Hofstra Pride at Alabama Crimson Tide

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round

Hofstra Pride

24-10, 9-8 Away

Alabama Crimson Tide

23-9, 12-3 Home

Alabama faces Hofstra in opening round of NCAA Tournament

Game Preview

Hofstra Pride (24-10, 15-6 CAA) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (23-9, 13-6 SEC)

Tampa, Florida; Friday, 3:15 p.m. EDT

Crimson Tide -11.5; over/under is 157.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Alabama takes on Hofstra in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Crimson Tide's record in SEC play is 13-6, and their record is 10-3 in non-conference games. Alabama leads the SEC with 91.7 points and is shooting 45.8%.

The Pride's record in CAA play is 15-6. Hofstra is 4-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Alabama makes 45.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.1 percentage points higher than Hofstra has allowed to its opponents (38.7%). Hofstra averages 75.6 points per game, 7.9 fewer points than the 83.5 Alabama gives up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson Tide, while averaging 12.8 points. Labaron Philon is averaging 20.3 points and four assists over the last 10 games.

Preston Edmead is shooting 38.3% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Pride, while averaging 15.9 points and 4.4 assists. Cruz Davis is shooting 39.2% and averaging 17.9 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson Tide: 8-2, averaging 91.9 points, 34.3 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.5 points per game.

Pride: 9-1, averaging 72.8 points, 36.7 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.6 points.

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Alabama: 90.1%

Hofstra: 9.9%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

HOF		ALA
W7	Streak	L1
66.1	Points Against	83.5
75.6	Points Per Game	91.7
44	Field Goal %	46
37	Three Point %	36
39.3	Rebounds Per Game	40.6
12.8	Assists Per Game	16.1
3.7	Blocks Per Game	5.1
5.0	Steals Per Game	6.4
0.9	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.3
11.5	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.1

Game Information

Venue: Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
UNC Wilmington	15-3	-	27-6
Charleston	14-4	1	21-11
Hofstra	12-6	3	24-10
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

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Florida	16-2	-	26-7
Arkansas	13-5	3	27-8
Alabama	13-5	3	23-9
Vanderbilt	11-7	5	27-8
Tennessee	11-7	5	22-11
Texas A&M	11-7	5	22-11
Georgia	10-8	6	22-11
Missouri	10-8	6	20-12
Kentucky	10-8	6	21-13
Texas	9-9	7	20-14
Oklahoma	7-11	9	19-15
Auburn	7-11	9	18-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	15-20
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17