Dec. 13, 2001

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Chris Spatola scored 27 points and Charles Woodruff added 18 to spark Army to a 71-60 win over Stony Brook as the Black Knights head into the holiday break with their best start in six years.

Army (5-4) took command early, forcing Stony Brook to shoot just 29.7 percent in the first half, and then withstood a second-half rally by the Seawolves (1-9) to register its second straight victory.

After leading 31-24 at halftime, Army pushed its advantage to 17 points, 49-32 with 11:43 to play. Woodruff's six points, coupled with four points each from Chris Spatola, J.P. Spatola and Matt Collins, fueled the surge.

Stony Brook responded with an 18-7 run, highlighted by eight points from J.B. Bennett and six from Jairus McCollum, to climb to 56-50 with 5:29 remaining. However, Army scored the next four points to return the lead to double figures, and the Seawolves would not get closer than eight points for the remainder of the contest.

Army finished the night shooting 54.0 percent from the field, compared to 33.3 percent shooting by the Seawolves. Stony Brook, which outrebounded Army 39-38, corralled 19 offensive boards, but converted them into just 10 second-chance points.

Bennett led Stony Brook with 18 points off the bench, while Dawud Munir added 15 and McCollum 12. Army's Jonte' Harrell and Stony Brook's Bennett tied for game-high honors with 10 rebounds, marking the second double-digit rebound effort of the year for Harrell.