MBB
Mitchell Layton
57
American Americ 2-6,0-0 Patriot
80
Winner Stony Brook SBU 3-3,0-0 America East
American Americ
2-6,0-0 Patriot
57
Final
80
Stony Brook SBU
3-3,0-0 America East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
American Americ 25 32 57
Stony Brook SBU 45 35 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Defeated by Stony Brook

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – A late first-half run by Stony Brook set the tone as American University men's basketball was defeated by the Seawolves 80-57 on Wednesday night.    

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Stony Brook won the tip but Stacy Beckton Jr. blocked the Seawolves on their first possession.
  • Matt Rogers scored AU's first points, giving the Eagles their only lead of the game at 2-0.
  • The two sides traded baskets for the first six minutes of action, sitting at a 10-10 tie with 13:59 left.
  • Stony Brook put together a 7-0 run to take control at 19-11 with 11:09 left in the first half.
  • American got the deficit down to five points with 5:17 remaining, but the Seawolves closed the half on a 19-2 run to head into the locker room with a 45-25 lead.
  • The Eagles battled in the second half, grabbing eight offensive rebounds, but the Stony Brook lead proved too much to overcome.
  • AU cut the deficit to 13 on two occasions but that was as close as they could get in the second half.  
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Beckton had three blocks, his most since also having three at Navy on Feb. 5, 2020. He led AU with 13 points.
  • Johnny O'Neil led AU with eight rebounds, matching his career-high set against Navy on Jan. 16, 2021.
  • Elijah Stephens had a career-high two triples, going for six points.
UP NEXT
  • The Eagles conclude an eight-game stretch away from home against Howard on Saturday evening.
  • Tip-off from Burr Gymnasium is set for 5:30 PM.  
  • The Eagles will make their return to Bender Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 8 against Saint Francis (PA).
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