STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The Stony Brook University men's basketball team fell to Charleston, 93-87, on Saturday evening at Island Federal Arena. Tyler Stephenson-Moore scored a game-high 21 points, registering the 1,000th point of his collegiate career in the first half.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stony Brook started fast on Saturday, jumping out to an early 18-8 lead after the opening eight minutes of action. The Cougars responded with an 8-0 run, trimming the deficit to two points. A basket from Andre Snoddy put the Seawolves back up two possessions before Charleston evened the contest at 20-20.
After Charleston grabbed a 27-25 lead, a 20-3 run by the Seawolves ensued, with a huge windmill dunk from Stephenson-Moore in the middle of it. The slam accounted for the 1,000th point of Stephenson-Moore's career, an emphatic way to become the program's 28th 1,000-point scorer.
The Cougars whittled their deficit to seven points entering the half and would battle back to tie the contest, 53-53, five minutes into the second half. The two sides went back-and-forth over the next 10-plus minutes, seeing the lead change hands 10 times without either team holding more than a two-possession lead.
Stony Brook surrendered its lead for the final time with 4:17 remaining in regulation, seeing Charleston shoot nearly 70 percent from the field in the second half and complete the comeback.
STATS AND NOTES
- Stephenson-Moore scored a game-high 21 points, registering the 1,000th point of his Seawolves' career in the process. He became the 28th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 points for Stony Brook.
- Aaron Clarke, celebrating his birthday, matched Stephenson-Moore's effort with 21 points.
- Keenan Fitzmorris tallied 16 points on an efficient 7-of-8 mark from the floor. He has scored in double figures in eight straight contests and 10 of his last 11 games.
- Snoddy registered four points, five rebounds, five assists and a steal in 15 minutes of action.
- Stony Brook led by as many as 15 points late in the first half, while Charleston's largest lead of the contest was the same as the final margin, six points.
- The contest featured 17 lead changes and seven ties. The Seawolves led for more than 26 minutes and the Cougars held an advantage for 10:43 of game action.
- Charleston narrowly won the rebounding battle, 31-29, though the Cougars made the most of their nine offensive rebounds, converting them into 19 points.
- The Seawolves shot better than 50 percent from the field in both halves, but Charleston's 69% mark from the field in the second half proved to be the difference.
- Stony Brook falls to 0-6 all-time against Charleston. Tonight's contest was Charleston's first visit to Stony Brook since 1999.
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UP NEXT
Stony Brook hits the road for the first of three games away from home, facing Towson on Thursday, January 11. Tip-off between the Seawolves and Tigers is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at TU Arena with the contest streaming live on FloHoops.
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