STONY BROOK, N.Y. – After a tight first 10 minutes of the night, the Stony Brook men's basketball team rolled on its way to a 81-53 win over Maine on Saturday night, powered by 27 from redshirt-junior Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England) and a balanced effort from senior Jaron Cornish (Abaco, Bahamas), who finished with 13 points, six rebounds, six assists, a pair of steals and two blocks.
 
After the Seawolves were down 16-14 with 8:44 to play, Cornish started the run with a three with 8:37 to go in the half. When the clock reached zeros, Stony Brook had a 20-point halftime lead.
 
BOALS REACTION
"Really proud of our guys. I think we did a great job sharing the basketball. Their zone bothered us in the first game, but we made a concerted effort of getting the ball inside then out and we had 21 assists. When the ball goes in from three, it makes the job a little easier."

HIGHLIGHTS

• Stony Brook and Maine were even after the first four minutes, with a Yeboah three bringing things even at five exactly at the 16:00 mark of the half.
• Maine's lead grew to three at 9-6 before the Seawolves went on a 5-0 spurt, powered by a layup from redshirt sophomore Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) and a three from Cornish to make it 11-9 Seawolves.
• Andrew Fleming gave the Black Bears the lead at 16-14, before the Seawolves ripped off their big run to end the half.
• Cornish and Yeboah had 10 each during the stretch, while sophomore Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) added eight during the stretch.
• Yeboah scored nine of 11 for the Seawolves in a stretch of five minutes to help balloon the lead to 22 with 12 minutes to play.
• The lead peaked at 31 with 9:37 to play in the game after a dunk from sophomore Anthony Ochefu (West Chester, Pa.) to make it 71-40 with 9:37 to play.

NOTES

• Stony Brook now owns second-place status in the America East after UAlbany defeated UMBC. The Seawolves are one-game ahead in the loss column, with the Retrievers coming to town Wednesday.
• Yeboah's 27 are the most for him this season. He has scored 20 in back to back games and is averaging 24.5 per game in the last two on 16-for-27 shooting.
• He's also hauling in boards at a 9.9 per game pace over his last seven outings.
• Stony Brook's 20-point advantage at the end of the first half was the team's largest this season, outdoing the 17-point lead it had at the end of 20 against Molloy.
• The Seawolves have scored 80 or more points in three of the team's last six games in the month of February.
• The team's 53.2 percent shooting output is the second-most efficient shooting night for the Seawolves next to a 55.3 percent night against Norfolk State.
• The 28-point win is the largest for the Seawolves this season against Division I opposition.
• Stony Brook made 10 threes for the first time since the team hit 13 against Binghamton on February 6.
• Olaniyi has now grabbed eight rebounds in three of his last four contests. He's averaging 7.3 in his last six contests.
• The senior Cornish is averaging 14 points per contest in his last five after 13 tonight.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook plays host to defending America East champion UMBC on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Island Federal Arena with critical playoff positioning on the line. Get your tickets now before they're sold out by clicking here or calling 631-632-WOLF (9653).