Senior Muhammad El-Amin scores game-high 26 points.
Box Score
Baltimore, Md. - Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) led four Seawolves in double-figures with a game-high 26 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team opened the second half on a 19-5 run on its way to a 86-72 win over the UMBC Retrievers on Tuesday night at the RAC Arena. It is the eighth straight win for the America East leading Seawolves, who are 19-7 overall and 11-2 in the America East.
"This was a good win for our guys on the road against a well-coached UMBC team," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We really picked up our defense in the second half and that was the difference in the game."
El-Amin scored 15 of his 26 in the first half and was named the Seawolves America East Player of the Game. Junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) added 17 while sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) chipped in with his second straight double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds).
Martin scored the first eight Stony Brook points of the game, including two threes, to give the Seawolves an early 8-6 lead. The Retrievers scored the next four points before senior Andrew Goba (Durban, South Africa) scored on a put-back to tie it at 10. UMBC scored eight of the next 10 points to take an 18-12 lead midway through the half but sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) then knocked down a three to cut the UMBC lead in half.
The Retrievers pushed their lead to seven a couple minutes later on a Matt Spadaforda three but Stony Brook scored eight of the next 11 points, including five from El-Amin, to draw within two. Another Spadaforda three gave UMBC a 32-27 advantage but sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) then got free for an easy lay-in and El-Amin followed with a three point play to tie the game with four minutes left in the half.
UMBC re-gained the lead on a Nick Groce lay-up before El-Amin drilled a three from the right wing to give Stony Brook its first lead since the early going. Joyner then scored the final three points of the half to send Stony Brook into the break with a 38-34 lead.
Shawn Grant hit two free throws on UMBC's opening possession of the second half to cut the Stony Brook advantage to two but Joyner then knocked down two free throws to kick start an 8-0 Seawolves run than gave them a 10-point lead four minutes into the half
Stony Brook stretched its lead to 18 just over three minutes later on a thunderous dunk from freshman Preye Preboye (Springfield, Mass.) off a feed from senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.). Spadafora hit two free throws to end the Stony Brook run but Dougher followed with a three to give the Seawolves a 60-41 advantage with 12 minutes to go.
UMBC got within 15 on two Grant free throws with six minutes left but Dougher knocked down a three on Stony Brook's next possession to push the Stony Brook lead back to 18. UMBC clawed within 11 on a Grant three-point play with three and a half minutes remaining but El-Amin answered with a floater in the lane and UMBC got no closer than 11 the rest of the way.
Chris De La Rosa led UMBC with 20 points while Grant chipped in with 17. Stony Brook shot 51.8 percent for the game, its third straight game over 50 percent.
The Seawolves return to action on Friday, traveling to take on Albany in a game that will be televised on MSG Plus. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Box Score
Baltimore, Md. - Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) led four Seawolves in double-figures with a game-high 26 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team opened the second half on a 19-5 run on its way to a 86-72 win over the UMBC Retrievers on Tuesday night at the RAC Arena. It is the eighth straight win for the America East leading Seawolves, who are 19-7 overall and 11-2 in the America East.
"This was a good win for our guys on the road against a well-coached UMBC team," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We really picked up our defense in the second half and that was the difference in the game."
El-Amin scored 15 of his 26 in the first half and was named the Seawolves America East Player of the Game. Junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) added 17 while sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) chipped in with his second straight double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds).
Martin scored the first eight Stony Brook points of the game, including two threes, to give the Seawolves an early 8-6 lead. The Retrievers scored the next four points before senior Andrew Goba (Durban, South Africa) scored on a put-back to tie it at 10. UMBC scored eight of the next 10 points to take an 18-12 lead midway through the half but sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) then knocked down a three to cut the UMBC lead in half.
The Retrievers pushed their lead to seven a couple minutes later on a Matt Spadaforda three but Stony Brook scored eight of the next 11 points, including five from El-Amin, to draw within two. Another Spadaforda three gave UMBC a 32-27 advantage but sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) then got free for an easy lay-in and El-Amin followed with a three point play to tie the game with four minutes left in the half.
UMBC re-gained the lead on a Nick Groce lay-up before El-Amin drilled a three from the right wing to give Stony Brook its first lead since the early going. Joyner then scored the final three points of the half to send Stony Brook into the break with a 38-34 lead.
Shawn Grant hit two free throws on UMBC's opening possession of the second half to cut the Stony Brook advantage to two but Joyner then knocked down two free throws to kick start an 8-0 Seawolves run than gave them a 10-point lead four minutes into the half
Stony Brook stretched its lead to 18 just over three minutes later on a thunderous dunk from freshman Preye Preboye (Springfield, Mass.) off a feed from senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.). Spadafora hit two free throws to end the Stony Brook run but Dougher followed with a three to give the Seawolves a 60-41 advantage with 12 minutes to go.
UMBC got within 15 on two Grant free throws with six minutes left but Dougher knocked down a three on Stony Brook's next possession to push the Stony Brook lead back to 18. UMBC clawed within 11 on a Grant three-point play with three and a half minutes remaining but El-Amin answered with a floater in the lane and UMBC got no closer than 11 the rest of the way.
Chris De La Rosa led UMBC with 20 points while Grant chipped in with 17. Stony Brook shot 51.8 percent for the game, its third straight game over 50 percent.
The Seawolves return to action on Friday, traveling to take on Albany in a game that will be televised on MSG Plus. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
