STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Stony Brook men's basketball defeated Hofstra, 59-56, on Thursday night at Stony Brook Arena. The Seawolves ended the game on an 8-0 run, capped off by an
Andre Snoddy dunk and block on the opposite end to seal a regular-season sweep of their Long Island rivals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Stony Brook started strong offensively, with Luster paving the way for the Seawolves to build an early double-digit lead, 21-11, at the 7:42 mark of the first half.
- Hofstra could not cut into Stony Brook's lead much and the Seawolves extended the advantage to 11 points, 27-16, on a Quin Gorman triple with less than four minutes to play.
- The Pride battled back and scored twice in the final minute to make it a five-point game heading into the locker room.
- Trailing 31-26 coming out of the break, Hofstra evened the contest at 38 all and took its first lead since the opening minute of action on an Aranguren basket that bookended an 8-0 Pride run.
- The lead began to change hands after baskets back and forth down the stretch.
- After the Seawolves grabbed a five-point lead on a Collin O'Connor trifecta, Hofstra scored eight straight to go back in front, 51-48, on a Davis basket that led to a Stony Brook timeout with 5:34 to play.
- Ben Wight connected on a triple, just his second of the season and eighth of his career, to even the score again.
- Hofstra grabbed a five-point advantage again, but Stony Brook fought to make it a one-point game in the final minute. The Seawolves had possession out of a timeout with 31 seconds to play. Wight found a cutting Snoddy for a dunk inside with 13 seconds remaining to give Stony Brook a 57-56 lead.
- Snoddy made the decisive play on the opposite end of the court, blocking Aranguren's driving layup and corralling the rebound in the final seconds.
- Snoddy made two free throws with 1.5 seconds left
STATS AND NOTES
- Luster and O'Connor combined to score 36 of Stony Brook's 59 points and accounted for eight of the Seawolves' 10 makes from beyond the arc.
- O'Connor played all 40 minutes for the seventh time this season and the seventh time in the last nine games. The freshman totaled 17 points, adding five rebounds and a pair of assists.
- Snoddy scored eight points, including the game-winning basket, and pulled down 13 rebounds. In a pair of wins against Hofstra this season, the Long Island native has scored 35 points and grabbed 25 rebounds.
- Hofstra entered play 62-1 over the past 11 seasons when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game. The Pride had won 58 consecutive games when holding opponents under 60 points before tonight.
- Stony Brook has now won three straight against Hofstra for the first time in the all-time series history with the Pride.
- The Seawolves ended the game on an 8-0 run that spanned the final three-plus minutes. Stony Brook's defense limited Hofstra to six straight misses to end the game and without a point for the final 3:49.
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UP NEXT
Stony Brook stays home, celebrating senior day festivities against Elon on Saturday, March 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 pm at Stony Brook Arena, with the contest airing nationally on CBS Sports Network.
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