BANGOR, Maine — In a scoring performance not seen since Jameel Warney's 2016 America East Championship output,
Anthony Roberts lit up the scoreboard to help the Seawolves to a second consecutive win on Sunday afternoon in Bangor.
He hit nine 3-pointers, the most by any player in Seawolves program history, as Stony Brook cruised to an 85-74
victory at the Cross Insurance Center. He finished the day with 40 points,
the seventh time that milestone has been hit by a men's basketball player.
A 10-3 run in the first half help the Seawolves seize the lead, with
Tykei Greene chipping in half during that stretch. Maine would pull ahead as much as four in that stanza at 26-22, but the Seawolves responded again with a 13-3 run, during which 11 of the points came from Roberts, to take the lead for good.
The Seawolves were able to gradually extend their lead as large as 16 in the second half, keeping Maine at bay with the lead being double figures for the majority of the final ten minutes.
STATS AND NOTES
- Roberts' 40-point output was the first for a Seawolves player since Jameel Warney scored 43 in the 2016 America East title game.
- It is the most by a junior in a Stony Brook game in its Division I history.
- He also broke Stony Brook's single-game, 3-point record, hitting nine of his 12 attempts from the outside.
- The nine 3-pointers are also the most by any America East player this season.
- It his his second game of 30 points or more, tied for the most in a single season by a Stony Brook Division I player.
- Tykei Greene chipped in his fifth double double of the season and 10th for his career. He jumps into the top-10 in single-season double-doubles for his career and is now one of six players in Stony Brook history with ten or more double-doubles.
- Frankie Policelli matched his career high with 10 rebounds today, setting a new best for the campaign.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was a big road win for us. I'm really proud of our guys for rallying shorthanded and with all of the stuff they've been forced to deal with. It has been a very difficult couple of weeks for us. Tykei was able to play a really nice game for us and
Anthony Roberts played at an extremely high level" - head coach
Geno Ford.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves head from the northern-most league opponent to the southern-most, heading to UMBC on Wednesday night for a 7 p.m. tip in Baltimore, Md.
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