Late Martin Free Throw Leads Men's Basketball To 56-55 Victory Over UMBC
Junior Muhammad El-Amin scores a game-high 15 points for the Seawolves.
Jan. 31, 2009
Final Stats
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) hit the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds left to lead the Stony Brook men's basketball team to a thrilling 56-55 victory over defending conference champion UMBC on Saturday night at Pritchard Gymnasium. Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a team-high 15 points for the Seawolves, who defeated the Retrievers for the second time this season. The Seawolves improve to 12-10 overall and 4-5 in the America East with the victory while the Retrievers fall to 9-12 and 3-6.
"What a terrific basketball game in a fantastic atmosphere," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "UMBC is an excellent basketball team but our guys hung tough and made the plays they had to make down the stretch."
Stony Brook led by five with 3:42 remaining but UMBC then scored five straight points to tie the game at 55 with 48 seconds left. The Seawolves got the ball to Martin on their ensuing possession and he was fouled driving to the hoop, sending him to the foul line with 18 seconds remaining.
Martin hit the first throw to put SBU up 56-55, but then missed on the second to give the Retrievers the ball with a chance to win. But Matt Spadafora missed on a contested jumper as time expired to give SBU the one-point victory.
The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Martin scored 11 points. El-Amin went 6-for-14 from the field for Stony Brook, who shot 46 percent from the field for the game. Darryl Proctor scored a game-high 20 points for the Retrievers. Justin Fry added 10 points and 12 rebounds for UMBC and was named their America East Player of the game.
UMBC scored the first four points of the game but the Seawolves then scored six straight, four by El-Amin, to grab a 6-4 lead just under three minutes in. The Retrievers responded with four straight points but the Seawolves grabbed the lead a minute later as freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) completed a thunderous alley-oop dunk off a feed from freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.). Brenton was also fouled on the play and his free throw gave SBU a 9-8 advantage.
The Seawolves still led by one, 20-19, after a hoop from senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) with 6:45 remaining before El-Amin drilled a three from left corner to give Stony Brook its largest lead of the game. UMBC would close within two on a Chauncey Gilliam jumper with 2:45 remaining but Martin and El-Amin each followed with a hoop to put SBU up 27-21.
The Retrievers scored the final four points of the half though as the Seawolves went into the break up 27-25. El-Amin scored nine points and Martin added seven to pace SBU in the opening 20 minutes. Proctor led UMBC with eight first half points.
UMBC would tie the score at 31 just over three minutes into the second half on a Fry dunk but El-Amin knocked down two free throws on SBU's ensuing possession and junior Desmond Adedeji (Landover Hills, Md.) followed with a hoop in the lane to put the Seawolves up four.
Still leading lead by four with 12:31 left, Brenton completed another three-point play to put the Seawolves up 42-35. UMBC would close to within four again, at 47-43, on a Fry jumper with 9:15 left but El-Amin scored on a put-back hoop on Stony Brook's ensuing possession to put the Seawolves back up by six.
The Retrievers would not go away though, scoring four straight points to close within two. But El-Amin once again had an answer, drilling a step back jumper. Jay Greene knocked down a three with five and a half minutes left to pull UMBC within one but senior Marques Cox (Jamaica, N.Y.) hit an off-balance jumper with the shot clock winding down on Stony Brook's next possession and Dougher then followed with his first hoop of the gameto put the Seawolves up 55-50.
The Seawolves return to action on Tuesday, traveling to take on the Maine Black Bears. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
Junior Muhammad El-Amin scores a game-high 15 points for the Seawolves.
Jan. 31, 2009
Final Stats
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) hit the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds left to lead the Stony Brook men's basketball team to a thrilling 56-55 victory over defending conference champion UMBC on Saturday night at Pritchard Gymnasium. Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a team-high 15 points for the Seawolves, who defeated the Retrievers for the second time this season. The Seawolves improve to 12-10 overall and 4-5 in the America East with the victory while the Retrievers fall to 9-12 and 3-6.
"What a terrific basketball game in a fantastic atmosphere," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "UMBC is an excellent basketball team but our guys hung tough and made the plays they had to make down the stretch."
Stony Brook led by five with 3:42 remaining but UMBC then scored five straight points to tie the game at 55 with 48 seconds left. The Seawolves got the ball to Martin on their ensuing possession and he was fouled driving to the hoop, sending him to the foul line with 18 seconds remaining.
Martin hit the first throw to put SBU up 56-55, but then missed on the second to give the Retrievers the ball with a chance to win. But Matt Spadafora missed on a contested jumper as time expired to give SBU the one-point victory.
The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Martin scored 11 points. El-Amin went 6-for-14 from the field for Stony Brook, who shot 46 percent from the field for the game. Darryl Proctor scored a game-high 20 points for the Retrievers. Justin Fry added 10 points and 12 rebounds for UMBC and was named their America East Player of the game.
UMBC scored the first four points of the game but the Seawolves then scored six straight, four by El-Amin, to grab a 6-4 lead just under three minutes in. The Retrievers responded with four straight points but the Seawolves grabbed the lead a minute later as freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) completed a thunderous alley-oop dunk off a feed from freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.). Brenton was also fouled on the play and his free throw gave SBU a 9-8 advantage.
The Seawolves still led by one, 20-19, after a hoop from senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) with 6:45 remaining before El-Amin drilled a three from left corner to give Stony Brook its largest lead of the game. UMBC would close within two on a Chauncey Gilliam jumper with 2:45 remaining but Martin and El-Amin each followed with a hoop to put SBU up 27-21.
The Retrievers scored the final four points of the half though as the Seawolves went into the break up 27-25. El-Amin scored nine points and Martin added seven to pace SBU in the opening 20 minutes. Proctor led UMBC with eight first half points.
UMBC would tie the score at 31 just over three minutes into the second half on a Fry dunk but El-Amin knocked down two free throws on SBU's ensuing possession and junior Desmond Adedeji (Landover Hills, Md.) followed with a hoop in the lane to put the Seawolves up four.
Still leading lead by four with 12:31 left, Brenton completed another three-point play to put the Seawolves up 42-35. UMBC would close to within four again, at 47-43, on a Fry jumper with 9:15 left but El-Amin scored on a put-back hoop on Stony Brook's ensuing possession to put the Seawolves back up by six.
The Retrievers would not go away though, scoring four straight points to close within two. But El-Amin once again had an answer, drilling a step back jumper. Jay Greene knocked down a three with five and a half minutes left to pull UMBC within one but senior Marques Cox (Jamaica, N.Y.) hit an off-balance jumper with the shot clock winding down on Stony Brook's next possession and Dougher then followed with his first hoop of the gameto put the Seawolves up 55-50.
The Seawolves return to action on Tuesday, traveling to take on the Maine Black Bears. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
