Long Island college basketball roundup: Jaquan Carlos sets assists record to lead Hofstra past Northeastern
Hofstra Pride guard Jaquan Carlos works on Northeastern Huskies guard Luka Sakota duringa game at the Mack Sports Complex on Saturday. Credit: Lee S. Weissman
Jaquan Carlos had a Hofstra-record 19 assists and Darlinstone Dubar scored 10 of his 24 points during a second-half run that extended a 14-point lead to 29 as Hofstra defeated Northeastern, 82-62, on Saturday at Mack Sports Complex.
Dubar triggered the 18-3 burst with a three-pointer and capped it with a jumper with 3:10 left, giving the Pride (16-11, 9-5 Coastal Athletic Association) an 80-51 lead.
Carlos had only five points but led the Pride with eight rebounds. His 19 assists are a conference single-game record.
The Pride have won four of their last five and eight of 10 and rebounded from Thursday’s two-point loss at Drexel by shooting 56.1%, including 48.1% (13-for-27) on three-pointers.
German Plotnikov had 20 points and Tyler Thomas added 18 for the Pride, who built an 11-point halftime lead behind brief surges of 9-3 and 9-2.
Luka Sakota scored 13 points to lead the Huskies (10-17, 5-9).
Hofstra moved into a tie for fourth place in the 14-team CAA and will host third-place Drexel on Thursday.
Monmouth 84, Stony Brook 61: Nikita Konstantynovskyi had 22 points and 20 rebounds for host Monmouth (15-12, 8-6 CAA), which put the game away with a 14-2 run to open the second half after an 8-0 run near the end of the first half.
Tyler Stephenson-Moore had 16 points and five rebounds for the Seawolves (14-13, 7-7). Keenan Fitzmorris added 13 points and two blocks. Aaron Clarke had 11 points and five assists.
Stony Brook shot only 34.9%, including 18.2% (4-for-22) on three-pointers.
Jaret Valencia scored 17 points and Cornelius Robinson Jr. had 16 for the Hawks.
The Seawolves have slipped into eighth place in the CAA and will host North Carolina A&T on Thursday.