The Aggies scored the final six points of the game to pull off their first CAA win.
North Carolina A&T improved to 6-9 overall and evened its CAA mark at 1-1.
The opening 20 minutes featured three lead changes and two tie scores. Tied at 18 nearly midway through the stanza, Hofstra used a 7-0 run to take a 25-18 lead.
The Aggies cut their deficit to two on several occasions, the last at 33-31 with 3:28 to go. However, Hofstra got five free throws from German Plotnikov down the stretch to take the five-point lead into the locker room.
The Pride opened the second half with a 9-4 spurt to extend the lead to 49-39. The lead would grow to as many as 13, with just under 10 minutes to go on a layup.
OH. MY. GOSH.
It counts and @ncatmbb picks up a huge #CAAHoops road win at the buzzer!!! pic.twitter.com/GjnjWorueB
— CAA Basketball (@CAABasketball) December 31, 2022
The Aggies would make it a three-point game with 5:35 to go on Demetric Horton’s three-pointer. Hofstra would go back up by six before another Aggie three-pointer made it 73-70 with 3:17 to play.
The Aggies made it a one-point game on their next trip down the floor but Hofstra answered with a three-pointer to make it a four-point affair with 1:32 remaining. That would be Hofstra’s last basket after a Kam Woods jumper.
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