Seawolves match best start since 1994-95 season.
Hanover, N.H. - Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Stony Brook men's basketball team to a 60-52 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green on Tuesday night at Leede Arena. Stony Brook improves to 9-7 with the victory, matching its best start since the 1994-95 season. Dartmouth falls to 2-12 with the loss.
"After a tough loss on Thursday, this was a great way to bounce back," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We showed great toughness tonight and our defense in the second half was superb."
The America East Player of the Game, El-Amin went 8-for-18 from the field and knocked down four of seven from beyond the arc. Freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) added 11 points and 10 rebounds, his second double-double in three games, for the Seawolves, who held Dartmouth to 32 percent shooting the second half. The Seawolves also had a season-high 17 steals.
Stony Brook used the three-point ball to jump to a 12-6 lead just over five minutes in as freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J) knocked down two and El-Amin added one. The Big Green answered with an 8-0 run to take a two-point lead midway through the half before Brenton knocked down a three from the top of the key to give the Seawolves a 16-15 advantage.
Dartmouth regained the lead on its next possession but El-Amin came back with a tough jumper and Dougher followed with his third three of the game to put SBU up 20-16 with 7:18 left in the first half. The Big Green once again had a response though, going on a 9-0 spurt to take its largest lead of the contest at 25-20, with just under five minutes left in the first period.
El-Amin ended the Dartmouth run with a three and then sandwiched a put-back hoop and another jumper around an Alex Barnett basket to tie the score at 27 with 2:41 remaining. The Seawolves would eventually take a one-point lead on a free throw from junior Andrew Goba (Durban, South Africa) but Dan Biber knocked down a three with time running out in the first half to send Dartmouth into the break up 32-30.
The Seawolves went 6-for-13 (46.2) from three-point range in the first half and were led by El-Amin's 12 points. The Big Green shot 54.5 percent (12-for-22) in the opening 20 minutes but turned the ball over 11 times.
SBU came out strong defensively to begin the second half, holding the Big Green to just one field goal over the first eight minutes of the period as it grabbed a 37-34 advantage. Dartmouth would eventually tie the score at 37 and then again at 39 but senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) nailed a three with 10:35 left to give the Seawolves the lead. El-Amin then followed with his third trifecta of the game to give SBU a 45-39 advantage with eight minutes to go.
The Big Green would eventually draw to within two on a Robby Pride bucket with 5:04 remaining but Young followed with a jumper in the lane to push the lead back to four and El-Amin, then nailed a long three from the top of the key as the shot clock expired to seal the game for the Seawolves. It was the sixth road victory of the season for SBU, its most since the 1991-92 season.
The Seawolves return to America East action on Saturday, hosting Vermont at Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 2 p.m. The contest will be televised live on Madison Square Garden Network (MSG).
Hanover, N.H. - Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Stony Brook men's basketball team to a 60-52 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green on Tuesday night at Leede Arena. Stony Brook improves to 9-7 with the victory, matching its best start since the 1994-95 season. Dartmouth falls to 2-12 with the loss.
"After a tough loss on Thursday, this was a great way to bounce back," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We showed great toughness tonight and our defense in the second half was superb."
The America East Player of the Game, El-Amin went 8-for-18 from the field and knocked down four of seven from beyond the arc. Freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) added 11 points and 10 rebounds, his second double-double in three games, for the Seawolves, who held Dartmouth to 32 percent shooting the second half. The Seawolves also had a season-high 17 steals.
Stony Brook used the three-point ball to jump to a 12-6 lead just over five minutes in as freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J) knocked down two and El-Amin added one. The Big Green answered with an 8-0 run to take a two-point lead midway through the half before Brenton knocked down a three from the top of the key to give the Seawolves a 16-15 advantage.
Dartmouth regained the lead on its next possession but El-Amin came back with a tough jumper and Dougher followed with his third three of the game to put SBU up 20-16 with 7:18 left in the first half. The Big Green once again had a response though, going on a 9-0 spurt to take its largest lead of the contest at 25-20, with just under five minutes left in the first period.
El-Amin ended the Dartmouth run with a three and then sandwiched a put-back hoop and another jumper around an Alex Barnett basket to tie the score at 27 with 2:41 remaining. The Seawolves would eventually take a one-point lead on a free throw from junior Andrew Goba (Durban, South Africa) but Dan Biber knocked down a three with time running out in the first half to send Dartmouth into the break up 32-30.
The Seawolves went 6-for-13 (46.2) from three-point range in the first half and were led by El-Amin's 12 points. The Big Green shot 54.5 percent (12-for-22) in the opening 20 minutes but turned the ball over 11 times.
SBU came out strong defensively to begin the second half, holding the Big Green to just one field goal over the first eight minutes of the period as it grabbed a 37-34 advantage. Dartmouth would eventually tie the score at 37 and then again at 39 but senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) nailed a three with 10:35 left to give the Seawolves the lead. El-Amin then followed with his third trifecta of the game to give SBU a 45-39 advantage with eight minutes to go.
The Big Green would eventually draw to within two on a Robby Pride bucket with 5:04 remaining but Young followed with a jumper in the lane to push the lead back to four and El-Amin, then nailed a long three from the top of the key as the shot clock expired to seal the game for the Seawolves. It was the sixth road victory of the season for SBU, its most since the 1991-92 season.
The Seawolves return to America East action on Saturday, hosting Vermont at Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 2 p.m. The contest will be televised live on Madison Square Garden Network (MSG).
