GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jaden Sayles led the way with a season-high day, totaling 16 points, but the Stony Brook men's basketball program saw its four-game win streak come to an end on Wednesday afternoon, falling to Florida 87-62 at Exactech Arena.
The Cincinnati, Ohio native finished the day 8-for-9 from the field and added five rebounds on the afternoon to lead all Seawolves in the department.
Juan Felix Rodriguez and
Jahlil Jenkins added 14 each on the day.
Stony Brook could not get it going from the outside, hitting five of its 19 attempts from 3-point land. Jenkins and Rodriguez each hit a pair to aid in the effort but the Seawolves could not overcome a minus-19 in the rebounding department and the hosts finishing the day at a 53.3 percent clip.
STATS AND NOTES
- Sayles' previous season-high was 12 against American and is his second game in double figures this season.
- His five rebounds are also a new season-high.
- Rodriguez scored in double figures for the third time in the previous four games and bested his season-high by three.
- Jenkins has scored in double figures in nine consecutive contests and 10 overall this season.
- The Seawolves shot 51.9 percent from the field, the third time that the squad has cracked 50 percent this season.
- Jenkins, Rodriguez and Frankie Policelli all tied for the team lead with three steals.
- That sets a new season-high for Policelli, matching his career best. Jenkins and Rodriguez both matched their season bests.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Florida was awesome. They were just awesome. That's a Top 25 team who played great today. Give them a lot of credit because they had a lot to do with our scores. We came into the game and our plan we knew we had to keep them out of the paint. That's easy to say and hard to execute. They were able to get us on some inside-out threes that wer really a problem and the offensive rebounds were really the issue. They had their way on the offensive glass and their ball pressure is elite. I thought our guys battled. I was really pleased that we didn't lay down and quit. It's hard to dig in when you're down 20 on the road at halftime but we kept battling." - head coach
Geno Ford.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook rounds out its non-conference schedule with a date with Farmingdale State on December 29 at Island Federal Arena. Tip is scheduled for 6:31 p.m., and
tickets are on sale now!
