Jan. 24, 2001

Box Score

Stony Brook, NY - Leon Brisport scored 17 points and added eight rebounds leading Stony Brook (10-9) to a convincing 79-59 win over Brown Wednesday night at the USB Sports Complex. It was the third win in four games for Stony Brook and was the third straight loss for Brown (6-9).

Mike Martin's free throw with 8:32 left in the first half drew the Bears to within 20-15. However, it is the last time Brown would score over the next 5:10. The Seawolves ran off the next 13 points.

DJ Munir started the run with back-to-back layups and Chris Balliro ended it with a jumper, giving the Seawolves a commanding 33-15 lead with 3:22 to go in the first half.

Lee Church's bucket with 2:27 to go made the score 36-19. Brown closed the remainder of the half with a 7-2 run thanks to a six-point outburst from Ramel Carrington.

The Bears were hurt by poor shooting from the floor - hitting 29% of its field goals in the first half while committing 14 turnovers. Stony Brook took advantage of Brown's 25 turnovers on the night, scoring 30 points off of them.

Brown got no closer than 11 points the rest of the way, the last coming at 13:25 on a pair of free throws by Will Collier to make the score 50-39. Stony Brook answered with a 10-1 run to put the game away, keyed on dunks by Jairus McCollum, Brisport and Munir.

Stony Brook nailed 62% of its field goals in the second half and shot 53% for the game.

The Seawolves led by as many as 23 points. Rob Hartman's layup made the score 74-51 with 2:34 left.

Munir finished the night with 14 points and four assists and Balliro chipped in with 11 points.

Brown was led by Martin's 12 points while Jesse Wood added 10.

The Seawolves held Brown's leading scorer, Earl Hunt, to just five points on the night. Hunt came into the game averaging over 21 points per outing.