STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The Stony Brook men's basketball team found their way to an 86-65 win over Miami Hamilton as they opened at home at Island Federal Arena on Friday night.
Junior forward
Kenan Sarvan led the offensive effort, finishing the game with a career-high 29 points and a career-high four assists, while also adding three rebounds. Sarvan exploded in the second half, registering 19 of his 29 points in the second half.
Graduate forward
Frankie Policelli led the team in rebounds, totaling 10 on the night. The New Hartford, N.Y. native went 5-of-10 from the field and 3-of-6 from three-point range.
Graduate center
Keenan Fitzmorris was a force on the offense, marking a career-high 10 points and shooting 5-of-6 from the field.
Stony Brook took control with nine minutes left in the first half, going on a 10-0 run that started with Sarvan dishing the ball to senior guard
Tanahj Pettway who then finished the driving layup. The Seawolves biggest lead came in the final 27 seconds of the contest when they increased the deficit to 24.
The 21-point win is the first 20-point win since the Seawolves defeated Farmingdale State, 87-57, on December 29, 2021.
STATS AND NOTES
- Sarvan's 29 points were a team-high and the most in his career.
- Pettway finished the game with 11 points, three rebounds and three assists, setting new career-highs in all respective categories.
- Freshman guard Toby Onyekonwu tallied his first career points, finishing the night with six points. He also added five rebounds and six assists, both were career-highs.
- Freshman guard Andrew Heiden came off the bench and knocked down a three to secure his first-career points.
- Five different Seawolves reached their career-high in points (Onyekonwu's six, Pettway's 11, Sarvan's 29, Fitzmorris' 10, Heiden's 3).
- Stony Brook outshot its opponents 32-23 from the field and 14-11 from three-point range.
- The Seawolves increased their record at Island Federal Arena to 114-34.
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UP NEXT
The Seawolves head to Rhode Island as they take on both Rhode Island and Brown over the course of three days, facing-off with Rhode Island on Tuesday, November 15th and Brown on Thursday, November 17th. Both tip-offs are scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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