
Sophomore Chris Martin leads four Seawolves in double-figures with 17 points.
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) led four Seawolves in double-figures with 17 points but it wasn't enough as the Vermont Catamounts went 35-for-47 from the free throw line on their way to a 83-72 victory over the Stony Brook men's basketball team at a sold out Pritchard Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Stony Brook falls to 9-8 overall and 1-3 in the America East while Vermont improves to 11-6 and 2-2.
"We got off to a poor start but our guys really battled to get back in the game, we just didn't make enough plays down the stretch to win." Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Our effort on the defensive end needs to be better if we're going to beat a team as good as Vermont."
The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Martin scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) added 15 points for the Seawolves, who shot 55.6 percent (25-for-45) from the field. Junior Marqus Blakely, the America East Player of the Game for Vermont, led four Catamounts in double-figures with a game-high 20 points.
The teams played evenly early, with the Seawolves holding a slim 11-10 lead nine minutes in after a dunk from freshman Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.). But Blakely answered with a jumper in the lane to start a 10-0 Vermont run that gave the Catamounts a 19-11 lead with eight minutes remaining in the period.
Junior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.) would end the Vermont run with a reverse layup, the first of five straight Seawolves points that cut the UVM lead to 19-16 with 6:30 left in the half. SBU still trailed by four with 5:03 left after a free throw from freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) but Vermont then went on a 13-3 run over the next four minutes to take a 35-21 lead with just over a minute remaining in the first half.
Martin would hit a jumper with 41 seconds left in the half to send the Seawolves into the break down 35-23. Dougher and El-Amin scored five points apiece in the first half for Stony Brook, which went 9-for-13 from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. Joey Accaoui scored a game-high 10 points in the first half for Vermont, who shot 50 percent in the opening period.
The Seawolves still trailed by 14 with just over 14 minutes remaining in the game but El-Amin then scored three straight buckets to cut the Catamount lead to 45-37 with 13 minutes left. Castellanos followed with a driving hoop a minute later to draw the Seawolves within six but UVM then hit six straight free throws over the next minute and a half to go up 51-39 with 11:22 remaining.
But Joyner responded with a jumper in the lane and Martin then followed with a three-point play to cut the SBU deficit to seven. Stony Brook would eventually cut its deficit to five on a Martin floater in the lane but Mike Trimboli knocked down a three-pointer, his only field goal of the game, on the Catamounts ensuing possession to make it 56-48 in favor of Vermont with nine and a half minutes left in the contest.
The Seawolves would not go away though, going on a 9-1 run to slice the Vermont lead to one with 6:01 left. But that is as close as SBU would get, as Blakely answered with a tough jumper in the lane on UVM's ensuing possession to kick start a 12-2 run over the next two and a half minutes that would seal the game for the Catamounts.
The Seawolves return to action on Monday, traveling to take on Boston University. Game time is set for 3 p.m.
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) led four Seawolves in double-figures with 17 points but it wasn't enough as the Vermont Catamounts went 35-for-47 from the free throw line on their way to a 83-72 victory over the Stony Brook men's basketball team at a sold out Pritchard Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Stony Brook falls to 9-8 overall and 1-3 in the America East while Vermont improves to 11-6 and 2-2.
"We got off to a poor start but our guys really battled to get back in the game, we just didn't make enough plays down the stretch to win." Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Our effort on the defensive end needs to be better if we're going to beat a team as good as Vermont."
The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Martin scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) added 15 points for the Seawolves, who shot 55.6 percent (25-for-45) from the field. Junior Marqus Blakely, the America East Player of the Game for Vermont, led four Catamounts in double-figures with a game-high 20 points.
The teams played evenly early, with the Seawolves holding a slim 11-10 lead nine minutes in after a dunk from freshman Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.). But Blakely answered with a jumper in the lane to start a 10-0 Vermont run that gave the Catamounts a 19-11 lead with eight minutes remaining in the period.
Junior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.) would end the Vermont run with a reverse layup, the first of five straight Seawolves points that cut the UVM lead to 19-16 with 6:30 left in the half. SBU still trailed by four with 5:03 left after a free throw from freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) but Vermont then went on a 13-3 run over the next four minutes to take a 35-21 lead with just over a minute remaining in the first half.
Martin would hit a jumper with 41 seconds left in the half to send the Seawolves into the break down 35-23. Dougher and El-Amin scored five points apiece in the first half for Stony Brook, which went 9-for-13 from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. Joey Accaoui scored a game-high 10 points in the first half for Vermont, who shot 50 percent in the opening period.
The Seawolves still trailed by 14 with just over 14 minutes remaining in the game but El-Amin then scored three straight buckets to cut the Catamount lead to 45-37 with 13 minutes left. Castellanos followed with a driving hoop a minute later to draw the Seawolves within six but UVM then hit six straight free throws over the next minute and a half to go up 51-39 with 11:22 remaining.
But Joyner responded with a jumper in the lane and Martin then followed with a three-point play to cut the SBU deficit to seven. Stony Brook would eventually cut its deficit to five on a Martin floater in the lane but Mike Trimboli knocked down a three-pointer, his only field goal of the game, on the Catamounts ensuing possession to make it 56-48 in favor of Vermont with nine and a half minutes left in the contest.
The Seawolves would not go away though, going on a 9-1 run to slice the Vermont lead to one with 6:01 left. But that is as close as SBU would get, as Blakely answered with a tough jumper in the lane on UVM's ensuing possession to kick start a 12-2 run over the next two and a half minutes that would seal the game for the Catamounts.
The Seawolves return to action on Monday, traveling to take on Boston University. Game time is set for 3 p.m.