Sophomore Dallis Joyner tallies 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Final Stats
Bronx. N.Y. - Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a team-high 16 points and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds to record his first career double-double but the Fordham Rams shot 51.7 percent from the field and hit 13 three-pointers on its way to a 93-77 victory over the Stony Brook University men's basketball team on Tuesday night at Rose Hill Gymnasium. Stony Brook falls to 6-3 with the loss while the Rams improve to 2-5.
"We just didn't play well enough on the defensive side of the ball to win tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "But give Fordham credit, they played a terrific basketball game."
El-Amin grabbed seven rebounds and went 6-for-6 from the line, while Joyner recorded career-highs in points and rebounds. Chris Gaston and Brenton Butler scored 25 points apiece to lead Fordham.
Stony Brook jumped to an 8-6 lead five minutes in behind four early points from El-Amin. But Fordham then went on a 12-3 run over the next three minutes to go in front 18-11.
El-Amin ended the Rams spurt with an off-balance jumper and then followed with two free throws to cut the Seawolves deficit to three. Fordham scored nine of the next 11 points though to take its largest lead of the game, 27-17, with 8:33 left in the first half.
The Seawolves climbed back within four with just over five minutes left on a three from sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) before Butler hit his fourth three of the half to push the Ram lead back to seven. The Fordham advantage eventually grew to nine before Joyner sandwiched two hoops around a Lance Brown free throw to chop the SBU deficit to six.
The teams traded hoops over the final 30 seconds of the half as Fordham went into the break with a 44-38 advantage. El-Amin scored a team-high 10 points in the opening 20 minutes for the Seawolves, while Joyner added seven points and six rebounds. Fordham shot 55.2 percent in the first half and knocked down eight three-pointers.
The Rams pushed their lead up to 13 five minutes into the second half before junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored four straight points to cut the Stony Brook deficit to nine. But Fordham responded with five straight points, including a three from Butler, to take a 62-48 lead with 12 minutes left in the game.
Fordham took its largest lead of the game to that point, 69-54, on a Brown three with eight minutes remaining before El-Amin scored on a driving lay-up to bring Stony Brook within 13. The Seawolves still trailed by 14 with five minutes left but Carter got free for a dunk off an in-bounds play as the Seawolves scored five of the next six points to cut its deficit to 10.
But Eastwick then sandwiched two three-pointers around an El-Amin hoop as Fordham pushed its lead back to 14. The Seawolves go no closer than 12 the rest of the way as the Rams went on to the victory.
Stony Brook returns to action on Saturday, traveling to take on Colgate. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
Final Stats
Bronx. N.Y. - Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a team-high 16 points and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds to record his first career double-double but the Fordham Rams shot 51.7 percent from the field and hit 13 three-pointers on its way to a 93-77 victory over the Stony Brook University men's basketball team on Tuesday night at Rose Hill Gymnasium. Stony Brook falls to 6-3 with the loss while the Rams improve to 2-5.
"We just didn't play well enough on the defensive side of the ball to win tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "But give Fordham credit, they played a terrific basketball game."
El-Amin grabbed seven rebounds and went 6-for-6 from the line, while Joyner recorded career-highs in points and rebounds. Chris Gaston and Brenton Butler scored 25 points apiece to lead Fordham.
Stony Brook jumped to an 8-6 lead five minutes in behind four early points from El-Amin. But Fordham then went on a 12-3 run over the next three minutes to go in front 18-11.
El-Amin ended the Rams spurt with an off-balance jumper and then followed with two free throws to cut the Seawolves deficit to three. Fordham scored nine of the next 11 points though to take its largest lead of the game, 27-17, with 8:33 left in the first half.
The Seawolves climbed back within four with just over five minutes left on a three from sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) before Butler hit his fourth three of the half to push the Ram lead back to seven. The Fordham advantage eventually grew to nine before Joyner sandwiched two hoops around a Lance Brown free throw to chop the SBU deficit to six.
The teams traded hoops over the final 30 seconds of the half as Fordham went into the break with a 44-38 advantage. El-Amin scored a team-high 10 points in the opening 20 minutes for the Seawolves, while Joyner added seven points and six rebounds. Fordham shot 55.2 percent in the first half and knocked down eight three-pointers.
The Rams pushed their lead up to 13 five minutes into the second half before junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored four straight points to cut the Stony Brook deficit to nine. But Fordham responded with five straight points, including a three from Butler, to take a 62-48 lead with 12 minutes left in the game.
Fordham took its largest lead of the game to that point, 69-54, on a Brown three with eight minutes remaining before El-Amin scored on a driving lay-up to bring Stony Brook within 13. The Seawolves still trailed by 14 with five minutes left but Carter got free for a dunk off an in-bounds play as the Seawolves scored five of the next six points to cut its deficit to 10.
But Eastwick then sandwiched two three-pointers around an El-Amin hoop as Fordham pushed its lead back to 14. The Seawolves go no closer than 12 the rest of the way as the Rams went on to the victory.
Stony Brook returns to action on Saturday, traveling to take on Colgate. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
