STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook men's basketball team was unable to regain its first-half lead as it fell to Bucknell, 85-76, at Island Federal Credit Union Arena Sunday afternoon. The Seawolves were led by senior
Tyrell Sturdivant's 16 points as they fall to 1-5 on the year and Bucknell moves to 3-4.
Boals' Reaction
"We knew coming in that they were a very high-powered offensive team and defensively they give up a lot of points," said head coach
Jeff Boals. "I thought we did a really good job on two of their three top scorers, but we let one guy beat us like we have done in a couple other games this year. That part of it was disappointing, but I thought we competed and battled, we just couldn't get over the hump."
Highlights
- Stony Brook jumped out to a 9-2 lead early in the game and did not relinquish the lead until Bucknell hit a three with 6:54 remaining in the first half.
- The Bison scored nine straight points to break up the close score that had themed much of the first half, and eventually took a nine-point lead into the break.
- Three quick turnovers by Stony Brook and back-to-back buckets for the Bison to start the second half got the difference to double figures for the first time in the game and forced an early Stony Brook timeout.
- The Seawolves got back within six after senior Tyrell Sturdivant (Chester, Pa.) knocked down a three immediately following the media timeout, but Bucknell quickly responded with nine straight points of its own.
- Stony Brook kept the difference to single digits for much of the closing minutes of the game, but could only get as close as five as the Bison had an answer for everything the Seawolves did.
Notes
- Freshman Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) was again big off the bench for the Seawolves as he used a 12-point second half to notch his third straight double-figure scoring game. He finished with 14.
- For the third time this season, Strudivant has tallied three threes in a game.
Up Next
The Seawolves remain at home to host Shawnee State on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.
