BURLINGTON, Vt. — Stony Brook was not able to overcome its hot-shooting hosts, as Vermont knocked off the Seawolves in a battle of the top two teams in the preseason poll Wednesday night at Patrick Gymnasium.
Tykei Greene and
Anthony Roberts each led Stony Brook with 13 points, as Stony Brook was not able to fend off a Vermont attack that drilled 19, 3-pointers en route to the win.
The Seawolves came out hot in the first half, making eight of their own 3-pointers on 13 attempts but went just 1-for-10 in the second 20 minutes of action and were not able to make it up inside the arc.
With the loss, Stony Brook fell to 9-6 overall and 1-1 in America East play as they look to return home this weekend.
STATS AND NOTES
- Greene and Roberts both recorded their 10th game of the season in double figures. They have 41 and 36 games of 10 or more points, respectively.
- Greene hit a trio of 3-pointers, matching his season high and his career best against America East opposition.
- Elijah Olaniyi (10) and Omar Habwe (10) both joined them in scoring double figures.
- The Seawolves finished a perfect 8-for-8 from the foul line, their first perfect performance from the line this season.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Vermont played great. They came in shooting 29 percent from three as a team but were able to hit 15 of their first 21, so have to give them a lot of credit. We played very well offensively in the first half, shooting 56 percent from the field and yet we were still down double figures. We have a quick turnaround coming so we can't sulk over a poor result" - head coach
Geno Ford.
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