Feb. 13, 2006

Box Score

The Stony Brook men's basketball team got 13 points from Mitchell Beauford but is was not enough as No. 13 Boston College outlasted the Seawolves 59-47 on Monday night.

The Seawolves bounced back from a tough defeat on Saturday to battle the Eagles all evening long. Stony Brook trailed 53-47 with 2:07 to play.

"I am proud of the way our guys played tonight," said head coach Steve Pikiell. "We battled all night long, shared the basketball and showed the toughness we need to win basketball games."

Beauford led the Seawolves (4-19) with 13 points. Stony Brook has lost eight of nine.

After a ragged 32 minutes, BC led the nonconference game 38-34.

The Eagles then upped the intensity and went on a 10-0 run over a 1:50 stretch to take control. Tyrese Rice started the spree with a 3-pointer from the left wing and Smith had five points, cutting to the basket for a dunk and easy layup.

BC continued to get the ball inside to Smith in the final 4:11 when the power forward scored nine of his team's final 11 points.

The Eagles had just one basket in the opening 10:49 of the second half, but led 36-32 with just over nine minutes to play.

BC led 28-21 at halftime despite shooting just 41 percent (9 of 22) and missing eight of its first nine shots.

The Seawolves came out scrappy, getting inside for a few offensive rebounds and driving for some easy baskets in the game's opening 12 minutes.

Stephane Bakinde finished with eight points and five boards while Solomon Bamiro had six points and five rebounds.

The Seawolves are back in action on Wednesday night when they travel to New Hampshire. Tip-off is 7 p.m.