Senior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) added 12 points and eight rebounds while junior Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) had 11 points and seven boards. Kristen Sims scored 11 of her game-high 15 points in the second half to lead the Terriers.
Stony Brook (5-21, 2-12 AE) trailed 62-53 with 5:49 left but then went on a 9-2 run, cutting the Terriers lead to two on a driving lay-up from sophomore Gerda Gatling (Woodbridge, Va.) with 3:30 remaining. But Sims knocked down a three with the shot clock winding down and Mo Moran then hit two free throws to push the BU lead back to five.
The Seawolves trailed by four with 14 seconds left and Gatling at the line. But she missed both free throws and Chantell Alford hit one of two free throws for BU. Landers then missed a three on the other end as the Terriers held on for the victory.
SBU jumped on the Terriers at the start, hitting six of its first eight shots to grab a 14-5 lead just over four minutes in. All five Stony Brook starters scored in first four minutes.
BU (14-2, 11-3 AE) scored the next five points to climb within four but Jacobs then scored three straight hoops including a fast-break lay-up off a beautiful feed from Landers. Sophomore Juanita Cochran (Saginaw, Mich.) followed with an inside basket to push the Stony Brook lead to 22-10.
SBU led by 14 midway through the half following a contested jumper from sophomore Talisha Bridges (Kalamazoo, Mich.) just inside the three-point arc but the Terriers went on a 15-4 run over the next five minutes to slice the Stony Brook lead to three. BU cut the Seawolves lead to one on three occasions before finally tying the game at 36 on a Caroline Stewart free throw with 1:30 remaining.
But Landers answered with a long jumper from the top of the key and then hit two free throws to send Stony Brook into the break with a 40-36 lead. The 40 first-half points was a season-high for the Seawolves, who shot 51.9 percent and went a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line in the opening half.
Stony Brook scored seven of the first 10 points of the second half to push its lead back to eight but the Terriers answered with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 47 with 12:30 left. Bridges gave Stony Brook the lead back with a foul-line jumper but the Seawolves then went over five minutes without a field goal as BU scored 10 of the next 11 points to take a 59-50 lead.
Murray ended the drought with a three from the right wing before Kerry Cashman scored three consecutive points to build the BU advantage back to nine.
Stony Brook returns to action on Wednesday, hosting Hartford at Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
