2025-26 Monmouth Men's Basketball Gameday Preview: Game 23
                                                                       
Monmouth Hawks (11-11, 5-4 CAA) vs Hofstra Pride (13-9, 4-5 CAA)
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 – 2:00 p.m.
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, N.J.
 
TV: SNY/FloCollege
 
Quick Bullets

• Corey Miller banked in a three at the buzzer as Monmouth defeated N.C. A&T, 83-81, in overtime on Thursday for its second conference win in a row.
• The Hawks are in a tie for third place in the CAA at 5-4.
• Jason Rivera-Torres recorded his seventh 20-point performance on Thursday, going for 26 against the Aggies. He is averaging 16.0 PPG
• Against Fairfield on Dec. 14, Jack Collins became the seventh player in program history to reach 600 rebounds. He enters Thursday's contest with 643, sixth most in program history.
• Collins is in sole possession of third place in program history with 116 career starts. He is one short of tying James Hett for second place.
• Rivera-Torres is the only player in the country with at least 69 assists, 44 steals and 31 blocks.
• Monmouth ranks 17th nationally and leads the CAA with 5.2 blocks per game.

A Monmouth Win Would...

• Give the Hawks a split in the season series against Hofstra and its first three-game win streak of the season..

More Info on the All-Time Series

• The longtime local rivals have split the six matchups since Monmouth joined the CAA. Neither team has reached 70 points in any of the last three matchups, dating back to Feb. 2025..

Next Up

• The Hawks will head to Long Island on Thursday to take on Stony Brook. Tipoff from the Island Federal Credit Union Arena is set for 7 p.m.