Durham, N.H. (Feb. 28, 2010) – Stony Brook University’s men’s basketball team closed its regular season with a 77-55 loss to New Hampshire on Sunday at Lundholm Gymnasium. The loss snaps a 10-game winning streak for the Seawolves, who finish their record-breaking regular season 21-8 overall and 13-3 in the America East. Stony Brook will be the No. 1 seed in next weekend’s America East Tournament and take on the winner of Thursday’s Albany/UMBC game on Saturday at Chase Arena in an America East quarterfinal game. Game time is set for 12 p.m.
“Give all the credit to New Hampshire, they outplayed us on both ends of the court,” Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. “We didn’t play Stony Brook basketball today but we’ll go back to work and get ready for Saturday [America East Tournament].”
Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) and sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) each scored 13 points to lead the Seawolves. Sophomore Tommy Brenton(Columbia, Md.) grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
New Hampshire grabbed an early 6-4 lead but freshman Marcus Rouse (Upper Marlboro, Md.) then got free for an easy hoop off an in-bounds play, the first of six straight Seawolves points. UNH scored nine of the next 10 points to take a four point lead before El-Amin drained a long jumper to bring SBU within two.
The Wildcats answered with a 10-0 run to take a 25-13 lead with four minutes left in the half but Brenton then hit one of two free throws and Dougher followed with a three to cut the Seawolves deficit to eight.
UNH scored 10 of the final 14 points of the half though to take a 35-21 lead into the break. New Hampshire shot 46.7 percent in the opening 20 minutes against the Seawolves, who trailed at halftime for the first time since their Jan. 21 contest at Vermont.
New Hampshire scored the first five points of the second half to build its lead to 19 but sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) then completed a three-point play and El-Amin followed with a jumper from the top of the key to trim the Stony Brook deficit to 14.
But the Wildcats answered with four consecutive threes to take their largest lead of the game, 52-27, with 13:31 to go in the game. Brenton ended the run with a three-point play and Dougher then scored on a tough floater from the right baseline to trim the SBU deficit to 20.
Stony Brook was unable to get closer than 18 the rest of the way though as New Hampshire defeated the Seawolves at Lundholm Gymnasium for the sixth straight time. Ferg Myrick led four UNH players in double-figures with 21 points.
America East Tournament Ticket Information
Tickets will go on sale through the University of Hartford Hawks on Wednesday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m. online and by phone at (860) 768-HAWK (4295).
Tickets Prices:
$25 - Chairback
$18 - Reserved Bleacher Seats
