ALBANY, N.Y. — Powered by a consistent attack throughout, the Stony Brook men's basketball team (12-6, 4-1 America East) earned its third win in a row, knocking off UAlbany 86-78 at SEFCU Arena on Saturday night.
The Seawolves shot 62.5 percent in the second half and hit four of their six shots from outside to keep their rivals at bay and set up a first-place clash with Vermont on Wednesday night.
Anthony Roberts and
Jahlil Jenkins paced five Seawolves in double figures, finishing with 18 and 16 points, respectively. They combined to shoot 13-for-21 from the field.
UAlbany jumped out of the gates to a 21-12 advantage at the 12:27 mark of the first half, but Stony Brook would respond with a 10-2 run to cut it down to one. After the hosts hit a three, the Seawolves doubled them up the rest of the way en route to a 40-35 halftime lead.
The Seawolves came storming out of the gates in the second half on a 10-4 run, opening up a double-figure lead that would only get as close as four the rest of the way to secure their third win in a row.
STATS AND NOTES
- The 86 points are one-off the team's season-high of 87 scored against Central Connecticut and Farmingdale State.
- It is the most scoring in a league game for the Seawolves since hitting that number against Hartford on Feb. 2, 2019.
- Stony Brook finished 29-for-52, marking a season-best 55.8 percent from the field.
- They also matched a season-high with five blocks.
- It is Roberts' fifth consecutive game in double figures and 13th of the season. Jenkins has rattled off three games of 10-plus in a row.
- Dating back to his Binghamton contest, Roberts is shooting 15-for-28 from the field.
- Juan Felix Rodriguez and Tykei Greene both had a pair of blocks tonight, setting a new career high.
- Rodriguez's trio of assists also matched a season high.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Very very very well-played game for us. I think Albany came out and played super hard. They were prepared and excited. We kept talking in those timeouts to weather the storm and stick with our gameplan. We've had a little tendency to get disjointed when things aren't going well for us but tonight we didn't do that and hopefully that's a big sign of growth for us going forward. I thought Albany played well. The difference in the game was 3-point shooting. Excited for our guys. It was a really hard-fought win." - head coach
Geno Ford.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook welcomes Vermont for Round 2 of a series between the top two preseason teams in the America East. They also stand as the top two teams in the standings ahead of Wednesday's clash.
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