Feb. 18, 2013
2012-13 Stony Brook Men's Basketball
Game #26: UMBC (6-19) at Stony Brook (19-6)
Tue., Feb. 19 • Pritchard Gym • Stony Brook, N.Y. • 7 p.m.
On Television & the Web
Optimum Local 118 & GoSeawolves.org with Carl Reuter & Rob Pavinelli
On the Radio
WUSB 90.1 FM with Mike Solano, Curt Hylton & Jeff Bernstein
PROMOTIONS
- This game is nearly SOLD OUT to the general public! Get your tickets at the box office while they last!
- All students in attendance will be eligible to win a semester's worth of free laundry service from My Laundry Station.
- Sign up in the lobby for a chance to win a 2013 Mercedes C-Class!
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INFO: GAME NOTES (PDF)
Stony Brook Seawolves (19-6, 10-2 America East)
Head Coach: Steve Pikiell, eighth season
Overall Record: 119-142
Record at SBU: 114-124
UMBC Retrievers (6-19, 4-8 America East)
Head Coach: Aki Thomas, first season
Overall Record: 6-19
Record at UMBC: Same
About the Game
Stony Brook begins the final quarter of the America East conference schedule Tuesday night against UMBC. The Seawolves have a two-game lead over Vermont and Boston University in the loss column heading into the home stretch with just four games remaining. The Seawolves are putting their 16-game home conference winning streak on the line tonight. This is the 23rd all-time meeting between the two teams, and the Seawolves lead the series 14-8. Stony Brook has won nine straight matchups, and is 7-2 all-time against UMBC at home. A win tonight will clinch Stony Brook's third 20-win season in its last four years.
Scouting UMBC
The Retrievers are coming off a tough OT loss to New Hampshire in which they lost a 17-point, first-half lead only to see Brian Neller tie the game with a buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the second half. UMBC then succumbed to the Wildcats in overtime, dropping the Retrievers to 1-12 on the road overall and 1-5 in America East. UMBC's lone win away from home this season was at Binghamton. Ryan Cook is the team's leading scorer at 14.7 PPG, but three different Retrievers other than Cook have led the team in points over the last six games. Defense continues to be UMBC's Achilles heel; the Retrievers are allowing conference opponents to score a league-worst 69.9 points per game.
Last Time Out
Stony Brook converted 13 Vermont turnovers into 24 points and held the Catamounts to 36.7% shooting as the Seawolves came away with a 65-48 win over Vermont at a raucous sold-out Pritchard Gymnasium. Marcus Rouse provided instant offense off the bench with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 4-of-5 from behind the arc. Jameel Warney posted his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Tommy Brenton added 13 points, six rebounds and six assists.
