Final Stats

Macon, Ga. - Junior Carson Puriefoy (Wenonah, N.J.) led three Stony Brook players in double figures with 19 points, but Ike Nwamu's jumper with 1.2 seconds left helped Mercer escape with a 72-70 victory Wednesday at Hawkins Arena.

Sophomore Kameron Mitchell (Jacksonville, Fla.) totaled a career-high 15 points off the bench.

Junior Jameel Warney (Plainfield, N.J.) accounted for his nation-leading 24th double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Nwamu scored a game-high 25 points. He was 7-for-13 from the field and tallied 19 points in the second half.

T.J. Hallice added 13 points and Jestin Lewis added 12.

Quotes . . .
Steve Pikiell
"I'm proud of our team's effort tonight. I thought they showed a lot of grit and determination after last week's game. It seemed like Nwamu's final shot hit every part of the rim before going in. We'll bounce back. This team has been resilient all year long. We've got no seniors so I'm excited to get working with this group again."

Key Moment
Both teams continued to shoot at a torrid pace down the stretch. Mitchell and Puriefoy each hit threes to tie the game late in regulation. After Puriefoy's basket tied the game at 70, Nwamu made a move to the basket with four seconds left and his jumper finally went down with 1.2 seconds left.

By The Numbers
• Mercer shot 18-for-28 from the field in the second half.
• Stony Brook outrebounded Mercer, 43-41.
• The Seawolves forced 15 turnovers.
• Freshman Jakub Petras (Rajec, Slovakia) accounted for a career-high six rebounds in the first half alone. Four came on the offensive end.
• Stony Brook scored 22 points off turnovers.

News & Notes
• Mitchell hit four threes in a game for the third time this season.
• Mitchell also went 4-for-5 from three against St. Thomas Aquinas and Washington.
• Stony Brook set an America East single-season record for rebounds in a season (1,395).
• Warney finished with season averages of 16.4 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. His 409 total rebounds is tied with former Drexel standout Malik Rose for the most in a season in America East history. • Puriefoy finished the season with a scoring average of 14.4 points per game.