GAME 23: STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES at ALBANY GREAT DANES
LOCATION	SEFCU Arena | Albany, N.Y.
DATE  | TIME	Saturday, Feb. 4  |  7 p.m.
COVERAGE	Live Stats  |  Watch Live
GAME NOTES	Stony Brook | Albany

STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- The Stony Brook men's basketball team hits the road to take on in-state rival Albany Saturday night after three straight home games. The Seawolves will look to add to the win column after an exciting victory at home over New Hampshire Wednesday night. The Great Danes used a big second half to top UMass Lowell at home in the midweek contest, and have won four of their last five outings. 

NOTEWORTHY

 - Lucas Woodhouse scored  the game-winner against UNH to mark his third straight game with 20-plus points. He neared a tripe-double for the second time this season, leading the team with nine rebounds and nine assists.

- Woodhouse ranks ninth in the nation in free throw percentage. Ha made his first 30 free throw attempts of America East play. His 3.08 assist-turnover ratio leads the league and ranks 17th in the country.

- Tyrell Sturdivant is averaging 14.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in league play. 

- Junior Saintel added eight points in the win over UNH, with all three field goals coming off of dunks. He leads the team with 20 so far this season. 

-  Akwasi Yeboah notched the first double-double of his career with 15 points and 10 boards in the win over UMBC.

- UC Iroegbu gave the Seawolves a spark off the bench against UMBC in his best performance of the year. He finished with 12 points and five rebounds. 

- Stony Brook has limited itself to single-digit turnovers nine times this season, committing 10 or fewer on 14 occasions, sitting at in the nation in turnover margin.

- Stony Brook has seen 11 of its 22 games so far this season be decided in the final minute of play.

THE OPPONENT

   The Great Danes enter the weekend at 14-10 on the year, 5-4 in America East play. After a slow start to conference play, they have taken four of their last five games, falling only to Vermont at home, 60-49. Most recently, Albany topped UMass Lowell 90-77 at home Wednesday night. 

   Albany is currently out-rebounding teams by 8.6 boards per game, good for ninth in the country. Its percentage from the field (47.3) and free throw line (74.8) rank 56th and 44th in the nation, respectively.  

THE SERIES

   Stony Brook leads the all-time series with the Great Danes, 22-19. The two teams first met in 2000, when Albany took a 51-47 win in Stony Brook. The Seawolves boast an 11-8 record against Albany at home after rallying for the biggest comeback in program history earlier this season. Stony Brook trailed by 21 with under 10 minutes to play. The Seawolves took their first lead of the game and sealed the win one a Tyrell Sturdivant layup with less than a second on the clock. The Great Danes lead the series in Albany 11-8.

   The Seawolves went 1-1 against the conference foe last season, first topping  Albany at home, 69-63. Later in the year, the Great Danes defeated Stony Brook 82-70 in Albany, snapping the Seawolves' 18-game winning streak and handing them their first of just two conference losses that season. 

LAST TIME OUT

  It was nearly the same game the second time around as a last-second shot in the paint decided Stony Brook's 64-61 win over New Hampshire at home. After a slow start to the game for both teams, New Hampshire put together a 10-2 run to create some distance early in the game. The Wildcats extended their lead to double figures with under three minutes to play in the first half and took an eight-point lead into the break.

  Stony Brook took over in the opening minutes of the second half, going on a 16-2 tear to regain its early lead. A pair of threes for the Wildcats following the scoring drought got them back within one midway through the half.

  A three-point play by Lucas Woodhouse followed immediately by a steal and a three from Kameron Mitchell, on a give-and-go with his classmate, quickly returned the difference to nine in Stony Brook's favor.

   The Wildcats drained a three on three straight possessions to make it a three-point game with under six minutes to play.

  Stony Brook never lost its lead in the closing minutes. A late foul by the Seawolves sent New Hampshire's Tanner Leissner to the line with a chance to tie the game. He hit one-of-two with 35 seconds on the clock. Bryan Sekunda go ahold of the loose rebound and this time around it was Woodhouse who took it straight to the basket to make it three-point game and seal the win with 10 seconds remaining. 

FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE

    Senior Lucas Woodhouse is ninth in the nation from the free throw line, shooting 92-percent from the line on the year. Woodhouse made 30 consecutive free throws to begin conference play.

  Earlier in the year against Northeastern, Woodhouse went 8-for-8 in the final 1:38 of the win before setting a new career best the next game with 12 makes on 12 attempts against Lehigh.

   As a team, the Seawolves are shooting 72.9 from the line, good for 83rd in the country. 

HELPING HAND

    Woodhouse currently leads the America East and is tied for 41st in the nation with 5.3 assists per game. Woodhouse also sits at 17th in the country in assist-turnover ratio (3.08) while the team ranks 40th (1.30). Against Vermont, Woodhouse dished out five assists and did not commit a turnover. This marked the fourth time this season he has not had a turnover while tallying at least four assists.   

CLEAN PLAY

    Stony Brook has limited itself in turnovers all season, keeping the number in single digits on nine occasions. The Seawolves rank 28th in the nation in turnover margin (3.2). They have committed more turnovers than their opponent just twice this year. Stony Brook most recently had just nine mishaps against Vermont.