STONY BROOK, N.Y. – A long three at the buzzer to tie things up went in-and-out as the Stony Brook men's basketball team battled back but was unable to overcome NJIT, falling 64-61 at Island Federal Credit Union Arena Wednesday night.  The Seawolves move to 4-8 on the year, while the Highlanders now sit a 7-8.
 
Boals' Reaction
"This was another game that came down to the last minute. I think that's seven out of 12 games and unfortunately we came out on the wrong end again," said head coach Jeff Boals. "I think Lucas [Woodhouse] had a good shot at the end. It looked like it was halfway down, like the Rutgers game. It was really a tale of two halves tonight, in the first half neither team could stop each other and in the second half neither team could score on each other. It came down to who was going to make the last play. I give a lot of credit to [Damon] Lynn, he's a heck of a player. Our kids battled, but our margin for error isn't very big." 
 
Highlights

• The Seawolves trailed for much of the night but got back within three with 21 seconds to play. A pair of missed free throws from NJIT's Damon Lynn left the door open for Stony Brook with three seconds on the clock.  
• Junior Roland Nyama (Frankfurt, Germany) grabbed the rebound and sent it out to senior Lucas Woodhouse (Greenlawn, N.Y.) who brought it down the court and put up a long three that rimmed out as the buzzer went off.
• Stony Brook shot 62.5-percent from the field in the first half and 60-percent from beyond the arc, but went cold from the field in the second half.
• Both teams got out to a slow start in the second half. It took the Seawolves five minutes to land their first shot in the new period, while NJIT went dry for nearly four minutes after Abdul Lewis laid one in to start the second half.
• The Highlanders controlled the momentum early, but Stony Brook kept it within two possessions until there was six minutes remaining before halftime.
• NJIT pulled away and led by as many as 11, but seven straight points from the Seawolves in the final two minutes of the opening half got them back within four at the break.

 
Notes

• Woodhouse's 19 points sets a new season and Stony Brook high for the senior.
• Junior Jakub Petras (Rajec, Slovakia) set a new career high with eight points.
• This is the fifth time this season Stony Brook has limited itself to single-digit turnovers and the fourth time in the last six games.

 
Up Next
The Seawolves will close out non-conference play on the road as they travel to Providence to face Brown on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m.