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Des Moines, Iowa - Despite game-highs of 23 points and 15 rebounds from senior Jameel Warney (Plainfield, N.J.), the Stony Brook men's basketball team fell to Kentucky, 85-57, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Warney shot 10 of 21 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free throw line.

Senior Carson Puriefoy (Wenonah, N.J.) added 10 points.

The Seawolves (26-7), the 13th seed in the East, outrebounded the fourth-seed Wildcats, 46-44.

Jamal Murray led five Kentucky (27-8) players in double figures with 19 points.

Turning Point
Stony Brook hung tough with Kentucky through the first nine-plus minutes of the first half.  Sophomore DeShaun Thrower (Muskegon, Mich.) tied the game at 10 with 11:25 left in the first 30 minutes.  But the Wildcats outscored the Seawolves, 23-9, the rest of the first half.

By The Numbers
• The 25 offensive rebounds by Stony Brook were the most by a Kentucky opponent this season.
• LSU also grabbed 46 rebounds against Kentucky on January 5.
• Warney shot 9 of 14 from the field after starting 1 of 7.
• Junior Ahmad Walker (Port Washington, N.Y.) finished with eight rebounds and three assists.
• The Seawolves shot 14 of 18 (.778) from the free throw line.
• Thrower set a career-high with six made free throws.
• Warney had 10 of his 15 rebounds in the first half.
• Senior Rayshaun McGrew (Chicago, Ill.) tied a career-high with three steals.
• Kentucky shot 53 percent from the field, but only 30 percent from behind the arc.

News & Notes
• Stony Brook's historic season included an 18-game winning streak, a Division I program record 26 wins and its first NCAA Tournament berth at the Division I level.
• Warney finished his illustrious career with 2,132 points, 1,273 rebounds and 276 blocks.
• Puriefoy ended his career with 1,572 points, good for fourth all-time in Division I program history.
• Stony Brook's senior class finished with a 97-38 record, the winningest class in school history.
• Warney accounted for his 21st double-double of the season and 60th for his career.
• McGrew will go down in Stony Brook history as the first Seawolf to score a basket in the Division I Tournament.