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Stony Brook Seawolves
63
Winner Stony Brook SBU 9-8,2-2 CAA
59
William & Mary W&M 7-10,2-2 CAA
Winner
Stony Brook SBU
9-8,2-2 CAA
63
Final
59
William & Mary W&M
7-10,2-2 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stony Brook SBU 32 31 63
William & Mary W&M 23 36 59
MBB - William & Mary

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Noll's Season-High, Clarke's Clutch Three Lead Seawolves Past William & Mary

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The Stony Brook University men's basketball team defeated William & Mary, 63-59, on Saturday afternoon at Kaplan Arena. Dean Noll paced the offense for a second straight contest, scoring a season-high 19 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Stony Brook's defense was stout to begin the contest, limiting William & Mary to just one point and holding the Tribe without a made field goal over the opening five minutes. The Tribe's second made basket came with 6:55 remaining in the opening half, trimming Stony Brook's lead to 15-9. A 5-0 run by the Seawolves extended the lead back to double figures. 


The lead for the Seawolves grew as large as 13 points down the stretch in the first half, though William & Mary connected on five-of-nine field goal attempts over the final five minutes to trim Stony Brook's lead to nine points, 32-23, entering the half. Stony Brook held William & Mary to a 2-for-16 mark from the floor before that point.


The Seawolves maintained a comfortable advantage until midway through the second half when William & Mary pulled within three points after Caleb Dorsey began to heat up. It was a one-possession contest with 9:40 to play before a 6-0 run by Stony Brook. The Seawolves held the Tribe without a point for more than four minutes to pad their lead to nine points with five minutes to play.


Stony Brook went ice cold though, going without a field goal made for more than seven minutes and seeing the Tribe turn their nine-point deficit into a one-point lead with less than two minutes to play. A Tyler Stephenson-Moore floater put the Seawolves back in front momentarily, but William & Mary regained the advantage with 42 seconds remaining.

Despite struggling offensively most of the afternoon, Aaron Clarke came up clutch for Stony Brook in the final moments. The graduate guard buried a long three from the wing in front of the Seawolves' bench, giving Stony Brook a lead that it would not relinquish again.


Stephenson-Moore sealed the victory with a wide-open dunk following a full-court inbound pass from Noll, sending the Seawolves home with their second road victory of conference play.


STATS AND NOTES
  • Noll poured in a season-high 19 points, shooting 5-of-11 from the floor and a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe. He also connected on a pair of three pointers and contributed six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
  • Stephenson-Moore (12) and Chris Maidoh (10) were the other double-digit scorers for Stony Brook. It was Maidoh's fourth double-digit scoring effort of the season and the 12th for Stephenson-Moore.
  • Clarke finished with five points and six rebounds. His lone three-point make of the evening was the quintessential game-winner, putting the Seawolves ahead with 25 seconds to play.
  • Andre Snoddy put together another strong performance, tallying seven points and nine rebounds. He also matched a career-high with three blocked shots.
  • As a team, Stony Brook shot 18-of-21 (86%) from the free throw line. The 18 makes and the 86% mark from the stripe were both the second-best marks of the season for the squad.
  • The contest featured only four lead changes, all of which came in the final 2:05 of play. Stony Brook led for nearly 39 minutes of game action in Virginia.
  • The victory is Stony Brook's second all time against William & Mary, moving to 2-1 in the overall series history with the Tribe. It marks the Seawolves' first road victory over the Tribe and their second straight overall.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Big win for us. Really hard schedule to start, by far the hardest in league with four of our five on the road and an overwhelming favorite at home," head coach Geno Ford noted postgame. "We played well on both ends against two good opponents. I thought a lot of guys showed the toughness and physicality we will need in a major grind of a game today. William & Mary had an awesome crowd with no students and made it a very tough place to play today."

AROUND THE CAA
  • Northeastern won its second straight at home, topping Towson 67-59.
  • Hofstra dropped its second straight, falling on the road at Campbell, 69-68.
  • Charleston hosts Monmouth for a 4:30 p.m. tip-off.
  • Drexel welcomes Elon for a 7 p.m. start in Philadelphia.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns to action on Thursday, January 18 at Delaware, wrapping up a three-game road trip. Tip-off between the Seawolves and Blue Hens is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Bob Carpenter Center with the contest streaming live on SNY, NBC Sports Philadelphia and FloHoops.

For an inside look at the Seawolves men's basketball program, be sure to follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

 
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