Dukes Drop Heartbreaker Despite Mosley's 37

Friday, January 5

Hempstead, N.Y.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

4-12 (0-3CAA)

Hofstra

9-6 (2-1CAA)

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James Madison

Hofstra

1/6/2018 12:02:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Hofstra junior Justin Wright-Foreman hit a three-pointer to force overtime with 1.1 seconds left on Friday night before the Pride handed James Madison a heartbreaking 87-81 loss in Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball action at the Mack Sports Complex.

Wright-Foreman, the leading scorer in the conference, ran off a series of screens with less than four seconds left and drilled a fadeaway three from the left wing to turn a 72-69 JMU lead into a tie game before the Pride outscored the Dukes by a 15-9 margin in the final period.

Junior Stuckey Mosley turned in the best night of his prodigious JMU career, erupting for 37 points with the help of nine three-pointers, matching the JMU program record. Julius Wells was the most recent of three others to hit the mark, hitting nine of his 11 attempts against Northeastern on Jan. 3, 2011. Mosley also added a career-high six steals, three rebounds and three assists to his record scoring night.

Freshman Matt Lewis led three others in double figures with 14 points to go with five boards and three assists. Junior Develle Phillips added 12 points and seven boards across 27 minutes, while freshman Darius Banks chipped in 10 points and five rebounds.

The Dukes held the potent Hofstra offense in check for much of the contest, forcing 11 turnovers in the first half to take a 33-32 lead at the break. In the second half, neither team led by more than seven in a back-and-forth contest.

After a pair of Mosley free throws with under six seconds left, Wright-Foreman drilled his third three-pointer of the contest to force the extra period. The Dukes took an early 74-72 lead on two free throws from Phillips, but Hofstra went back ahead immediately on a three-pointer and eventually took a 79-77 lead with 1:41 left that they would not relinquish.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"This was a tough one. I'm proud of the way we battled tonight against a good Hofstra team on their home court. Credit to Justin Wright-Foreman; he hit a great shot. We'll learn more from this one and come out trying to get a win at Northeastern on Sunday."

QUICK HITS
- Junior Stuckey Mosley hit nine three-pointers to tie the school record, joining three players: Darren McLinton (VCU; 2/17/96), Kyle Swanston (Liberty; 3/23/09) and Julius Wells (Northeastern; 1/3/11).
- The Dukes forced 20 turnovers on Friday night, tying the season high that they first set in a 105-99 overtime win over Appalachian State at home.
- Mosley's 37 points and six steals were both the highest totals of any Duke in the last two seasons under Head Coach Louis Rowe.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will continue their northern swing on Sunday, Jan. 7, with a trip up to Boston to face Northeastern at 2 p.m. On Friday, the Huskies got out to a quick start and held off Elon to pick up a 72-60 win and improve to 9-6 (2-1 CAA) on the year.