| San José State (3-0, 0-0 MW) vs. Hofstra (3-0) | |
| When | Thursday, November 17 | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| Location | Provident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose, Calif. |
| Broadcast & Statistics | NBC Sports Bay Area | Mountain West Network Live Stats |
| Game Notes | San José State | Hofstra |
| Rosters | San José State | Hofstra |
BATTLE OF 3-0 TEAMS THURSDAY NIGHT: The San José State men's basketball team faces a tough test Thursday night as the 3-0 Spartans host 3-0 Hofstra inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
San José State brings a 3-0 record into Thursday after defeating Alabama State, 70-57, Tuesday night. Omari Moore led the team in scoring with 19 points, while Alvaro Cardenas scored a career-best 17 points. Sage Tolbert III grabbed a team-best seven rebounds. The Spartans have started the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2010-11 season.
ABOUT HOFSTRA: The Pride bring a 3-0 record to San Jose Thursday night after getting wins at Princeton (83-77) and in home games with Iona (83-78) and George Washington (85-80). Head coach Speedy Claxton is in the second season as the head coach of his alma mater and led his team to a 21-11 record last year. He starred at Hofstra from 1996 to 2000.
Series Record - This is the second meeting between the two teams. The Spartans traveled to Long Island to start the 2019-20 season and came away with a 79-71 win. Richard Washington came off the bench to lead the team with 23 points. Current Spartan Omari Moore saw seven minutes of action and was 1-for-2 from the field for two points.
In the win over Alabama State on November 15, Ibrahima Diallo blocked eight Hornets' shots to set a new Provident Credit Union Event Center record for a Spartan player. He broke the Spartan record of seven set by Brandon Clarke against UNLV on January 28, 2017. The Spartans were just one short of tying the team's record of nine, set in three different games. Diallo was one block short of tying the school record of nine set by Menelik Barbary against Idaho at the WAC Tournament on March 6, 2007.
- BLOCKS - EVENT CENTER RECORD
- San José State player - 8, Ibrahima Diallo, vs. Alabama State, Nov. 15, 2022
- Opponent player 8, Hiram Fuller, Fresno State, Feb. 19, 2003
- San José State .... 9, vs. UC Santa Cruz, Nov. 20, 2012; 9, vs. Utah State, Jan. 5, 2006; 9, vs. UC Santa Barbara, Nov. 24, 1999
- Opponent........................... 11, Nevada, Mar. 2, 2006; 11, Hawaii, Feb. 4, 2006
- The Spartans are 3-0 for the first time since 2010-11. That team started that season 3-0, with two road wins including at Oregon, and was 4-1 after five games. The Spartans finished 2010-11 with a 17-16 overall record and played in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational.
- For the third time in school history, a Spartan team recorded three wins before Thanksgiving. The 2010-11 team was the first to accomplish this feat, starting the year 3-0 and played only four games before Thanksgiving. The 2019-20 team played seven games before Thanksgiving and recorded three wins.
- Alvaro Cardenas doesn't need a break, as he didn't get one in the win over Alabama State. He played all 40 minutes and scored a career-best 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field.
UP NEXT: The Spartans take to the road for the first away game of the season on Saturday. The team will play at Northern Colorado for a 2 p.m. MT/1 p.m. PT game.
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