Hofstra Fans Take Pride in Team’s Hard-Fought March Madness Effort: ‘They Left It All Out There’

Hofstra fans take pride in team’s hard-fought March Madness effort: ‘They left it all out there’

Hofstra fans still have enormous pride. Blue and gold faithful are holding their heads high off the team’s first NCAA Tournament run in a quarter century despite a death-by-1,000-cuts 90-70 loss to Alabama on Friday that was much closer than the score.

Bol Bowen shines in NCAA first-round win

Alabama forward Taylor Bol Bowen notched his second-highest scoring output of the season in the team’s 90-70 triumph over 13-seed Hofstra in the NCAA tournament on Friday.  Bol Bowen scored 15 points on 6/9 shooting and 3/5 from beyond the arc, and he recorded three blocks. The effort was the former Florida State transfer’s best since the Crimson Tide’s 103-96 win over St. John’s in November, when he scored 17 points on 6/7 shooting and grabbed …

No. 4 Seed Alabama Opens 2026 NCAA Tournament with 90-70 Win Over 13-Seed Hofstra - Alabama Athletics

TAMPA – Labaron Philon Jr. scored a game-high 29 points, 21 of which came after halftime, to lead the No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide past the 13th-seeded Hofstra Pride, 90-70, Friday afternoon at Benchmark International Arena.

Labaron Philon scores 29 points as Alabama defeats Hofstra 90-70 in NCAA Tournament

Alabama’s Labaron Philon, Jr., finished with 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and No. 4 seed Alabama rallied from an early double-digit deficit to beat 13th-seeded Hofstra 90-70 in a first-round game in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament in Tampa, Florida. The Crimson Tide (24-9) advanced to a second-round matchup against fifth-seeded Texas Tech (23-10), a 20-point winner over 12th-seeded Akron in the earlier first-round game …

Alabama pulls away from Hofstra, advances to Round of 32

It wasn’t pretty at times, but the Alabama Crimson Tide are moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Playing without Aden Holloway and against a pesky Hofstra team, the Crimson Tide pulled away down the stretch late to earn a 90-70 first-round victory in the Midwest Region in Tampa. Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. shined against Hofstra, delivering a game-high 29 points to go with eight rebounds and seven assists. Aiden Sherrell an…

Hofstra eliminated by Alabama 90-70 in NCAA Tournament

The Hofstra Pride men's basketball saw its season come to an end Friday with a 90-70 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball in the NCAA March Tournament matchup in Florida, as second-half rebounding and depth helped Alabama pull away. Hofstra came out strong early, using its guard-heavy lineup led by Cruz Davis and freshman Preston Edmead to keep the game competitive. The Pride even built an early lead before Alabama responded and too…