Seawolves hold Hartford to 34.6 percent shooting.
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West Hartford, Conn. - Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) and junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) each scored a game-high 16 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team held the Hartford Hawks to 34.6 percent shooting on its way to a 54-44 victory in America East Conference action on Wednesday night at Chase Arena. SBU improved to 16-7 overall with the win, its best start since 1990-91. The first-place Seawolves are now 8-2 in the America East, their best record after 10 conference games since joining the America East in 2001-02.
"I really like the effort and energy our guys played with," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We didn't execute as well as we could on the offensive end of the court but our defense was outstanding all night and that's what won us the game."
El-Amin went 8-for-9 from the free throw line for the Seawolves, who have won five straight conference games for the first time since 2002-03. Martin scored 10 of his 16 in the second half, while sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. The Seawolves 16 overall victories matches last-year's squad for the program's most wins since joining the America East in 2001-02. The eight conference wins also matches last season's team for the most in program history.
Both teams struggled to score at the start, with the Seawolves holding a 5-3 lead just under six minutes into the game. But El-Amin then hit a short fade-away and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) followed with a fast-break dunk off a feed from senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.).
Joyner completed a three-point play with 12:30 remaining to push the Stony Brook lead to 13-4 and sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) then got a free for a dunk off a feed from Martin. El-Amin extended the Seawolves advantage to 18-4 a possession later before Morgan Sabia hit a three to bring Hartford within 11.
The Seawolves still led by 11 with five minutes to go but Martin then scored on a driving lay-up and El-Amin followed with two free throws to give Stony Brook a 26-11 advantage. Hartford scored the final four points of the half to close within 26-15 at the break.
Hartford cut the Stony Brook lead to 30-23 just over five minutes into the second half but El-Amin answered with a jumper from the top of the key and then scored on a fast-break lay-up to push the Seawolves advantage back to 11. Hartford had a response though as Joe Zeglinski and Sabia drilled back-to-back threes to cut the SBU advantage to five with 12 minutes remaining.
Martin answered with a three-point play to make it 37-29 but Milton Burton knocked down a three on the other end to bring Hartford back within five. Hartford knocked the ball out of bounds with two seconds left on the shot clock on SBU's ensuing possession but freshman Marcus Rouse (Upper Marloboro, Md.) threw the ball into the lane to Brenton, who caught it and then banked in a shot while falling down.
Dougher followed Brenton's shot with a three to push the Stony Brook lead back to 10 with just less than eight minutes remaining. The three gave Dougher 67 on the season, setting the Seawolves Division I record for three-pointers in a season. Dougher set the previous record last year.
Hartford drew within six with 3:30 left on a Charles White hoop before El-Amin hit two free throws with 2:25 to go to give SBU a 47-39 lead. Joel Barkers answered with an inside hoop for Hartford but El-Amin answered with two more free throws and the Hawks then turned it over on their ensuing possession to seal the game for the Seawolves.
Stony Brook returns to action next Wednesday, hosting Maine at Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7 p.m. For ticket information call 631-632-WOLF or visit www.goseawolves.org.
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West Hartford, Conn. - Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) and junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) each scored a game-high 16 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team held the Hartford Hawks to 34.6 percent shooting on its way to a 54-44 victory in America East Conference action on Wednesday night at Chase Arena. SBU improved to 16-7 overall with the win, its best start since 1990-91. The first-place Seawolves are now 8-2 in the America East, their best record after 10 conference games since joining the America East in 2001-02.
"I really like the effort and energy our guys played with," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We didn't execute as well as we could on the offensive end of the court but our defense was outstanding all night and that's what won us the game."
El-Amin went 8-for-9 from the free throw line for the Seawolves, who have won five straight conference games for the first time since 2002-03. Martin scored 10 of his 16 in the second half, while sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. The Seawolves 16 overall victories matches last-year's squad for the program's most wins since joining the America East in 2001-02. The eight conference wins also matches last season's team for the most in program history.
Both teams struggled to score at the start, with the Seawolves holding a 5-3 lead just under six minutes into the game. But El-Amin then hit a short fade-away and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) followed with a fast-break dunk off a feed from senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.).
Joyner completed a three-point play with 12:30 remaining to push the Stony Brook lead to 13-4 and sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) then got a free for a dunk off a feed from Martin. El-Amin extended the Seawolves advantage to 18-4 a possession later before Morgan Sabia hit a three to bring Hartford within 11.
The Seawolves still led by 11 with five minutes to go but Martin then scored on a driving lay-up and El-Amin followed with two free throws to give Stony Brook a 26-11 advantage. Hartford scored the final four points of the half to close within 26-15 at the break.
Hartford cut the Stony Brook lead to 30-23 just over five minutes into the second half but El-Amin answered with a jumper from the top of the key and then scored on a fast-break lay-up to push the Seawolves advantage back to 11. Hartford had a response though as Joe Zeglinski and Sabia drilled back-to-back threes to cut the SBU advantage to five with 12 minutes remaining.
Martin answered with a three-point play to make it 37-29 but Milton Burton knocked down a three on the other end to bring Hartford back within five. Hartford knocked the ball out of bounds with two seconds left on the shot clock on SBU's ensuing possession but freshman Marcus Rouse (Upper Marloboro, Md.) threw the ball into the lane to Brenton, who caught it and then banked in a shot while falling down.
Dougher followed Brenton's shot with a three to push the Stony Brook lead back to 10 with just less than eight minutes remaining. The three gave Dougher 67 on the season, setting the Seawolves Division I record for three-pointers in a season. Dougher set the previous record last year.
Hartford drew within six with 3:30 left on a Charles White hoop before El-Amin hit two free throws with 2:25 to go to give SBU a 47-39 lead. Joel Barkers answered with an inside hoop for Hartford but El-Amin answered with two more free throws and the Hawks then turned it over on their ensuing possession to seal the game for the Seawolves.
Stony Brook returns to action next Wednesday, hosting Maine at Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7 p.m. For ticket information call 631-632-WOLF or visit www.goseawolves.org.
