Sophomore Bryan Dougher leads Seawolves with 13 points.
Queens, N.Y. - Sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) led three Seawolves in double-figures with 13 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team held the St. John's Red Storm to 39.6 percent shooting but D.J. Kennedy scored a game-high 19 points as the Red Storm built an early lead and then held on late for a 63-55 victory over the Seawolves on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena. Stony Brook falls to 5-2 with the loss while St. John's improves to 6-0.
"I'm really proud of the way our team competed out there tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We just weren't able to execute on the offensive end like we needed to. But give credit to St. John's, they're a very good basketball team."
Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va) each added 11 points for the Seawolves, who have held five of their seven opponents under 40 percent shooting this season. Sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) chipped in with four points and a game-high 12 rebounds for SBU.
The Red Storm jumped to a 12-1 lead four minutes in before Dougher hit a tough runner in the lane to jump start a 6-0 Seawolves run that cut the St. John's lead to five. The Red Storm would score five of the next seven points to boost their lead to 10 midway through the half before Joyner scored on an inside hoop to make it 19-11.
St. John's then went on a 7-1 run to build its lead to 14 with five minutes left before Dougher scored on a driving lay-up to make it 26-14. Stony Brook would go into the break trailing by 10, at 30-20, following a tip-in from senior Desmond Adedeji (Landover, Md.) with 20 seconds remaining.
The Seawolves would get within nine early in the second half on an Adedeji dunk before the Red Storm answered with four straight to push their lead to 35-22. Senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.) answered with a runner in the lane and then scored again seconds later when Dougher saved the ball on the St. John's end-line and flung it to Castellanos, who corralled the ball just beyond midcourt and dribbled in for the easy layup to cut the SBU deficit back to nine.
But Kennedy answered with eight straight points for the Red Storm to give SJU its largest lead of game, at 43-26, with 12 minutes remaining. Joyner would score five of the Seawolves next seven points to help trim the SJU lead to 12 but Justin Brownlee scored four points in a row to make it 49-33 in favor of the Red Storm.
The Seawolves would not go away though, trimming their deficit to 11 with just over five minutes remaining following a long Dougher three and a Joyner free throw. But the Red Storm had an answer, scoring seven straight points to take their largest lead of the game, 57-39, with 2:18 remaining.
Stony Brook trimmed its deficit to eight with under a minute left on an El-Amin three but that is as close as they would get as St. John's held on and handed SBU its second loss of the season. Sean Brown added 12 points for the Red Storm, while Brownlee chipped in with 11.
Stony Brook returns to action on Saturday, when they play host to Columbia at Pritchard Gymnasium in a game that will be televised live on MSG Plus. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.goseawolves.org or by calling the Seawolves ticket office at 631-632-WOLF.
Queens, N.Y. - Sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) led three Seawolves in double-figures with 13 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team held the St. John's Red Storm to 39.6 percent shooting but D.J. Kennedy scored a game-high 19 points as the Red Storm built an early lead and then held on late for a 63-55 victory over the Seawolves on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena. Stony Brook falls to 5-2 with the loss while St. John's improves to 6-0.
"I'm really proud of the way our team competed out there tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We just weren't able to execute on the offensive end like we needed to. But give credit to St. John's, they're a very good basketball team."
Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va) each added 11 points for the Seawolves, who have held five of their seven opponents under 40 percent shooting this season. Sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) chipped in with four points and a game-high 12 rebounds for SBU.
The Red Storm jumped to a 12-1 lead four minutes in before Dougher hit a tough runner in the lane to jump start a 6-0 Seawolves run that cut the St. John's lead to five. The Red Storm would score five of the next seven points to boost their lead to 10 midway through the half before Joyner scored on an inside hoop to make it 19-11.
St. John's then went on a 7-1 run to build its lead to 14 with five minutes left before Dougher scored on a driving lay-up to make it 26-14. Stony Brook would go into the break trailing by 10, at 30-20, following a tip-in from senior Desmond Adedeji (Landover, Md.) with 20 seconds remaining.
The Seawolves would get within nine early in the second half on an Adedeji dunk before the Red Storm answered with four straight to push their lead to 35-22. Senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.) answered with a runner in the lane and then scored again seconds later when Dougher saved the ball on the St. John's end-line and flung it to Castellanos, who corralled the ball just beyond midcourt and dribbled in for the easy layup to cut the SBU deficit back to nine.
But Kennedy answered with eight straight points for the Red Storm to give SJU its largest lead of game, at 43-26, with 12 minutes remaining. Joyner would score five of the Seawolves next seven points to help trim the SJU lead to 12 but Justin Brownlee scored four points in a row to make it 49-33 in favor of the Red Storm.
The Seawolves would not go away though, trimming their deficit to 11 with just over five minutes remaining following a long Dougher three and a Joyner free throw. But the Red Storm had an answer, scoring seven straight points to take their largest lead of the game, 57-39, with 2:18 remaining.
Stony Brook trimmed its deficit to eight with under a minute left on an El-Amin three but that is as close as they would get as St. John's held on and handed SBU its second loss of the season. Sean Brown added 12 points for the Red Storm, while Brownlee chipped in with 11.
Stony Brook returns to action on Saturday, when they play host to Columbia at Pritchard Gymnasium in a game that will be televised live on MSG Plus. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.goseawolves.org or by calling the Seawolves ticket office at 631-632-WOLF.
