Overview
- Freshman Preston Edmead scored a season-high 26 points and buried a late 3-pointer after lifting Hofstra to the final with an overtime buzzer-beater versus Towson.
- Hofstra sealed the game at the line, going 16 of 20 on second-half free throws and 82.1% overall.
- A pivotal 12-2 second-half surge featured frontcourt boosts from Silas Sunday and Victory Onuetu, with Sunday grabbing 12 rebounds.
- CAA Player of the Year Cruz Davis added 12 points as German Plotnikov scored 10 and hit a clutch late jumper from deep.
- Monmouth’s Kavion McClain led the Hawks with 19 points during a second-half push, and Hofstra (24-10) now awaits its NCAA Tournament seed on Selection Sunday.