STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The Stony Brook men's basketball team is off to a 1-0 start to the 2026-27 season as the Seawolves defeated SUNY Old Westbury 97-47.
How It Happened
- After opening the night with a three minute scoring drought, Collin O'Connor, making his first appearance since November of last year at LMU, got the Seawolves started after going coast-to-coast for a stepback jumper. Two minutes later, Morris Ugusuk would give Stony Brook its first lead of the night at 6-5 with his first points as a Seawolf after making the and-one.
- Coming out of the the halfway mark in the first, Stony Brook maintained a 19-10 lead as newcomers Leonardo Van Elswyk and Bryan Ndjonga picked up their first points as Seawolves, the latter knocking down the first triple of the night at 9:47. Özgür Cengiz would knock down the team's second three at 8:28 to extend the lead to 10 points.
- Inside of five minutes to play, Jaden Daughtry made his presence known with a second-chance layup followed 20 seconds later with a steal and a slam to make it 33-15. He would make another bucket at 3:18 to kick off a 9-0 scoring run to end the half, including a strip and a dunk from Ugusuk and an alley-oop to Ndjonga.
- Carrying a 42-18 lead into the second half, the Seawolves turned their 9-0 run into a 16-0 tear with another seven unanswered, including Ndjonga's second dunk of the night. After the run ended, Ndjonga and Cengiz knocked down back-to-back threes to make it 55-20 with 15 to play.
- Van Elswyk would add another nine points to his total over the next eight minutes as the lead expanded to 77-36.
- With time winding down, Kingston Price drained a three for his first points as a Seawolf, before Kasen Daeger came in for his collegiate debut and immediately knocked down two from behind the arc to permanently make it a 50-point game.
Stats and Notes
- Five Seawolves were in double figures tonight: Ndjonga (18), Van Elswyk (17), Ugusuk (11), Daeger (11), and Cengiz (10).
- In addition to these five, Daughtry, Price, and Efe Vatan also scored their first career point with the Seawolves.
- Stony Brook ended the night shooting 53.7% (36-for-67) from the field and 34.3% (12-for-35) from deep.
- The team's 53 total rebounds are its most in a game since recording 53 against St. Joseph's L.I. back on November 16, 2024.
- 14 out fo 15 players on the roster saw action tonight.
Up Next
The Seawolves continue the season later this week with their first road trip as they head to Evanston, Illinois for a Power 4 matchup with Northwestern on Friday, November 6 at 8:00 PM. The game will be streamed live on B1G+.
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