Drexel needed a victory against Hofstra to stay in the thick of things for the CAA title. For the third time in the last four meetings between the two teams the game was decided with overtime.
Frank Elegar lead the scoring attack with 26 points and including 6 in overtime, as the Dragons beat the Pride, in New York.
Dominick Meijia chipped in 25 points and Bashir Mason added 14 points for Drexel.
Hofstra's Loren Stokes scored his 2,oooth career point and dropped 29 points for the game.
Meijia knocked down a basket with 1.6 seconds left in regulation knotting the game up 78-78. Drexel finished the half on a 27-16 run, Mason led the charge before fouling out late in the second half with Drexel trailing 68-65.
In overtime, the Dragons converted 10-12 from the line. Drexel (18-6; 10-4 CAA) has won 6 of its last 8 games and is currently 4th in the CAA. The Dragons face Delaware at home on Feb. 10th, this is a must win game for the Dragons.
Hofstra (18-7; 11-3 CAA) is at George Mason on Saturday.
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