March 2, 2003

Box Score

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook men's basketball team trailed almost the entire game as New Hampshire spoiled the Seawolves' Senior Day with a 62-55 victory at the SBU Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon.

Trailing 31-25 at the break, the Seawolves (13-14, 7-9 America East) opened the second half with a 7-2 run to cut the lead to 33-32 with 15:27 remaining. D.J. Munir's three-point play five minutes later gave Stony Brook its only lead of the game, 44-43, at the 9:07 mark. However, the Wildcats took command of the game from then on, outscoring Stony Brook 14-3 over the next 5:33 to take a 57-47 advantage. UNH's Ioannis Karalis, who came off the bench to score a team-high 15 points, scored nine during the stretch. The Seawolves pulled to within 60-55 on a layup by Cori Spencer with 37 seconds left, but could get no closer.

New Hampshire (5-22, 3-13) led the entire first half, using a 12-3 run to take its largest lead of the game, 25-13, with 8:47 to go before the break. The Seawolves climbed to within one on a Spencer layup at the 5:41 mark, but they managed just one more point the rest of the half to trail 31-25 heading into the locker room.

New Hampshire shot 48.8 percent (20-of-41) from the field and outrebounded the Seawolves, 41-30.

Spencer and Munir each scored 20 points to lead the Seawolves, and Munir hauled down a team-high seven boards. Munir finishes the regular season with 1,114 career points, placing him 13th on the all-time scoring list.

In addition to his 15 points, Karalis grabbed eight rebounds. Ben Sturgill scored 14 points, while Marcus Bullock added 11. Kyle Peterson grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.

Stony Brook enters the America East Tournament as the No. 6 seed. The Seawolves will play the winner of the Maine vs. Hartford game later today on Sunday, March 9. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m.