Men's Basketball Drops Four-Overtime Thriller to Boston University, 99-97
Sophomore Chris Martin leads Seawolves with career-high 26 points.
Boston, Mass. - Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored a career-high 26 points but it wasn't enough as Boston University held on for a 99-97 victory over the Stony Brook University men's basketball team in a heart-stopping four-overtime thriller on Monday afternoon at Case Gym. Freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) added 15 points and a school-record 17 rebounds for the Seawolves. Stony Brook falls to 9-9 overall and 1-4 in the America East while BU improves to 8-9 and 3-2.
"What a tremendous basketball game, it's a shame a team had to lose tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "I couldn't be prouder of the effort my team put forth tonight. But give BU credit, they made the plays they had to make down the stretch."
The America East Player of the Game, Martin scored 15 of his 26 after the end of regulation. Freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) added 18 points in an incredible 57 minutes of action. Corey Lowe led the Terriers with 33 points after going scoreless in the opening half.
Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) sent the game into overtime, drilling a three-pointer from the right wing as time expired to tie it at 56. BU surged ahead 66-62 with 1:42 left in the first overtime but Martin hit a three with 1:18 left and Brenton then hit one of two free throws with six seconds left to send the game into a second overtime. Matt Wolff nearly won the game at the buzzer for the Terriers, but his shot from half court just rimmed out.
SBU seemed to have the game in the hand in the second overtime after five straight points from Martin gave the Seawolves a 76-71 lead with 1:08 remaining. But Lowe drilled a three with 47 seconds left and then drove the length of the court for the tying score with four seconds left after a Stony Brook miss.
Sophomore Chris Martin leads Seawolves with career-high 26 points.
Boston, Mass. - Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored a career-high 26 points but it wasn't enough as Boston University held on for a 99-97 victory over the Stony Brook University men's basketball team in a heart-stopping four-overtime thriller on Monday afternoon at Case Gym. Freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) added 15 points and a school-record 17 rebounds for the Seawolves. Stony Brook falls to 9-9 overall and 1-4 in the America East while BU improves to 8-9 and 3-2.
"What a tremendous basketball game, it's a shame a team had to lose tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "I couldn't be prouder of the effort my team put forth tonight. But give BU credit, they made the plays they had to make down the stretch."
The America East Player of the Game, Martin scored 15 of his 26 after the end of regulation. Freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) added 18 points in an incredible 57 minutes of action. Corey Lowe led the Terriers with 33 points after going scoreless in the opening half.
Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) sent the game into overtime, drilling a three-pointer from the right wing as time expired to tie it at 56. BU surged ahead 66-62 with 1:42 left in the first overtime but Martin hit a three with 1:18 left and Brenton then hit one of two free throws with six seconds left to send the game into a second overtime. Matt Wolff nearly won the game at the buzzer for the Terriers, but his shot from half court just rimmed out.
SBU seemed to have the game in the hand in the second overtime after five straight points from Martin gave the Seawolves a 76-71 lead with 1:08 remaining. But Lowe drilled a three with 47 seconds left and then drove the length of the court for the tying score with four seconds left after a Stony Brook miss.
The teams continued to trade blows in the third overtime, with the Seawolves grabbing an 87-86 lead on a Brenton tip-in with 12 seconds left. But Lowe was then fouled with seconds left, hitting one of two to send the game into a fourth overtime. Dougher nearly it won for the Seawolves as time expired but his runner just bounced off the front rim. The lead changed hands eight times in the third overtime.
BU bolted to a 96-89 advantage with 1:35 left in the fourth overtime but the Seawolves would not go away, eventually closing to within one with 11 seconds left after back-to-back hoops from El-Amin. Lowe then hit one of two free throws with seven seconds left to put the Terriers up two, giving SBU one final chance.
Dougher took the ball the length of the court, but his runner hit the side rim. Brenton nearly tipped in the rebound but it rimmed out as time expired to give the Terriers the victory. It marked the first four-overtime game in the America East since New Hampshire defeated Maine in January 1996.
BU grabbed a 9-5 lead six and a half minutes into the game behind five early points from John Holland but senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) then scored two straight hoops to spark a 10-2 run that gave the Seawolves a 15-12 lead with 8:44 remaining in the first half.
