Northeastern NE 12-20,7-11 CAA

Stony Brook SBU 18-14,10-8 CAA

Northeastern NE

12-20,7-11 CAA

Final

Mar. 09, 2024

Stony Brook SBU

18-14,10-8 CAA

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Northeastern NE	29	36	65
Stony Brook SBU	35	40	75

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/9/2024 10:49:00 PM

Trio of Scorers Lead Seawolves to CAA Second Round Win over Northeastern

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Stony Brook University men's basketball team defeated No. 10 Northeastern, 75-65, on Saturday evening in the second round of the CAA Tournament at the Entertainment & Sports Arena.

Dean Noll matched a career-high with 23 points, adding seven rebounds and three assists. Aaron Clarke scored 19 points and Tyler Stephenson-Moore chipped in with 21 of his own. The trio of Seawolves scorers combined to score 63 of Stony Brook's 75 points in the victory, marking the second straight season that the Seawolves have earned a win in the CAA Tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stony Brook led from the opening tip, controlling the pace for much of the first half. A 6-0 run helped the Seawolves jump out to a 17-11 lead before a Northeastern three pointer made it a one-possession game at the under-12 media timeout.
The Huskies whittled the deficit down to one point on a couple occasions down the stretch before briefly taking a 27-25 lead, their first of the evening, with less than three minutes to play in the opening half.
Clarke connected on a triple through contact, heading to the line and completing a four-point play to put Stony Brook back in front, 29-27, just 33 seconds after relinquishing the lead.
The Seawolves scored the final six points of the stanza over the course of 84 seconds to carry a six-point advantage into the break.
Stony Brook pushed the lead to eight points, maintaining that advantage into the under-12 media timeout of the second half. The lead expanded to double digits at 7:13 after a pair of Chris Maidoh free throws.
Back-to-back buckets from Clarke gave the Seawolves their largest lead of the evening, 59-45 as the contest entered the final five minutes.
All in all, the Seawolves' big three of Clarke, Noll and Stephenson-Moore accounted for Stony Brook's final 21 points in the game, closing out a CAA Tournament Second Round victory for their squad.

STATS AND NOTES

Noll's 23 points matched a career-high, and stands as his most during his time with the Seawolves. He finished 8-of-16 from the field and connected on three shots from beyond the arc.
Stephenson-Moore (21 points) and Clarke (19 points) rounded out the Seawolves' double-digit scorers. The trio of Clarke, Noll and Stephenson-Moore accounted for 84 percent of Stony Brook's scoring.
The aforementioned trio scored the Seawolves' final 21 points, closing out the victory over the Huskies.
Andre Snoddy scored four points, adding 11 rebounds and contributing three steals and a block on the defensive side of the ball. Snoddy has now secured double-figure rebounds in eight contests this season.
As a team, the Seawolves connected on 20 of their 22 free throw attempts. Stony Brook made its first 18 from the charity stripe before its first miss in the final minute of play.
Northeastern finished with a 42-36 edge in total rebounds, owning an 18-7 advantage in offensive boards. Despite this, the Huskies were limited to a 35 percent mark from the floor.
Stony Brook led for nearly 38 minutes of game action; Northeastern led on two occasions for just 32 seconds and trailed for the entire second half.
The Seawolves improved to 10-8 all-time against Northeastern and have won four of the five meetings as CAA foes.
The neutral site victory was Stony Brook's first of the 2023-24 campaign and it marks the second straight season that the Seawolves have secured a CAA postseason victory.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES

UP NEXT
Stony Brook advances to the CAA Quarterfinals to face No. 2 Drexel on Saturday, March 9. The Seawolves and the Dragons meet for the second time this season, tipping off at 6 p.m. from the Entertainment & Sports Arena on FloHoops.

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