STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Redshirt-junior Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England) recorded a double double with 22 points and 12 rebounds but it was not enough as the Stony Brook men's basketball team fell to UAlbany 74-70 in front of 3,210 fans at Island Federal Arena on Thursday night.
 
Along with Yeboah's output, redshirt-sophomore Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) chipped in 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting while sophomore Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) scored nine points and hauled in eight rebounds.

BOALS' REACTION
"It was a great crowd, great student section tonight. It was your typical Stony Brook-Albany rivalry game. I really feel like we let a great opportunity slip out of our hands tonight. Give Albany a lot of credit. The first four minutes set the tone for the game. I thought we battled but we just couldn't get over the hump. We'd tie get, go down one, down two, but just couldn't really get the stops we needed to get a lead and build on it."

HIGHLIGHTS

• Both teams started fast with a combined 19 points going on the board inside the first four minutes. Yeboah was good for all eight during this span, with Albany retaining an 11-8 advantage.
• After Albany built a six-point advantage at 14-8, the Seawolves responded with a 7-0 run to take the lead. Garcia scored five during the span, while Yeboah scored the other layup to give the Seawolves a 15-14 lead with 12:50 left.
• The Great Danes responded with six in a row and took over the lead at 20-15 and would not allow Stony Brook to lead the rest of the way, taking a 36-33 advantage into the break.
• Stony Brook started the second with four quick points out of the break, with Yeboah and Olaniyi finishing inside to give the Seawolves a 37-36 lead with 18:38 left in regulation.
• Albany regained the advantage and had it at 48-47 with 12:27 to go before making their big run, a 17-7 run over a 4:33 span to extend the lead to 11 with 7:54 to play.
• The Seawolves were able to cut the lead down to three with 2.4 seconds left on a Garcia layup, but Albany threw it long on the in-bound and was able to draw a foul with under a second left and keep Stony Brook from having a chance at a tie.

NOTES

• This is the 15^th career double double for Yeboah and ninth of the 2018-19 campaign. He has recorded six of them in America East play.
• Garcia is now 10-for-19 in his last two contests after his performance tonight.
• The Seawolves are now 7-2 in games decided by four points or less.
• Stony Brook outrebounded its opponent for the 21^st time this season and are 19-2 in such contests.
• After eight boards tonight, Olaniyi is averaging 7.2 rebounds per game in his last five outings. He's also averaging 14.6 points in that span.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook's homestand continues on Saturday night, when the Seawolves host Maine for a 7 p.m. tip at Island Federal Arena. Senior Jaron Cornish (Abaco, Bahamas) will be honored before the game as part of the team's Senior Day ceremony, so be sure to arrive early.
 
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