DURHAM, N.H. — The Stony Brook men's basketball team (12-7, 5-2 America East) flew out of the gates Friday evening, building a 20-point advantage against New Hampshire, and were able to hold on 76-69 at Lundholm Gymnasium.
Jahlil Jenkins finished the day with a team-high 20 points, while
Anthony Roberts and
Tyler Stephenson-Moore joined with 17 and 16, respectively.
After New Hampshire took a 6-4 lead, the Seawolves ripped off an 18-0 run, during which they made all six of their shots from the field and four from beyond the arc. At 22-6, Stony Brook slowly grew the advantage to 38-18 at the 2:55 mark of the period. They would take a 16-point advantage into the break.
The Wildcats were able to bring it as close as four in the second 20 minutes, with the Stony Brook advantage dwindling to 55-51 with 9:20 to go, but the Seawolves quickly responded with nine of the next 10 points to balloon the lead back to double figures.
Stony Brook cemented its position in second place in the America East, going into the weekend at 5-2 in league play.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Seawolves have now won three in a row on the road after dropping five of its first six contests away from Island Federal Arena.
- Jenkins finished the night with seven assists, tied for the most by a Stony Brook player this season.
- His 20-point output is the third of the year and 23rd of his career.
- Juan Felix Rodriguez finished the game with four steals, a new career high.
- Stephenson-Moore had a season-high 16 points, a mark that is three away from his career high.
- He also hit four 3-pointers, matching his career best.
- Hitting 95 percent today, the Seawolves increased their league-best FT% in league play to 81.7 percent.
- This was the third time this season Stony Brook did not have a shot blocked.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"That's an awesome road win for us. They were a team that was 7-0 at home and are a really physical squad we had to face on a short turnaround. We played at a really high level for the entire game. They made some runs in the second half, which good teams do, but we were able to keep a comfortable lead despite them playing really well in the second half. The runs had more to do with how well they were playing, I did not think we played poorly in the second half. Overall, it's a really good win for us on the road." - head coach
Geno Ford
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return home for a SUNY battle between a pair of top three teams, with Binghamton (5-3) coming to The Island on Wednesday night. Tip is currently scheduled for 7 p.m.
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