Final Stats

Burlington, Vt. - Senior Jameel Warney (Plainfield, N.J.) and junior Ahmad Walker (Port Washington, N.Y.) posted double-doubles as the Stony Brook men's basketball team beat Vermont, 72-61, Saturday at Patrick Gymnasium.

The Seawolves (17-4, 8-0 America East) extended their nation-leading winning streak to 13.

Warney accounted for his 53rd career double-double, totaling 23 points and 10 rebounds. Walker finished 16 points and 10 rebounds and added five assists and three steals.

Trae Bell-Haynes had 13 points for Vermont (13-10, 5-3).

Quotes . . .
Steve Pikiell
We executed when we needed to do. I thought we got good looks in the first half, but we just didn't make them. I knew they were going to make a run, but we gutted this one out. Ahmad [Walker] made some timely steals and Jameel [Warney] made some big baskets and free throws down the stretch. Ahmad let the game come to him in the second half. He was a bit anxious to start, but really settled into the game in the second half.

Jameel Warney
A lot of Stony Brook teams have struggled at Vermont so it was great to play well and come away with a victory. Some of our shots didn't go down early on and they made a few. But we kept our composure and played our game. Each time we play, we try to improve. This is a great step towards the second half of conference play.

Turning Point
Stony Brook, which never trailed in the second half, took a 59-50 lead with 6:41 left in regulation. Vermont cut the lead to 61-58 after Nate Rohrer's three, but senior Carson Puriefoy (Wenonah, N.J.) knocked down a three to give the Seawolves a cushion. The Seawolves closed the game on an 11-3 spurt.

By The Numbers
• Stony Brook outrebounded Vermont, 43-34. The Catamounts did not have an offensive rebound in the second half.
• The Seawolves committed only four turnovers in the second half.
• Senior Rayshaun McGrew (Chicago, Ill.) had nine points, eight rebounds and four assists.
• Warney had eight points, six rebounds and four blocks in the first half.
• Puriefoy had eight of his 12 points in the second half.
• Vermont, which entered today's game with a .463 field goal percentage, shot .377 from the field.

News & Notes
• Stony Brook made 26 field goals, reaching at least 25 field for the 19th time in 21 games.
• With two threes today, Puriefoy set a season-high with 52 three-pointers. He made 51 in 35 games last year.
• Senior Lucas Woodhouse (Greenlawn, N.Y.), who made three threes, is shooting 16-30 (.533) from three during conference play.
• Stony Brook is 16-0 when it makes six threes in a game this season.
• During Stony Brook's 13-game winning streak, opponents are shooting 79 of 258 (.306) from behind the arc.
• Of Warney's 26 20-point games, 19 have come on the road.

Up Next
Stony Brook begins the second half of conference play when it hosts Binghamton Wednesday, February 3 at 7 p.m.