STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Powered by a 36-11 stretch that spanned just over 18 minutes, the Stony Brook men's basketball team cruised to its second straight home win on Monday night, defeating Manhattan 65-47 in front of 2,081 fans at Island Federal Arena.
 
Juniors Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) and Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) eached chipped in 16 points while classmate Jeff Otchere (Bronx, N.Y.) grabbed double-figure boards for the second consecutive night, finishing with 10.
 
FORD'S REACTION
"I really like our group. I love our chemistry and I take from this game that we can win against another style. We won against teams in Texas that pressed a lot but also walked it up and played a more traditional game".
 
FLOW OF THE GAME

• The teams went back and forth to start the game, with an Olaniyi layup pulling Stony Brook ahead 6-5 before the first media timeout.
• A three from the New Jersey native was sandwiched between a pair of Manhattan triples on three straight possessions. The latter of the threes tied the game at the 14:34 mark.
• The Seawolves' first big push was of the 12-1 variety over a 5:32 span in which they held Manhattan to 0-for-6 shooting, while the hosts made five of their 11 shots from the field.
• After the Jaspers cut the lead to five, Stony Brook finished the half on a 14-4 spurt in which Garcia scored half of the Seawolves' points.
• Stony Brook started the second the way they ended the first, scoring the first 10 out of the gates to extend the lead to 25.
• The home team ballooned the lead as big as 30 with 5:23 to play at 65-35 but were held scoreless the rest of the way. 

STATS AND NOTES

• Stony Brook held a Division I opponent under 50 for the first time since earlier this year on January 12, when they kept UNH to 44 at home.
• Manhattan's 28.8 percent shooting is also the lowest since that date with the Wildcats. The Seawolves held New Hampshire to 28.1 percent from the field that day.
• Olaniyi has cracked double figures in scoring for the 15^th consecutive game.
• In his ninth game, Otchere already bested his double-figure rebounding total from a season ago, securing his third game of 10 or more boards.
• Junior Makale Foreman (Kingsport, Tenn.) matched his season high with three assists.
• The Seawolves were plus-10 on the glass tonight and are plus-18 in rebounding the last two games.
• After holding Manhattan to 25.6 percent from inside the arc today, opponents are now shooting at a 40.7 percent clip from two against Stony Brook.
• Manhattan's 22 first half points were the fewest given up by the Seawolves this season.
• Junior Anthony Ochefu (West Chester, Pa.) grabbed eight boards, besting his previous career high by three.

UP NEXT
The Seawolves return home on Saturday night to take on Brown in Stony Brook's second of its three-game SNY package. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Island Federal Arena, with the Children's Hospital Toy Drive, Wolfie's Wonderland, the Metro by T-Mobile Student Section Takeover and much more scheduled. Get your tickets now!
 
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