Final Stats

Providence, R.I. - Junior Carson Puriefoy (Wenonah, N.J.) posted a game-high 25 points, but the Stony Brook men's basketball team lost at Providence, 79-61.

Puriefoy shot 9 of 18 from the floor, including 5 of 8 from behind the arc, and hit both of his free throw attempts.

Redshirt freshman Roland Nyama (Frankfurt, Germany) added 12 points.

The Seawolves (5-5) hit the glass hard, accounting for 46 rebounds, including a season-high 21 on the offensive end, which is a season-high against a Division I opponent.

LeDontae Henton led Providence (8-3) with 19 points. Kris Dunn chipped in with 15 points.

Head Coach Steve Pikiell's reaction
"I thought for 27 minutes we hung tough with the defending Big East Champs. It's been a tough grind for some of our young guys. Tre [Carson Puriefoy] was real good for us tonight, and we need him to be that kind of player every night. I think we're going to be really good. But we've had a tough schedule and been on the road for what seems like a long time. I knew this schedule was going to challenge us, and the hope is, come conference play, our guys will be ready."

Turning Point
• Stony Brook erased Providence's eight-point lead early in the second half with a 9-0 run, capped by two free throws from Puriefoy, to take its only lead of the second half, 39-38. But the Friars answered with an 11-2 spurt. Puriefoy's three with 13:42 left in regulation cut PC's lead to five, 49-44, but the Seawolves were outscored, 30-17, the rest of the way.

News & Notes
• Stony Brook got off to another good start, scoring on four of its first five possessions. But it missed its next 13 shots before freshman Bryan Sekunda's (State College, Pa.) three-pointer with 10 minutes to go made it 17-14 Providence.
• Stony Brook had 26 rebounds in the first half, including 12 on the offensive end.
• Puriefoy posted his seventh 20-point game of his career and the third this season. The nine made field goals tied a career-high, set against Maine last season, and his five three-pointers are a career-high.
• Providence was 21-for-28 from the free throw line compared to Stony Brook's 8-for-13.
• Junior Rayshaun McGrew (Chicago, Ill.) added seven rebounds and a career-best five assists.
• Stony Brook outrebounded its opponent for the ninth time in 10 games.
• The Seawolves are 0-13 against the current Big East.
• Despite missing out on his nation-leading ninth double-double of the season, junior Jameel Warney (Plainfield, N.J.) had 14 rebounds, including eight on the offensive end.

Up Next
• Stony Brook's four-game road swing will conclude at Canisius on Thursday, December 18 at 7 p.m.