Late Martin Hoop Leads Men's Basketball To 62-60 Victory Over Columbia
Freshman Bryan Dougher leads Seawolves with 15 points.
New York, N.Y. - Sophomore Chris Martin's (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) put back lay-up with 35 seconds remaining broke a 60-all tie as the Stony Brook's men's basketball team defeated the Columbia Lions, 62-60, on Saturday afternoon at Levien Gymnasium. Stony Brook improves to 2-3 with the victory while the Lions fall to 2-4.
"This was a terrific team win for our guys on the road against a good basketball team," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We really stepped up and made the plays we needed to make down the stretch on both the offensive and defensive end. Hopefully we can build on this win as we move forward."
With the score tied at 60, freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) missed on an off-balance jumper but Martin was there to grab the rebound and lay it in and give SBU the 62-60 lead with 35 second left. Columbia missed on a three-point attempt on their next possession and then fouled junior Jonathan Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) after Brenton had grabbed the defensive rebound.
Moore missed on the front end of a one-and-one to give Columbia one last chance to tie or take the lead. The Lions worked the ball to Ansenso Ampim who came up short on his three-point attempt with four second remaining. Niko Scott was there to grab the offensive rebound for Columbia but his off-balance three-pointer as time expired missed to give the Seawolves their second straight victory at Levien Gym.
Freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.), the America East Player of the Game, led the Seawolves with 15 points while junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) chipped in 11. Martin finished with nine points for Stony Brook who shot 54.5 percent (12-for-22) from the field in the second half.
Freshman Bryan Dougher leads Seawolves with 15 points.
New York, N.Y. - Sophomore Chris Martin's (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) put back lay-up with 35 seconds remaining broke a 60-all tie as the Stony Brook's men's basketball team defeated the Columbia Lions, 62-60, on Saturday afternoon at Levien Gymnasium. Stony Brook improves to 2-3 with the victory while the Lions fall to 2-4.
"This was a terrific team win for our guys on the road against a good basketball team," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We really stepped up and made the plays we needed to make down the stretch on both the offensive and defensive end. Hopefully we can build on this win as we move forward."
With the score tied at 60, freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) missed on an off-balance jumper but Martin was there to grab the rebound and lay it in and give SBU the 62-60 lead with 35 second left. Columbia missed on a three-point attempt on their next possession and then fouled junior Jonathan Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) after Brenton had grabbed the defensive rebound.
Moore missed on the front end of a one-and-one to give Columbia one last chance to tie or take the lead. The Lions worked the ball to Ansenso Ampim who came up short on his three-point attempt with four second remaining. Niko Scott was there to grab the offensive rebound for Columbia but his off-balance three-pointer as time expired missed to give the Seawolves their second straight victory at Levien Gym.
Freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.), the America East Player of the Game, led the Seawolves with 15 points while junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) chipped in 11. Martin finished with nine points for Stony Brook who shot 54.5 percent (12-for-22) from the field in the second half.
Columbia scored the first four points of the game before Dougher hit a long three to notch the Seawolves first basket of the contest. Moore then sandwiched two threes around a Columbia basket to give Stony Brook a 9-6 lead just over four minutes in.
K.J. Matsui scored five of Columbia's next six points to give the Lions a 12-9 lead but El-Amin answered with a jumper and Martin followed with a driving lay-up to give the Seawolves the lead. Columbia responded by going on a 10-4 run, with Matsui scoring five of those points, to take its largest lead of the game at 22-17 with just over four minutes left in the opening half.
Dougher came back with four straight points though and freshman Danny Carter (London, England) followed with a fast-break lay-up to give the Seawolves the lead back. Joe Bova tied the game at 23-all with a free throw but Carter answered with two free throws and El-Amin followed with a short jumper to make it 27-23 in favor of Stony Brook.Patrick Foley knocked down a short jumper with time running down in the first half to bring the Lions within two at the break.
Dougher scored a team-high seven points in the opening period for the Seawolves who forced 12 Columbia turnovers. Matsui had a game-high 10 first half points for the Lions who shot 40.9 percent over the first 20 minutes.
The Seawolves looked to put the game away at the start of the second period, scoring 18 of the half's first 21 points to take a 45-30 lead with just over 15 minutes remaining. The run was highlighted by three-pointers from Dougher, Moore and El-Amin and a fast break lay-up from senior Marques Cox (Jamaica, N.Y.).
Columbia answered with a 7-0 run but Martin came back with a three from the right wing to push the Seawolves advantage back to 11. The Lions did not go away though, going on a 14-5 spurt to draw within two on a Scott three with 4:40 to go in the game.
Foley nearly tied it on the Lions next possession but his fast-break lay-up just rolled off the rim. Cox then came back and hit a short baseline jumper to make it 55-51 Stony Brook with just over four minutes left. Ampin hit two free throws on Columbia's next possession to draw the Lions back within two but Dougher then nailed a three from the left side to make it 58-53 in favor of Stony Brook.
Matsui answered for the Lions, hitting another three-pointer, but El-Amin responded with a driving lay-up on the other end to make it a four-point Seawolves lead. But Columbia scored four straight points to tie the score at 60-all with just under a minute to go.
The Seawolves return to action on Tuesday, traveling to take on NJIT. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
K.J. Matsui scored five of Columbia's next six points to give the Lions a 12-9 lead but El-Amin answered with a jumper and Martin followed with a driving lay-up to give the Seawolves the lead. Columbia responded by going on a 10-4 run, with Matsui scoring five of those points, to take its largest lead of the game at 22-17 with just over four minutes left in the opening half.
Dougher came back with four straight points though and freshman Danny Carter (London, England) followed with a fast-break lay-up to give the Seawolves the lead back. Joe Bova tied the game at 23-all with a free throw but Carter answered with two free throws and El-Amin followed with a short jumper to make it 27-23 in favor of Stony Brook.Patrick Foley knocked down a short jumper with time running down in the first half to bring the Lions within two at the break.
Dougher scored a team-high seven points in the opening period for the Seawolves who forced 12 Columbia turnovers. Matsui had a game-high 10 first half points for the Lions who shot 40.9 percent over the first 20 minutes.
The Seawolves looked to put the game away at the start of the second period, scoring 18 of the half's first 21 points to take a 45-30 lead with just over 15 minutes remaining. The run was highlighted by three-pointers from Dougher, Moore and El-Amin and a fast break lay-up from senior Marques Cox (Jamaica, N.Y.).
Columbia answered with a 7-0 run but Martin came back with a three from the right wing to push the Seawolves advantage back to 11. The Lions did not go away though, going on a 14-5 spurt to draw within two on a Scott three with 4:40 to go in the game.
Foley nearly tied it on the Lions next possession but his fast-break lay-up just rolled off the rim. Cox then came back and hit a short baseline jumper to make it 55-51 Stony Brook with just over four minutes left. Ampin hit two free throws on Columbia's next possession to draw the Lions back within two but Dougher then nailed a three from the left side to make it 58-53 in favor of Stony Brook.
Matsui answered for the Lions, hitting another three-pointer, but El-Amin responded with a driving lay-up on the other end to make it a four-point Seawolves lead. But Columbia scored four straight points to tie the score at 60-all with just under a minute to go.
The Seawolves return to action on Tuesday, traveling to take on NJIT. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
