STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Tyler Stephenson-Moore was there when the Seawolves needed him most.
The redshirt-sophomore rose up and pinned Daryl Banks III's shot to the glass and the Stony Brook men's basketball program improved to 7-4 with an electric 64-63 win over Saint Peter's on Saturday night at Island Federal Arena.
He finished with a team-high plus-12 overall, scoring eight points and grabbing six boards, but his one block was the biggest stat of the night as he propelled the home team to its fourth win in a row and sixth in the last seven tries.
The Seawolves used a 14-4 run to propel themselves ahead by seven with 1:56 to go, as
Jahlil Jenkins scored half of the points during that spurt. The graduate guard finished the night with a game-high 15, with 13 of them coming in the second half.
Stony Brook was down by as much as 12 in the first half and only led for 4:33 on the night but were ahead when it mattered and sent a raucous Island Federal Arena crowd home happy.
STATS AND NOTES
- Jenkins recorded his eighth straight game in double figures and ninth of the season. It is also game No. 100 he has scored 10 or more points in a game in his career.
- He also played a season-high 34 minutes.
- The Seawolves are now 6-1 at home this season.
- Tykei Greene finished one board off a double-double with 12 points and nine boards. It is his seventh game in double figures this season and third in a row.
- Stony Brook is now 7-0 when three or more players score in double figures.
- Five different players recorded a blocked shot tonight, combining for a new team season-high of that number.
- The Peacocks' 24 made shots and five made 3-pointers are both season lows for Stony Brook opposition.
- Anthony Roberts and Omar Habwe each had three steals, which is tied for the most by a Seawolves player this season.
- Habwe also tallied a new season high in rebounds (eight) and assists (two).
- Juan Felix Rodriguez finished the night with a new season-high of three assists.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Well, thrilled we won. That's a really good basketball team that was picked second in the MAAC behind Iona. We could not make shots and we showed some toughness and I think at the end of the game speaks to the growth we've had toughness-wise. Tyler [Stephenson-Moore] is always a good competitor and has good character but we don't have a ton of guys on our roster capable of missing a free throw, going down and making a game-saving block. For him to not foul and block it clean is amazing because he got beat on the dribble a little bit. The toughness of him and certainly our team has had a lot of growth so we're very excited that we were able to win this one." - head coach
Geno Ford.
"I give a lot of credit to playing back home and playing in the park because you know in the park they won't give you anything free. They will foul you, they will push you, they did what they had to do to win. That's where i got my toughness from playing at home when I was younger and growing up." - redshirt junior guard
Tykei Greene on his tough play.
"We're a great shooting team and none of us were really panicking. It was kind of frustrating to see the shots that we should hit not go in but we know someone is gonna step up and knock it down. Once that happens then it's just going to go uphill from there. He [Coach Ford] said just play and we can turn the game around." - redshirt sophomore guard
Tyler Stephenson-Moore.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves hit the road for a battle with a Top 25 matchup as they take on No. 20 Florida at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla. The game will be streamed live on SEC Network Plus and ESPN Plus.
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