Charles Jenkins nearly led Hofstra to the program's best win in nearly a decade before the Pride fell to 12th-ranked Connecticut, 76-67, Tuesday evening in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Gampel Pavilion.
Jenkins scored a game-high 25 points, with all but four points coming in the second-half. But the Huskies' Jerome Dyson scored 15 of his total 23 points in the final 7:11 to lift UConn (3-0) past the Pride in Storrs, Conn.
Hofstra took the lead in the second half and had the ball down one possession in the final minute. Jenkins was whistled for an offensive foul with UConn nursing a 69-66 lead with 49 seconds remaining, marking the Pride's best chance to erase a defecit against the nationally ranked opponent.
A victory would have been one of the program's most significant since its last NCAA Tournament apperance in 2001.
The full game story can be found here. Hofstra will now likely host NIT consolation games Monday and Tuesday at the Mack Sports Complex. Details will be made available soon. ----Brian Bohl
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