WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Like a heavyweight fight, William & Mary and Hofstra traded haymakers through three overtimes on Thursday night at Kaplan Arena. The game featured memorable moments on both sides in a rivalry that has seen quite a few through the years, but in the end, the visiting Pride (14-3, 4-0 CAA) found a way to win on the scorecards, 93-90, in another Colonial Athletic Association classic.
 
Junior Nathan Knight hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force the second extra period and his 3-point play with 16 ticks left propelled the Tribe (7-10, 3-2 CAA) into a third OT. But in the decisive extra session, Hofstra's Jalen Ray knocked down a left wing 3-pointer with 37 seconds remaining in the third and final overtime period to give the visitors the lead for good. The Pride extended the nation's fourth-longest win streak to 11 games.
 
Knight turned in his fourth career 30-10 double-double with 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting to go with 10 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots. Junior Justin Pierce made it two Tribe players with double-doubles, finishing with 24 points, 15 rebounds and a team-high six assists.
 
Ray came up big off the bench for Hofstra, scoring a career-high 19 points on 5-of-10 from 3-point range. The nation's third-leading scorer Justin Wright-Foreman finished with 37 points but needed 33 shots to do so and was only 2-of-14 from 3-point range. He came up big in extra time though, scoring 15 of Hofstra's 24 points in the three OTs.
 
W&M jumped out of the gates with the game's first six points courtesy of freshman Chase Audige, and the Tribe led for the majority of the opening 20 minutes. Hofstra though closed the first half on a 15-2 run thanks in part to Knight picking up his second foul and led 38-28 at the intermission.
 
The Pride's extended run spanning both halves reached 20-3 as they scored five of the first six to start the second. The lead reached its largest at 43-29 just 43 seconds into the half on a Tareq Coburn 3-pointer. W&M answered with 12-straight points as part of a 15-2 run, narrowing the gap to 45-44 just four and a half minutes into the second half, setting up a punch-counterpunch close.

W&M scored the final six points of regulation, including a Matt Milon 3-pointer with 33.5 seconds remaining to tie the game and force overtime. In the first OT, Wright-Foreman scored all six of Hofstra's points, and the Pride led 75-72 with just 3.8 seconds remaining. Following a timeout, Audige threw a length of the court pass to the top of the key, where Knight caught, turned and knocked down an equalizer 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds remaining to force another extra period.
 
Knight again came up big in the second OT period, scoring W&M's final five points. His old-fashion 3-point play with 16 seconds remaining sent the game to a third extra frame. It was W&M first triple-OT game since 2009.
 
In the final extra session, the Tribe led by one, 87-86, following a Knight free throw with 56.8 seconds remaining. Ray stepped to the front for the Pride, knocking down a left-wing triple to give the visitors the lead for good with 37 ticks left. Knight had one final chance at another buzzer beater, but his three-quarter court heave with 1.6 seconds remaining came up short.
 
