STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Stony Brook men's basketball fell to Drexel, 67-51, on Thursday evening at Stony Brook Arena.
CJ Luster II tallied a team-high 21 points, but the Seawolves offense was outscored 13-2 over the final eight-plus minutes of action and suffered a loss at the hands of the Dragons.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Stony Brook and Drexel went back and forth early on before the Dragons took control out of the under-12 media timeout.
- Drexel used a 20-7 run that spanned nearly eight minutes to turn a one-point game into a 30-16 advantage with less than five minutes to play in the half.
- The Seawolves' offense ripped off 10 unanswered points, holding Drexel scoreless for more than four minutes to trim their deficit to four points. The Dragons broke the scoreless streak with a basket in the final minute of the half, but Luster's buzzer-beating jumper made it a four-point game again as the contest entered the intermission.
- Stony Brook kept it close, staying within one or two possessions of Drexel for the first 11-plus minutes of the second half, but could not find a way to go in front. A Joe Octave basket with 8:11 to play made it a five-point game, 54-49, but the Seawolves' offense went cold.
- Drexel scored 10 straight points, holding Stony Brook scoreless for more than seven minutes to ice the game.
- Stony Brook did not make a field goal over the final eight-plus minutes of play, missing its final seven field goal attempts and eventually falling, 67-51, to Drexel.
STATS AND NOTES
- Luster paced Stony Brook in scoring, posting a second consecutive 20-point effort. He finished with 21 points, knocking down five three-pointers. He added four steals on the defensive end. Luster eclipsed 20 points for the fifth time this season and has tallied double-digit points in 11 contests this season.
- Jared Frey added 10 points and was Stony Brook's only other scorer in double figures. Frey and Luster accounted for seven makes from three-point range, with Stony Brook's other shooters combining to come up empty on 13 attempts from beyond the arc.
- Drexel out-rebounded Stony Brook 38-32 and the Dragons finished with a narrow 15-14 advantage on the offensive glass. Drexel made the most of its offensive rebounds, finishing with a 15-8 edge in second-chance points.
- The Dragons registered eight blocks and five steals. Offensively, Drexel shot 50 percent (11-22) from three-point range and assisted on 17 of its 25 made field goals.
- Stony Brook was outscored 35-23 in the second half. The Seawolves shot 25 percent (7-28) from the floor over the final 20 minutes, finishing the contest with seven straight misses and without a field goal over the final 8:11 of play.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook wraps up its three-game homestand, welcoming Northeastern on Saturday, January 11. The Seawolves and Huskies tip-off at 7 pm from Stony Brook Arena, with the contest airing live on SNY and streaming on FloCollege.
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