NEW YORK, N.Y. -- A dominant second half allowed the Stony Brook men's basketball team to get by Columbia as it claimed a 76-66 win at Levien Gym Thursday night. Redshirt sophomore Akwasi Yeboah sparked the Seawolves, who outscored Columbia 45-25 in the second half, as he led the way with a career high 30 points in the victory. Stony Brook moves to 4-6 on the year, while Columbia now sits at 1-8. 

Boals' Reaction
"I was really, really proud of our guys coming out and responding in the second half," said head coach Jeff Boals. "I thought in the first half we played a little selfish, made some unforced errors and allowed them to be the aggressors. Thankfully our guys came out in the second half and responded like I thought they would, and I'm really proud of their effort."

Highlights
- Stony Brook opened the second half with an 8-0 run, to cut into the 10-point halftime deficit and force and early timeout by the Lions. 
- Freshman Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) laid one in just inside the 15-minute mark to give th Seawolves their first lead of the night, 46-45. 
- Columbia briefly reclaimed the lead just after the under-12 media timeout, but Stony Brook responded with a 12-1 run to go up 60-51 with 6:30 to play. 
- The Lions were able to get back within four in the closing minutes, but went dry for the final 2:30 of the game as the Seawolves closed out the double-figure victory. 

Notes
- Redshirt sophomore Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England) neared his season best in the first half alone with 17 of his career-high 30 points coming in the opening period. He finished the game a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line. 
- This is the first time the Seawolves have had a 30-plus-point scorer since Jameel Warney scored 43 points against Vermont in the 2016 America East title game. 
- This is the third straight game junior Jaron Cornish (Abaco, Bahamas) has scored in double figures as he made the first start of his Stony Brook career.
- The Seawolves dominated the paint, outscoring Columbia 40-19 down low.
- The victory is the first on the road this season for the Seawolves. 

Up Next
The Seawolves return to action after a weekend off as they host Hofstra on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.