2024-25 Monmouth Basketball Gameday Preview: Game Twenty-Four

Monmouth Hawks (7-16, 5-5 CAA) vs. Hampton Pirates (11-12, 3-7 CAA)
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 7:00 p.m.
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ

TV
SNY/FloCollege
Play-by-Play: Matt Harmon
Analyst: Chris Williams

QUICK BULLETS
-Monmouth has scored over 90 points in two straight games for the first time since 2018
-Madison Durr was named CAA, Lou Henson National, Oscar Robertson National and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Player of
the Week
-MU comes off its first CAA weekend sweep of the season 
-Durr has the program's Division I record with 33 consecutive made free throws
-This is the third game of a four-game homestand, the longest this year for MU
-Madison Durr posted the eighth 40-point game in school history vs. Drexel
-Durr's 19-19 from the foul line set a program and CAA record
-Abdi Bashir scored 32 vs. Drexel, his fourth 30-point game this season
-Abdi Bashir is first in the nation in made three pointers and is fourth nationally in 20-point games with 15.

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-mark the eighth win of the season for Monmouth
-make the Hawks 8-16 this season
-be Monmouth's fourth straight home win
-be a three-game winning streak for Monmouth
-move MU to 6-5 in the CAA
-open the four-game homestand 3-0
-mark the 19th home win in 20 games for Monmouth
-be the 215th win of King Rice's career

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Monmouth and Hampton are tied in the all-time series, 4-4
-The teams split two meetings last season, with each home team winning
-The two teams have met five times as CAA foes, with MU winning twice
-They met in the 2006 NCAA Tournament play-in game in Dayton, a 71-49 Monmouth victory
-This is the only meeting between the teams this season
-MU defeated Hampton in the 2023 CAA Tournament, 100-64

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-Monmouth scored 90+ points in two straight games for the first time since 2/18-22, 2018 against Siena and Rider.
-Madison Durr has made 33 consecutive free throws, the program's Division I record.
-Monmouth's home crowd was the largest of the season at 2,586.
-Andrew Ball posted his second straight game in double figures with 10 points.
-Ball tied a career-high in blocked shots with three.
-Cornelius Robinson III scored in double digits for the second time in three games and fourth this year.
-Monmouth swept a CAA weekend for the first time this season.
-Jaret Valencia returned to the floor after missing three games. 
-Monmouth has beaten Delaware three straight times at home.
-11 blocks was a season-high for MU.
-Monmouth outshot Delaware, 52% to 42%.
-The Hawks were better in the paint, 40-36.
-MU dominated the blocks category, 11-0.
-Monmouth trailed for just 56 seconds all afternoon.

NEXT UP
Monmouth remains home to host Towson on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. That game will air on CBS Sports Network as part of the
CAA's national television package.