Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook men's basketball team fell to Vermont, 57-48, before a crowd of nearly 3,900 Saturday night at Island Federal Credit Union Arena.

Junior Jameel Warney (Plainfield, N.J.) finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds to record his nation-leading 16th double-double of the season.

Warney connected on six field goals to give him 534 for his career and passed D.J. Munir for the most in Stony Brook's Division I history.

Junior Carson Puriefoy (Wenonah, N.J.) led Stony Brook (15-10, 6-4 America East) with 15 points and four assists.

Ethan O'Day tallied 12 of his game-high 17 points in the second half for Vermont (14-10, 9-2). The Catamounts rallied from a 17-point deficit to earn the victory.

Quotes . . .
Steve Pikiell
"It was a tale of two halves. We played great in the first half and Vermont was great in the second. I loved our effort. It's disappointing, but we're going to get better.

Jameel Warney
"Like coach [Pikiell] said, a tale of two halves. Hats off to them. They made shots in the second half. They shot 70 percent from the field in the second half. Most teams will win with a shooting percentage like that.

Carson Puriefoy
"Everyone is capable of scoring on this team. We showed that in the first half. We just didn't shoot well the rest of the game. We have to get better and we will. We're going to keep pushing."

Key Moment
Stony Brook led 29-15 at halftime and pushed the lead to 38-21 with 14:30 left. Vermont rallied, hitting nine of its next 11 shots and took a 43-42 lead with 5:44 left after O'Day's basket. The Catamounts closed the game on a 10-2 run.

News & Notes
• Vermont shot 16 of 22 (.727) in the second half.
• 60 of the game's 105 points were scored in the paint.
• Vermont had more free throws (7) than field goals (4) in the first half.
• Stony Brook held Vermont to a season-low 15 first-half points for an opponent.
• Warney nearly tallied a double-double in the first half alone with eight points and 11 rebounds.
• Warney needs eight points to become the fourth players in the program's Division I history with 1,300 career points.

Up Next
Stony Brook will head south and face UMBC Wednesday night at 7 p.m.