Feb. 12, 2013

Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook men's basketball team exhibited balanced offense and a gritty defense that held Binghamton to 29.4 percent shooting as the Seawolves cruised to a 73-47 victory over the Bearcats Tuesday night at Pritchard Gymnasium.

Seven different Seawolves scored at least six points, led by junior Dave Coley (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who had 15 points. Junior Anthony Jackson (Columbus, Ohio) and freshman Carson Puriefoy (Wenonah, N.J.) each added 12 points. Stony Brook had a season high 19 assists against just 11 turnovers.

Stony Brook improves to 18-6 overall and 9-2 in America East. The Seawolves hold a half-game edge over Vermont for first place in the conference. The Seawolves have now won 15 consecutive home conference games, dating back to February 2011.

Coach Steve Pikiell's Reaction
"It's good to be at home; we had another great crowd tonight. I loved my backcourt today; they did a good job of bouncing back. We played Stony Brook defense tonight and we rebounded. It was a great team effort all the way around."

Turning Point
The Seawolves were already leading Binghamton at halftime by 13 points, 39-26, but they put the game comfortably in their favor with a 9-0 run to open the second half that ultimately became a 20-5 run. Jackson drained a pair of threes during the 9-0 run and then senior Marcus Rouse (Upper Marlboro, Md.) banged home back-to-back triples at the 12:55 and 12:33 marks that made it a 56-31 game.

Binghamton took a timeout to regroup, but it was then Puriefoy who took advantage of a Rouse steal to sprint up the court, split two defender and finish with a strong layup and draw the foul. He converted the three-point play to give Stony Brook a 59-31 lead with 11:34 to play.

The Seawolves lead grew to as much as 34 points before settling on a 26-point victory margin.

By the Numbers

• Stony Brook posted a season-high 19 assists against just 11 turnovers.
• The Seawolves shot 43.5% for the game and made nine three-pointers.
• The defense limited Binghamton to 15 field goals in the game, 29.4% overall shooting and 26.7% shooting (4-for-15) from three-point range.
• Stony Brook outrebounded the Bearcats 46-32, the 39th time in its last 48 games the team has grabbed more rebounds than its opponent.
• Stony Brook turned 15 offensive rebounds into 17 second chance points.
• The Seawolves converted 17 Binghamton turnovers into 21 points.
• Puriefoy's six assists were a career high, and he matched his career high in rebounds with five.
• Senior Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) matched his season high in rebounds with 14. Brenton also scored his 900th career point.
• Jackson connected on four three-pointers and now has 99 for his career.
• Freshman Jameel Warney (Plainfield, N.J.) posted nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and had five rebounds, three assists and one block.
• Rouse drained three three-pointers to move into ninth-place in Stony Brook's Div. I history in career triples made (84).

News & Notes

• Stony Brook has now won six straight games over Binghamton, including the last three at Pritchard Gymnasium. Stony Brook's average margin of victory in those three home wins over the Bearcats is 28.3 points. The Seawolves lead the overall series 31-25.
• Stony Brook has now won 15 consecutive home conference games, dating back to February 2011.
• Stony Brook is 46-16 (.742) at Pritchard Gymnasium since moving back there at the start of the 2008-09 season.
• The Seawolves are now 27-5 in their last 32 conference games.
• Stony Brook is now 14-0 this season and 74-18 in the Pikiell era when holding its opponent under 60 points.

Up Next
Stony Brook faces Vermont Friday night at Pritchard Gymnasium at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed online at ESPN3 and on the WatchESPN App for mobile and tablet devices.