STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Stony Brook men's basketball closed out the regular season with a victory on senior night, defeating Elon, 71-66, on national television.
Andre Snoddy eclipsed 1,000 career points in the win, which was sealed by
Collin O'Connor's block in the final seconds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Stony Brook started the contest with five straight points, building a six-point lead early on after back-to-back Nick Woodard baskets.
- The Seawolves extended their first-half lead to double-digits, 24-14, on a CJ Luster II jumper at the 9:43 mark.
- Stony Brook's lead grew to 11 points, the largest of the first half, on a Snoddy basket with 6:21 to play in the first half. Earlier in the half, Snoddy drove to the hoop and finished, eclipsing 1,000 career collegiate points.
- The Seawolves took a 38-29 into the half and built onto it, pushing the advantage to 15 points less than three minutes into the second half.
- Stony Brook led by as many as 18 points, but Elon began slowly chipping away and clawing back into the contest.
- The Phoenix rose late, turning a 14-point deficit into a one-possession game in the final minute of play after a 14-2 run that spanned more than five minutes.
- Elon had one final chance at a game-tying shot, but O'Connor came up clutch defensively, blocking Simpkins' three-point attempt in the final seconds and hitting two free throws on the other end to ice the game.
STATS AND NOTES
- Snoddy scored the 1,000th point of his collegiate career early in the first half. He finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds, notching his eighth double-double of the season.
- Luster paced the offense with 24 points, connecting on five shots from beyond the arc. It was his 13th 20-point scoring performance of the season and with his five three-pointers, Luster sits seven three-point makes shy of breaking Anthony Roberts' program record for three pointers in a single season (104).
- Quin Gorman played 21 minutes, tallying a season-best nine points. He finished 4-of-6 from the field and added three rebounds.
- Stony Brook never trailed in the contest, leading for more than 38 plus minutes of game action on Saturday.
- O'Connor did not score in the contest, but his block proved to be game-saving. It was his fifth of the season. He played all 40 minutes for the eighth time in the past 10 contests and dished out four assists.
- The Seawolves' six turnovers matched a season-low.
- Stony Brook earned back-to-back wins over a conference opponent for the first time this season.
- The Seawolves improved to 4-1 all-time against the Phoenix. Stony Brook moved to 2-1 at home against Elon.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was great to go out and earn a win on senior night in front of a great crowd. I thought Dre was awesome and I'm happy he got his 1,000th point with his family there watching," head coach Geno Ford said postgame. "Ben had a great night too and it's unfortunate that our other seniors couldn't suit up, but I'm happy we were able to get the win for that group."
UP NEXT
Stony Brook enters the CAA Championship as the No. 13 seed and will face No. 12 Delaware on Friday, March 7. The Seawolves and Blue Hens kick-off tournament play at 2 pm from CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C., with the contest streaming live on FloCollege.