How It Happened
- Audige scored the game's first six points in the opening 1:14. He hit a corner 3 to beat the shot clock and then scored on a cutting lay-up. Audige completed the 3-point play after a Pride timeout.
- Tareq Coburn, who scored eight of Hofstra's first 10 points, pull the visitors within one thanks to six-straight points. He converted an old-fashion 3-point play, before banking in a triple to close the gap to 11-10 at the 13:03 mark.
- After hitting just two of their first 12 shots from the field, Hofstra followed with a 5-of-6 stretch and pulled even at 19 on a Wright-Foreman left wing 3-pointer with 9:29 remaining in the half.  
- The Pride closed the half on a 15-2 run over the final five minutes to take a 10-point lead into the locker room. Eli Pemberton scored the first five points of the run, including a 3-pointer at the 4:10 mark, to give Hofstra its first lead. Ray added a 4-point play, and Wright-Foreman scored four during the run. His driving layup with 1:53 left in the half to force a Tribe timeout. Desure Buie capped the run on a driving layup with 46 seconds left to give the Pride a 38-28 lead at the intermission.
- Hofstra scored five of the first six points to start the second half. Coburn's corner 3-pointer just 43 seconds into the period pushed the Pride's lead to 43-29.
- The Tribe scored 12 points in a row as part of a 15-2 run to close within one. Milon (9) and Knight (6) combined for all 15 during the spurt. Milon's top of the key triple at the 15:30 mark cut the margin to 45-44.
- After a Pemberton 3, W&M scored five in a row to retake the lead. Knight found a cutting Luke Loewe for a lay-up at the 13:32 mark to give W&M a 49-48 lead and force a Hofstra timeout.
- The Pride retook the lead on Ray's second 4-point play of the game, knocking down a right corner triple. His 3-pointer from the left corner extended the Hofstra lead 59-53 with 9:22 to play.  
- Knight sparked an 8-0 Tribe run to put the Green and Gold back on top. He tallied an old-fashion 3-point play and scored on a lay-up to cut the gap to one. Pierce's right-wing triple at the 7:12 mark gave W&M a 61-59 advantage.
- Hofstra responded with a 10-2 run to re-establish a six-point cushion. Wright-Foreman and Ray scored five points apiece during the spurt. Wright-Foreman's old-fashion 3-point play off a Tribe turnover extended the margin to 69-63 with 2:47 to play.
- W&M drew within three on a Knight old-fashion 3-point play at the 2:33 mark. Milon knocked down his fourth 3-pointer to tie the game at 69 with 33.5 seconds left.  
- The Tribe scored the opening three points of overtime on an old-fashion 3-point play as Knight found a cutting Pierce and he added the free throw to put W&M on top 72-69.
- Wright-Foreman scored all six of the Pride's points in the first overtime period, including back-to-back jumpers to give the visitors a 73-72 lead.
- Hofstra led 75-72 with 3.8 seconds left. Audige threw a length of the court pass to Knight who caught the ball at the top of the key. He turned and knocked down a triple with 0.1 seconds left to force a second OT period.
- The Pride scored the first five points of the second OT period. Wright-Foreman knocked down a 3-pointer, before a pair of Buie free throws pushed the visitor's lead to 80-75 with 3:41 left in the period.
- W&M scored four in a row to pull within one, 80-79, with just 1:19 remaining.
- After a Wright-Foreman floater, the Tribe went down low to Knight. The 6-10 center converted on the lay-up and was fouled. His free throw tied the game at 82 with 16 seconds remaining.
- The teams traded buckets to start the third extra period before three-straight Knight points gave W&M an 87-86 lead with 56.8 left.
- Ray hit a left-wing 3-pointer to put Hofstra back on top, 89-87, with 37 seconds left and start a 7-0 run.
- The Pride hit four-straight free throws, and freshman L.J. Owens answered with a 3-pointer to close the gap to 93-90 with 1.8 seconds remaining.
- After a pair of missed Hofstra free throws, Knight pulled down the rebound, but his three-quarter court heave was just short.
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe finished the night shooting 45.3 percent (34-of-75) from the field, including 53.6 percent (15-of-28) in the second half. W&M shot 34.5 percent (10-of-29) from 3-point range.
- Hofstra connected on 40.2 percent (33-of-82) from the field and only 29.7 percent (11-of-37) from 3-point range.
- Neither team shot the ball particularly well in the overtime periods. Hofstra finished at 35 percent (7-of-20) in the 15 extra minutes, while W&M shot 33.3 percent (7-of-21).
- W&M held a 49-46 advantage on the glass and outscored the Pride, 44-28, in the paint.
- The Green and Gold dished out 23 assists on its 34 made field goals, its fourth game of 20 or more assists in the last five.
- The Tribe turned the ball over 20 times on the night, resulting in 33 Hofstra points. The Pride outscored W&M 33-12 in points off turnovers.  
 
Notes
W&M and Hofstra played an overtime game for the third time in the last nine games in the series … Thursday marked the fifth time in the last 10 meetings a W&M-Hofstra game has been decided by a single possession and nine of the last 13 meetings have been decided by six or fewer points … The Tribe played a triple-overtime game for the first time since Nov. 15, 2009 at Harvard … It is the third triple OT game in Kaplan Arena history and the first since Nov. 22, 2008 against Navy … W&M is just 2-5 all-time in 3OT games … Junior Nathan Knight was one point off his career high with 31 points and posted his 14th career double-double, fifth of the season, with 10 rebounds … It was his fourth career 30-10 double-double … Knight passed four players on the Tribe's career scoring list to move into 27th with 1,156 … It marked Knight's sixth career 30-point game … Junior Justin Pierce posted his seventh double-double in 14 games this season with 24 points and 15 rebounds … It marked the second time this season that Pierce and Knight tallied a double-double in the same game (Dec. 8 at Hampton) … Freshman Chase Audige pulled down a career-high seven rebounds … Sophomore Luke Loewe dished out a career-high five assists compared to just one turnover … W&M tallied 23 assists, marking the fourth time in five CAA games it has registered 20 or more assists in a game … The Tribe has accomplished the feat on seven occasions … The Tribe drilled double-digit 3-points for the sixth time this season and third in CAA play.
 
Up Next
- The Tribe continues its season-long three-game homestand when it welcomes preseason CAA favorite Northeastern to Williamsburg for a 4 p.m. tip on Saturday, Jan. 12.
- The W&M-NU match-up will be broadcast on Cox Communications in Virginia with Jay Colley and Charlie Woollum on the call. The game will be available throughout Hampton Roads on Yurview Virginia, Cox's channel 1011, while additional outlets include Fairfax County (1074), Fredericksburg (1077) and Roanoke (1009). The contest will also be available online at Tribe Athletics TV and CAA.TV.
- Tribe fans can catch the men's basketball action over the Tribe Radio Network with Andrew Phillips and Julie Leach on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM and 107.9 Bach FM are the flagship stations of the Tribe Radio Network and the audio is also available over the Web at TribeAthletics.com.