Men's hoops shoots past UCD Marian 76-65

Junior transfer Ron Bracey scored a team-high 19 points and had a big three-pointer late in the game to stop an opponent rally as the Stony Brook men's basketball team defeated UCD Marian 76-65 at the UCD Sports Complex just outside the city centre of Dublin.

 

"We had another good effort against a well-coached team today. I was impressed with Marian's effort, and they had great fan support. But our guys stepped up and hit their shots, especially Ron who I think is showing what he's capable of. I'm also excited about the depth we have. Everyone's contributing, and when one guy is off, another guy is stepping up. That's going to be big for us come regular season."
The game was back-and-forth early on, and UCD quickly showed a penchant for knocking down three-pointers. But it was Marcus Rouse's three with five seconds left in the first quarter that put the Seawolves on top 22-20.
The second quarter was much of the same back-and-forth action, and again Stony Brook stepped up at the end. Trailing 36-34, Bryan Dougher knocked down a three-pointer to put the Seawolves up, and then Tommy Brenton made a big block on a Marian shot, pushing possession back to SBU. Dave Coley crashed to the rim and drew a foul and made both free throws to put the Seawolves up 39-36 at halftime.
In the second half, Stony Brook started to pull away with a 9-2 run that included triples from Dougher and Leonard Hayes. The Seawolves opened up their largest lead of the game, 15 points, with 5:25 left in the game at 70-55.

UCD Marian made a bit of a run late to close within 11, 73-62, with a minute remaining, but that's when Bracey took a pass from Anthony Jackson and drained a three from the near sideline in front of UCD Marian's bench, icing the victory for the Seawolves.

In addition to Bracey's 19, Hayes finished with 16 points. Dougher and Dallis Joyner each had eight points. Joyner also had a team-high eight rebounds. Bracey, Brenton and Anthony Mayo each had six boards. Dougher led the team with seven assists, and Jackson and Brenton both tallied four.
The Seawolves will head to London and will play Midnight Madness on Wednesday at 6 p.m., local, 1 p.m., Eastern.