Top-seed Rutgers hosted Hofstra in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday.
Rutgers seemed intent on proving the committee wrong in the early going, shooting out to a 14-4 lead within four minutes. The Scarlet Knights went with their full-court press early, forcing four turnovers in Hofstra’s first seven possessions while hitting four of their first seven shots on the other end. The Pride responded with a hot stretch of their own, knocking down 10 of their next 14 shots to fuel a 26-16 run that tied the game at 30 points with four minutes to play in the first half.
The hosts would build it back up to eight points in the first two minutes of the second half, but Hofstra would respond with an 18-7 run over the next seven minutes to take its first lead, 56-53, with 11 minutes to play. Rutgers responded with a 9-0 run to retake the lead and control of the contest, but could not pull away. Hofstra hung around, answering every Scarlet Knights basket in a shootout in which the teams combined to shoot 57.4% in the second half.
The extra period featured another back-and-forth offensive slugfest, with the teams combining to make 10 of their 13 shot attempts. The Scarlet Knights trailed for most of the period until Simpson tied the game at 86 with 32 seconds to play. But following the lead of the game, Rutgers could not get a key stop, allowing Tyler Thomas to hit a jumper to put Hofstra up 88-86 with 10 seconds to play. On the other end, Simpson could not do it again, missing a layup as time expired.
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