Jan. 15, 2003

Final Stats

BOSTON (AP) - Rashad Bell scored 19 points and Paul Seymour added 15 to lead Boston University to an 81-66 win over Stony Brook on Wednesday night.

Boston University (9-6, 4-0 America East), which has won four consecutive games and five of its last six, shot 63 percent from the field, including 7-of-12 from 3-point range, to remain unbeaten in the conference.

With his 15 points, Seymour, a senior guard, became the 24th player in school history to score 1,000 points. He hit the mark with 1:19 remaining, and now has 1,001 career points.

The Terriers put the game out of reach with a 10-0 run midway through the second half, capped by a 3-point play by Billy Collins that pushed the lead to 64-45 with 8:22 left.

The Terriers shot 68 percent from the floor in the first half and led 38-28 at halftime. Seymour keyed an 8-2 BU run in the final 1:45 of the half with a pair of 3-pointers, including one with 2.9 seconds left that gave the Terriers their first double-digit lead of the game.

Stony Brook (5-9, 0-4), which lost its sixth consecutive game, was led by Cori Spencer with 17 points and Jairus McCollum with 14.

Collins and Jason Grochowalski scored 11 points each and Chaz Carr added 10 points for BU.