Dec. 4, 2009

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Stony Brook, N.Y. - Off to its best start since the 1992-93 season, the Stony Brook University men's basketball team welcomes the Columbia Lions to Pritchard Gymnasium on Saturday. Game time is set for 2 p.m. The game will be televised live on MSG Plus and can also be heard on WUSB 90.1 FM and goseawolves.org. Fans can also follow the contest through gametracker and live video streaming at goseawolves.org.

Television Information
Carl Reuter (play-by-play) and Frank Sullivan (color analyst) will be announcing the game on MSG Plus, which is Channel 72 on Cablevision, channel 635 on DirecTV, channel 413 on Dish Network and channel 80 on Verizon Fios. This will be one of seven Seawolves games that will be televised this season.

Radio Information
Mike Solano (play-by-play), Curt Hylton (analyst) and Jeff Bernstein '92 (analyst) will broadcast Saturday's contest locally on WUSB 90.1 FM and goseawolves.org. The pre-game show kicks off at 1:45 p.m.

Last Time Out
Sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) led three Seawolves in double-figures with 13 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team held the St. John's Red Storm to 39.6 percent shooting but D.J. Kennedy scored a game-high 19 points as the Red Storm built an early lead and then held on late for a 63-55 victory over the Seawolves on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena.

Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) each added 11 points for the Seawolves, who have held five of their seven opponents under 40 percent shooting this season. Sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) chipped in with four points and a game-high 12 rebounds for SBU.

A Look At Columbia
The Lions (3-3) enter today's game off a 75-70 win over visiting Lehigh, who the Seawolves beat 71-52 on Monday, on Thursday night. Patrick Foley and Brian Grimes scored 21 points apiece to lead the Lions, who are 1-2 on the road this season. Noruwa Agho is averaging a team-high a 17.2 points per game, one of three Columbia players averaging double-figures. Foley (11.8) and Grimes (11.2) are the other two. Agho entered ranked first in the country in three-point field goal percentage.

vs. Columbia
The Seawolves lead the all-time series between the two programs, 6-4. SBU defeated the Lions, 62-60, last season at Levien Gymnasium. Junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored on a put-back hoop with 35 seconds to break a 60-all tie and the Seawolves then held on for the victory. Sophomore Bryan Dougher scored a game-high 15 points for SBU. Columbia won the last meeting between the teams at Stony Brook, defeating SBU, 66-46, at Stony Brook Arena during the 2007-08 season.