CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Entering the final six minutes of the game trailing by one, the Stony Brook men's basketball team turned it on down the stretch, doubling up the reigning Summit League Champions North Dakota State 16-8 en route to a 64-57 victory over the Bison for the team's fourth consecutive victory.
 
The Seawolves, who went undefeated at the Islander Invitational in Corpus Christi, shot 5-for-11 down the stretch, hitting both of their three's, to take home the win.
 
FORD'S REACTION
"It was a gutsy performance today.  We got big games from several key guys and then made timely, dagger threes late when we needed them. Throughout the early season as our depth improves, we will get better".
 
FLOW OF THE GAME

• Stony Brook started hot, scoring the game's first 10 points to give the Seawolves an early advantage.
• Junior Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) hit three of his 20 off a feed from sophomore Miles Latimer (Fairfax, Va.) to give his team a 19-11 advantage at the halfway point of the first half.
• North Dakota State was able to claw back, rattling off 12 points in a row in a 5:31 span to take a 23-19 lead.
• The teams traded blows heading into the locker room, with the Bison holding a one point cushion.
• Redshirt junior Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) hit a three out of the break to give Stony Brook the lead back at 30-28.
• Neither team led by more than four in the first 15 minutes of the period. The stretch was broken when Garcia took the ball to the basket with 4:37 left, making it 55-49 Seawolves.
• After NDSU clawed back to three, Garcia and junior Mouhamadou Gueye (Staten Island, N.Y.) hit back to back shots to put the game out of reach at 60-52.

 
STATS AND NOTES

• For the second consecutive night, and third time in four games, Olaniyi cracked the 20-point mark.
• Garcia finished with 13 of his 15 points in the second half of action, while Foreman hit two of his three triples in the second 20 minutes.
• Gueye continued his defensive prowess around the rim, adding two more blocked shots to increase his season total to 17.
• The Seawolves won the battle at the 3-point line, making 42.9 percent from long range while holding the Bison to 26.7 percent.
• Stony Brook went a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line.
• Olaniyi led the way on the boards with eight rebounds, while Garcia and Gueye each hauled in seven.
• Stony Brook entered the weekend having never earned a win in the state of Texas. They swept all three games in Corpus Christi this weekend.
• Olaniyi and Foreman took home All-Tournament team honors, while Olaniyi was named the tournament's Most Oustanding Player.

 
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to the Empire State for a Saturday matinee against Wagner at 3 p.m., looking to extend its current winning streak to five.
 
Stony Brook returns home for the first of three December home games on Dec. 2 against another New York foe, Manhattan. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. Get your tickets now!
 
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