Cleveland St. 53 at Hofstra 63
Hofstra rallies to beat Cleveland State 63-53
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011KINGSTON, R.I. (AP)—Dwan McMillan and Stephen Nwaukoni scored 12 points apiece to help Hofstra rally and beat Cleveland State 63-53 on Saturday.
Nathaniel Lester and Stevie Mejia each added 10 points for the Pride in their second game of the TicketCity Legends Classic.
Hofstra (3-3) trailed 42-37 before Nwaukoni and McMillan knocked down consecutive layups. McMillan was fouled on his attempt and made the subsequent free throw to tie the game 42-42 with 12:30 left to play.
The Pride then used a 15-4 run to take a 57-46 lead with 4:38 left in regulation. Cleveland State (5-1) pulled within seven, 57-50, but McMillan hit four free throws in the closing minutes to help Hofstra seal the win.
Jeremy Montgomery recorded 12 points for Cleveland State and D’Aundray Brown chipped in with 10.
Hofstra shot an exceptional 57.1 percent (12 of 21) from the field in the second half.
