STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook men's basketball team was unable to get by Norfolk State, falling 74-68 Saturday night at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. Redshirt sophomore Akwasi Yeboah led the way with 24 points in the game, as the Seawolves fall to 5-9 on the year. Norfolk State moves to 2-12.
 
Boals' Reaction
"I'm disappointed in our performance, especially coming off of the Providence and Rutgers games. I thought those were two of our better defensive games that we've played this year," said head coach Jeff Boals. "We talked about taking care of the basketball against their multiple defenses, I thought that was the biggest key to the game. But the biggest difference in the game was our 17 turnovers and [Norfolk State] getting 18 points off of them."
 
Highlights

• Both teams got out to a slow start in the game, but Norfolk State was able to keep a two-possession lead for much of the first half.
• Redshirt sophomore Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England) scored 16 of his 21 first-half points in the final seven minutes to give Stony Brook the lead at the break, 39-34.
• The Seawolves made it a nine-point lead with back-to-back buckets to open the second half, but Norfolk State responded with seven straight points to get back within a possession.
• Stony Brook took its largest lead of the night as it went up 10 with 9:01 left to play after a pair of free throws from Yeboah.
• The Spartans responded with an 11-0 run to regain the lead and never looked back.
• The Seawolves got back within a point nearing the two-minute mark, but Norfolk State used a 7-2 run to keep its distance down the stretch.

 
Notes

• Yeboah surpassed the 20-point mark for the fourth time in the last five games.
• Junior Jaron Cornish (Abaco, Bahamas) made it seven straight games of double-figure scoring with 12 points against the Spartans.  
• Redshirt freshman Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) made his collegiate debut, finishing with nine points and five rebounds in 16 minutes of action.

 
Up Next
The Seawolves return to the court to begin conference play on Wednesday, Jan. 3, hosting Maine. Tip is set for 7 p.m.