Box Score HAMDEN, CONN. – The Stony Brook men's basketball team enters the Christmas holiday at 11-3, thanks to a 76-73 win over Quinnipiac at the People's United Center in Hamden, Conn. on Saturday afternoon.
 
Redshirt-junior Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) finished the night one off his career-high with 19 points on the night, while senior Jaron Cornish (Abaco, Bahamas) added 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in the win.
 
BOALS' REACTION
"Awesome win for our guys. Could not be prouder of them coming in and responding after the Hofstra game. Guys stepped up and that's what great teams do. I thought our bench was phenomenal. They really stepped up and multiple guys gave us great minutes and helped us get the win."

HIGHLIGHTS

• Quinnipiac scored eight of the game's first 10 points as the Seawolves started slow, shooting 1-for-6 and committing three turnovers in the first four minutes.
• An 11-3 run over a span of just over four minutes, powered by Garcia's shooting from deep, gave the Seawolves the lead with 5:08 to go at 22-21.
• After the Bobcats knotted the game at 24, Stony Brook scored 10 of the final 14 points to take a six-point lead into the locker room.
• The Seawolves started the second half hot, extending the lead into double figures at 42-30. The overlapping run from the first to second half finished at 13-2.
• Quinnipiac answered with a 22-8 run of its own, taking the lead on a Tyree Pickron three with 9:22 to go in the half.
• The teams went back and forth down the stretch, but the Seawolves appeared to have it won with 30 seconds left after a pair of Miles Latimer (Fairfax, Va.) free throws made it 71-64 Stony Brook.
• Quinnipiac battled back, cutting the lead as close as one but were not able to take the lead as Cornish knocked the ball out of bounds as time expired to secure the win. 

NOTES

• The Seawolves continue their hot start, winning a D1-record 11^thnon-conference game with a chance at a 12^th.
• Stony Brook won its eighth game by single digits.
• Coach Boals' club has now won five games in December by a combined margin of 30 points.
• Garcia reached double figures for the first time since an 11-point output in Norfolk, Va. and for the seventh time this season.
• Cornish recorded his second game of 10 or more points in the last three games and is now averaging 4.8 assists over his last five games.
• Latimer's eight free throws are a new career high. He's made 25 of his last 29 from the charity stripe.
• Stony Brook has now won five of its last six away from Island Federal Arena. 
• Sophomore Jeff Otchere (Bronx, N.Y.) has now blocked multiple shots in four consecutive games and seven of his last nine appearances.
• His classmate, Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) added career highs in scoring (seven points) and rebounds (six boards) in 14 minutes of action.

UP NEXT
The Seawolves return from the Christmas holiday with one more game in 2018, a trip to Cedar Falls, Iowa and a date with Northern Iowa on December 29 at 8 p.m.