STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook men's basketball team was unable to overcome Hartford, falling 73-64 at Island Federal Credit Union Arena Saturday night. The Seawolves are now 8-16 on the year, 3-7 in league play. Hartford moves to 14-10 on the season and 7-3 in the America East.
Boals' Reaction
"I thought this was another game that we competed, we fought and we played hard," said head coach
Jeff Boals. "We had another great crowd tonight, love playing at home, but unfortunately we came out on the wrong end of it again. It seems like the last few games have been the same type of mistakes. In the first half we diced up their zone and in the second half, we didn't."
Highlights
- Hartford jumped out to an early lead, going up by double figures before the midway point in the half.
- Senior Jakub Petras (Rajec, Slovakia) drained the first three of his career and sparked the Seawolves, who closed out the first half with five makes from beyond the arc in the final six minutes.
- Stony Brook kept the difference within a possession during the hot streak from three, but the Hawks took a 30-27 edge into the break.
- A dunk from senior Junior Saintel (Mays Landing, N.J.) got the Seawolves back within one to start the second half. Hartford immediately responded with a 13-2 run to return the difference to double digits.
- The Hawks kept the large lead for much of the second half, but Stony Brook came alive late and got back within four by-way of an 11-2 run to make it 62-58 with 2:39 remaining.
- Hartford had an answer for everything the Seawolves did down the stretch and Stony Brook was forced to foul late.
Notes
- Redshirt sophomore Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell England) led the way with 23 points in the game, marking the ninth time this season he has surpassed the 20-point mark.
- Freshman Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) notched the first double-double of his career, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
- Stony Brook's bench outscored the opponent's for the 17th time this season, taking the edge on Hartford, 25-13.
- The Seawolves used their fourth different starting line-up tonight, as freshmen Jordan McKenzie (Concord, N.C.), Anthony Ochefu (West Chester, Pa.) and Olaniyi joined Saintel and Yeboah.
- Stony Brook wore throwback uniforms to honor the 40th anniversary of the DIII Final Four team.
Up Next
Stony Brook will close out a four-game homestand hosting UMass Lowell on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.
