STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook men's basketball team has won five games in a row after a 71-61 victory over Quinnipiac in front of 3,123 fans at the Island Federal Arena.

Redshirt junior forward Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England)started fast, scoring 14 of his 19 in the first half to help the Seawolves' lead balloon as big as 20 late in the period. Quinnipiac got the game as close as two, 61-59, with 2:48 left in regulation, but Stony Brook scored 10 of the final 12 points to pull away, pushing its record to 7-1 on the season.

BOALS' REACTION
"It's always great to play at home. We talk all the time about the home-court atmosphere we have and the advantage it gives us. We've been moving the ball really well the past couple games. In the first half we were rebounding the ball, hitting threes and were able to open it up. In the second half, we tried to drive more. It was a tale of two halves."

HIGHLIGHTS

• Stony Brook started hot, scoring eight of the first 10 points of the game, and eventually 16 of the first 20 to open up a 16-4 advantage. Freshman Jules Moor (Houston, Texas) had the first five points of the game, while Yeboah and sophomore Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.)each had four.
• Quinnipiac responded with a 13-9 stretch, cutting the lead into single digits with 6:08 left in the half.
• The Seawolves hit three consecutive threes from three different sources, senior guard Jaron Cornish (Abaco, Bahamas), freshman guard Miles Latimer (Fairfax, Va.)and Yeboah to balloon the lead to 17.
• Quinnipiac began to chip away early in the second half, getting it into single digits on a dunk with 14:20 left in the period.
• Tyrese Williams' layup cut the lead down to 61-59 with 2:48 to go, but Stony Brook immediately responded to hold on.
• Buckets from Latimer, Yeboah, then redshirt-sophomore Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) built the lead to six and then the Seawolves were able to hold on from there, making free throws to win it.

NOTES

• Stony Brook is off to a 7-1 start for the first time since the 1990-91 season.
• Sophomore Jeff Otchere (Bronx, N.Y.)recorded his first career double-figure rebounding night, snagging 10.
• Yeboah has now scored double figures in 12 consecutive games and 46 outings for his career.
• He also blocked multiple shots in a game for the fourth time in his career and the first time this season.
• The 28 first-half points for Quinnipiac is the lowest by a Stony Brook opponent this season.
• Of the five wins during the streak, three of them have come by double figures and none have finished closer than six points.
• In its last three games, the Stony Brook defense is holding opponents to 19 percent (12/63) from long range.
• On the opposite side of the ball, the Seawolves are shooting 48.6 percent (18/37) and 49.5 percent (50/101) from the field overall in their last two games.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook hits the road again for back to back games away from home, with the first coming December 5 at Manhattan at 7 p.m. at the Draddy Gymnasium.