STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Led by a double-double from redshirt junior Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England) and a seven-block performance from sophomore Jeff Otchere (Bronx, N.Y.), the Stony Brook men's basketball team won its second consecutive America East contest, and fourth straight overall, defeating Binghamton 59-46 on Wednesday night in front of 2,647 fans at Island Federal Arena.
 
Knotted at 31 with 14:26 to play in regulation, Stony Brook ripped off a 15-0 run to pull away for good. Freshman Jules Moor (Houston, Texas) scored seven of the 15, including a highlight-reel dunk, and redshirt sophomore Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) chipped in five during the stretch to ensure victory for the Seawolves.

BOALS' REACTION
"I'm really happy with our defensive effort. They really came to play in both halves. We had a little extra alertness with Binghamton's weapons. It was not the prettiest of games from a flow standpoint, but our guys did a fantastic job handling the runs they had and responding to them. Our guys are a resilient bunch. They made a couple of runs, but our guys weren't phased and we were able to chip away and have a good lead at the end."

HIGHLIGHTS

• The game started slow, with neither team scoring until the 17:12 mark, when freshman Miles Latimer (Fairfax, Va.) hit his lone three of the contest to start the scoring.
• Sophomore Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) helped the Seawolves build their lead, stealing a JC Show pass and laying it in at the other end to extend the advantage to 15-8 at the 8:41 mark of the half.
• Stony Brook's lead first hit double figures at the end of the period, as the Seawolves ended the first 20 minutes on a 7-0 run that was finished by an Otchere layup with 29 seconds left, making it 27-15 heading into the locker room.
• Binghamton came out of the second half with a better offensive flow, starting on a 16-4 run in the first 5:34 to tie the contest at 31 before Stony Brook pulled away for good.
• Latimer answered the tying basket immediately with a layup on a drive to the basket and that sparked Stony Brook on the 15-0 run that would help them see the game out.
• Binghamton cut the lead as close as 10 in the final minutes, but a pair of Yeboah layups, along with an Olaniyi finish inside, helped the Bearcats stay at bay.

NOTES

• The Seawolves held Binghamton to 46 points, the lowest an opposing team has scored since the 2015-16 season when they allowed 43 to Hartford.
• Stony Brook won back to back games by double figures for the first time this season and the first time since February 15 and 18, 2016 when they beat Hartford and Binghamton by double digits.
• Otchere's seven blocks sit fourth in the Division I era for most in a game and are the most by any Seawolf since the 2015-16 campaign.
• With 13 points and 13 rebounds, Yeboah recorded his fourth double-double of the season and 10^thof his career. 
• His six assists are a new career-high, while 13 boards is a new high for the 2018-19 campaign.
• Stony Brook's defense held Binghamton to 29 percent shooting from the field, the lowest by a Seawolves opponent this season.
• Led by nine from Moor, the Seawolves bench outscored Binghamton's 20-5.
• Stony Brook led for 36:07 in the game and trailed for just 48 seconds in the contest.

UP NEXT
The Seawolves return home for a Saturday night clash with New Hampshire at 7 p.m. at Island Federal Arena.
 
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