The Terriers answered with an 8-2 spurt to take a 20-17 advantage before freshman Danny Carter (London, England) nailed two short jumpers to give SBU a 21-20 lead with 3:45 remaining in the first half. BU scored eight of the final 10 points of the half though to head into the break up 28-23.
Young scored a team-high six points in the opening 20 minutes for the Seawolves, who shot just 33.3 percent. Holland scored 12 first half points for the BU, who went 8-for-11 from the line.
After going scoreless in the first half, Corey Lowe scored the first four points of the second half to give BU a nine-point advantage just three minutes into the period. The Terriers would extend their lead to 11 before sophomore Chris Martin knocked down a three for the Seawolves first points of the half.
SBU would eventually draw to within two on another Martin three with 11:30 left but Lowe answered with a three of his own on BU's ensuing possession to push the Terriers lead back to five. The Seawolves would go away though, tying the game with 8:19 left on two free throws from freshman Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.).
Jake O'Brien answered with a three on the other end to put the Terriers up 45-42 but Dougher came back with a driving lay-up and El-Amin then completed a three-point play after a Lowe hoop to tie the game at 47 with 5:46 remaining. A Matt Wolff put-back hoop with 5:12 left put BU back on top but Dougher nailed a three with 4:03 left to give SBU a 50-49 lead with 4:03 remaining.
Young then hit two free throws with 2:21 left to put the Seawolves up three but Lowe tied it on BU's ensuing possession with a long three from the right wing. The Terriers grabbed the lead on a Scott Brittain hoop with 21.4 seconds left and the Seawolves then drew within one with 6.4 left when Martin hit one of two free throws.
Matt Wolff hit two free throws with 5.6 seconds left and the Seawolves then worked the ball to El-Amin, who drilled the three from the right wing as time expired in to send the game into overtime.
The Seawolves return to action on Friday, traveling to take on Albany. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
BU bolted to a 96-89 advantage with 1:35 left in the fourth overtime but the Seawolves would not go away, eventually closing to within one with 11 seconds left after back-to-back hoops from El-Amin. Lowe then hit one of two free throws with seven seconds left to put the Terriers up two, giving SBU one final chance.
Dougher took the ball the length of the court, but his runner hit the side rim. Brenton nearly tipped in the rebound but it rimmed out as time expired to give the Terriers the victory. It marked the first four-overtime game in the America East since New Hampshire defeated Maine in January 1996.
BU grabbed a 9-5 lead six and a half minutes into the game behind five early points from John Holland but senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) then scored two straight hoops to spark a 10-2 run that gave the Seawolves a 15-12 lead with 8:44 remaining in the first half.
The Terriers answered with an 8-2 spurt to take a 20-17 advantage before freshman Danny Carter (London, England) nailed two short jumpers to give SBU a 21-20 lead with 3:45 remaining in the first half. BU scored eight of the final 10 points of the half though to head into the break up 28-23.
Young scored a team-high six points in the opening 20 minutes for the Seawolves, who shot just 33.3 percent. Holland scored 12 first half points for the BU, who went 8-for-11 from the line.
After going scoreless in the first half, Corey Lowe scored the first four points of the second half to give BU a nine-point advantage just three minutes into the period. The Terriers would extend their lead to 11 before sophomore Chris Martin knocked down a three for the Seawolves first points of the half.
SBU would eventually draw to within two on another Martin three with 11:30 left but Lowe answered with a three of his own on BU's ensuing possession to push the Terriers lead back to five. The Seawolves would go away though, tying the game with 8:19 left on two free throws from freshman Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.).
Jake O'Brien answered with a three on the other end to put the Terriers up 45-42 but Dougher came back with a driving lay-up and El-Amin then completed a three-point play after a Lowe hoop to tie the game at 47 with 5:46 remaining. A Matt Wolff put-back hoop with 5:12 left put BU back on top but Dougher nailed a three with 4:03 left to give SBU a 50-49 lead with 4:03 remaining.
Young then hit two free throws with 2:21 left to put the Seawolves up three but Lowe tied it on BU's ensuing possession with a long three from the right wing. The Terriers grabbed the lead on a Scott Brittain hoop with 21.4 seconds left and the Seawolves then drew within one with 6.4 left when Martin hit one of two free throws.
Matt Wolff hit two free throws with 5.6 seconds left and the Seawolves then worked the ball to El-Amin, who drilled the three from the right wing as time expired in to send the game into overtime.
The Seawolves return to action on Friday, traveling to take on Albany. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
