STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The Stony Brook University men's basketball defeated Monmouth, 72-65, on Thursday evening at Island Federal Arena. The Seawolves were led by four players in double figures, highlighted by Aaron Clarke's 18 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stony Brook trailed 19-17 in a low-scoring first half, but a 5-0 run with 42 seconds left gave the Seawolves a 22-19 lead. Stony Brook then added to that lead on a buzzer-beating layup from Clarke, entering the half with a 24-20 advantage. Stony Brook capitalized on seven Monmouth turnovers in the period, turning them into seven points on the other end of the floor.
After falling behind in the early going of the second half, the Seawolves regained the lead after Chris Maidoh and Tyler Stephenson-Moore combined to grab an offensive rebound and find Clarke for a wide-open three.
Stony Brook then kept its lead intact and used a 7-0 run, finished off by Stephenson-Moore's three to grow the lead to 62-53 with 3:09 to go in the contest.
The Hawks narrowed the margin before the game was over, but the Seawolves would cruise the rest of the way for the 72-65 win. Stony Brook shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting seven shots from deep to score 21 of its 48 points.
STATS AND NOTES
- Clarke scored a game-high 18 points, shooting 6-of-13 from the field
- Stephenson-Moore and Dean Noll scored 12 points apiece; all 12 of Stephenson-Moore's points came in the second half, while Noll scored 10 of his 12 points in the final 20 minutes.
- Keenan Fitzmorris chipped in with 10 points to round out Stony Brook's four double-digit scorers.
- Andre Snoddy pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, his second straight game with double-digit rebounds and his fourth overall this season.
- The Seawolves shot 10-of-22 from long range, marking the seventh time this season that Stony Brook connected on double-digit three-pointers.
- Stony Brook shot 60 percent from the floor in the second half and 58 percent from three-point range in the second half. The Seawolves held the Hawks to a 37.9 percent mark from the field overall.
- The Seawolves ran out a new starting five this evening, seeing Snoddy return to the starting lineup for the first time since December 6 and Sabry Philip earn the first start of his collegiate career.
- The victory snapped a two-game skid and was the Seawolves' seventh win at Island Federal Arena this season.
- Stony Brook improves to 3-1 all-time against Monmouth. The victory was the first for the home team in any of the four previous meetings.
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Stony Brook wraps up its three-game homestand on Saturday, January 27 against UNC Wilmington. Tip-off between the Seawolves and Seahawks is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Island Federal Arena with the contest airing nationally on CBS Sports Network.
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