Final Stats

Bethlehem, Pa. - Senior Carson Puriefoy (Wenonah, N.J.) scored a season-high 25 points and senior Jameel Warney (Plainfield, N.J.) totaled 22 for the third straight game as the Stony Brook men's basketball team rallied past Lehigh, 75-62, Tuesday night at Stabler Arena.

Warney (16) and Puriefoy combined for 31 of Stony Brook's 46-point second half.

Warney, who added 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks, registered his eighth double-double of the season for Stony Brook (7-4), which has won three straight games.

Junior Ahmad Walker (Port Washington, N.Y.) also finished with a double-double, totaling 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.

Kyle Leufroy led Lehigh (2-9) with 13 points.

Quotes . . .
Steve Pikiell
I knew this would be a tough game. Despite its record, Lehigh was picked to win the Patriot League and they have real good players. Obviously, I loved our effort in the second half. We came out focused, played hard and got a hard-earned road victory.

Turning Point
Stony Brook trailed by as many as nine late in the first half, cutting it to six at halftime. The Seawolves got within one twice in the second half, taking its first lead, 46-45, since 7-6 on a reverse layup from Warney.

After Austin Price's two free throws with 7:01 left made it 57-55, Stony Brook ended the game on an 18-7 spurt in which Puriefoy made three threes.

By The Numbers
• Warney finished with his fourth straight game of 20+ points and five out of the last six.
• Walker finished with his second career double-double.
• Puriefoy made a career-high six threes.
• Walker and Puriefoy joined Warney with five assists.
• Warney's four steals are a career-high.
• Stony Brook outscored Lehigh, 46-27, in the second half.

News & Notes
• The last time Stony Brook had two players post double-doubles in the same game was the home finale against UMass Lowell last season (Warney 23-12; Rayshaun McGrew 10-10).
• Stony Brook has won two straight after trailing at the half.
• Junior Lucas Woodhouse (Greenlawn, N.Y.) was 3 of 3 from the line, attempting his first free throws since the season opener vs. USMMA.
• Sophomore Bryan Sekunda (State College, Pa.) has hit a 3 in 10 of 11 games this season.
• Lehigh did not have an offensive rebound in the first half and finished with three.
• Lehigh leads the all-time series, 5-4, but Stony Brook has won three of the last four.
• Tonight's game was Stony Brook's first against Lehigh since December 1, 2010.

Up Next
• Stony Brook will play at NJIT on Monday, December 28 in a game that can be seen live on ESPN3 at 7 p.m.