Dec. 23, 2000

Box Score

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Four Seawolves scored in double figures led by D.J. Munir's career-high 19 points as Stony Brook defeated Texas-Arlington, 75-72, at the Indoor Sports Complex Saturday afternoon. The win upped Stony Brook's record to 5-5 on the year while Texas-Arlington falls to 2-7.

With the Seawolves leading 67-63 with 45 second remaining, Jabari Johnson was whistled for a traveling call which gave the ball back to the Seawolves. UTA head coach Eddie McCarter protested the call and was hit with two techinical fouls and ejected from the game. Munir went 3-of-4 from the free throw line and the Seawolves held a 70-63 lead.

UTA didn't go away though and trailing 73-65, the Mavericks got a three-pointer from Steve Barber and then forced a turnover which resulted in a quick layup from Donnie Beacham and the lead was now 73-70. Stony Brook turned it over again with 13 seconds to go and the Mavericks had a chance to tie but Johnson's three-pointer was off the mark and SB's Leon Brisport hauled down the rebound. He was fouled and hit two free throws to seal the win.

The game was really a tale of two halves as Stony Brook came out and blitzed the Mavericks with a 29-9 run to start the game. Jairus McCollum was a force in the first half for the Seawolves, scoring a team-high nine points over the first 20 minutes. UTA fought back and Jason Arbuckle scored four points in the final five seconds of the first half to bring UTA within 42-29 at the break.

Texas-Arlington came out of the locker room and used to 21-9 run to close the gap to 51-50 on Johnson's three-pointer at the 9:46 mark. The Mavericks would never get closer the rest of the way.

Brisport turned in another outstanding effort as he recorded his fifth double-double of the year with 18 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Freshman Mike Konopka continued his fine play, netting 10 points and hauling down a career-high eight rebounds. Josh Little chipped in with 11 points.

Steven Barber and Jabari Johnson each finished with 18 points for Texas-Arlington which lost its seventh straight game since beginning the year 2-0. Mack Callier recorded a double-double with 12 points and 14 boards.

The Seawolves are back in action next Thursday when they travel to the University of Connecticut to face the Huskies at the Hartford Civic Center. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.