Feb. 11, 2006

Box Score

Stony Brook's Bobby Santiago netted 20 points this evening, but it was not enough as the Seawolves fell to Binghamton, 76-58. With the win, Binghamton improves to 12-11, 9-3 in America East play, while the Seawolves fall to 4-18, 2-10, and have lost their last three games.

"I am very disappointed by the way we played today," said head coach Steve Pikiell. 'We have to give a much better effort to win basketball games."

Binghamton jumped out to an early 10-1 lead and never looked back. The Bearcats went into the locker room up 39-23, as the Seawolves could get no closer than 10 in the first stanza.

The lead ballooned to as many as 26 points after a jumper by Troy Hailey with 9:09 left to play. The Seawolves' 14 turnovers led to 18 points for the Bearcats on the afternoon and Binghamton controlled the paint, outscoring Stony Brook, 26-16, down low.

Santiago led the way for the Seawolves with 20 points on the afternoon to go along with four rebounds. Mike Popoko added 13 points and grabbed six boards.

Sebastian Hermenier led four Bearcats in double figures, as he tallied 20 points and snagged 10 rebounds. Andre Heard and Hailey both had 11 points and Ian Milne added 10 points.

Stony Brook returns to action on Monday night when the Seawolves travel to Chesnut Hill, Mass., to take on the Boston College Eagles. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.