that made it 26-16 and the Huskies led the rest of the way. Rokas Gustys hit a jumper to cap an 11-3 spurt that pulled Hofstra within two points, but Brace hit a 3 to close the first half, and Gresham added another to open the second that gave Northeastern a 39-30 lead.
A dunk by Gustys made it 57-52 with nine minutes to play, Occeus answered with a 3 and the Huskies hit 15 of 16 free throws in the final 6 1/2 minutes to seal it.
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Statistics
 NE |
 HOF |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-47 | FG | 25-64 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 23-29 | FT | 13-18 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 22 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Hempstead, NY
Attendance: 1,361 | 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 |