Stony Brook Uses Late Run To Edge Blue Hens, 74-68

Sunday, December 16

Stony Brook, NY

2:00 PM

University of Delaware

8-4

Stony Brook

10-2

Delaware

Stony Brook

12/16/2018 4:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Delaware rallied from an 11-point second half deficit to take the lead late, but Stony Brook scored the final seven points of the game to pull out a 74-68 victory over the Blue Hens Sunday afternoon at Island Federal Arena.

Matt Veretto drained a three-pointer from the left wing with 1:25 remaining to put Delaware (8-4) in front 68-67, but the Seawolves (10-2) quickly answered with a Miles Latimore triple to go back up by two with a minute to play. Kevin Anderson's driving layup was then blocked, while Jaron Cornish found Andrew Garcia for a layup at the other end to make it a four-point game with 24 seconds on the clock.

Ryan Allen and Anderson then each missed three-point attempts in the final seconds as Stony Brook sealed the victory.

Eric Carter again paced Delaware with 17 points and 11 rebounds, notching his fifth double-double of the season. Ithiel Horton reached double figures for the 10th straight game by also scoring 17 points while Allen, the reigning CAA Rookie of the Year, added 15 points in his first action of the season following foot surgery.

Veretto was the fourth Blue Hen in double figures with 12 points, while Anderson contributed seven points and a game-high six assists.

Akwasi Yeboah tied his season-high with 25 points for Stony Brook, including five three-pointers. Miles Latimer contributed 14 points, while Jaron Cornish and Elijah Olaniyi added 12 apiece.

Both teams knocked down 11 of 25 three-point attempts on the day, while the Seawolves held a 42-31 rebounding advantage.

The Seawolves used a 10-1 run late in the first half to break a 23-23 deadlock, and eventually took a 35-30 lead into the break. The margin grew to 11 six minutes into the second period but the Blue Hens erupted with an 11-0 run, including three triples by Allen, to pull even at 64-64 with 11:37 on the clock.

Delaware again battled back from a six-point deficit to tie the game at 65-65, and after a Seawolves bucket, Veretto drilled a three-pointer to put the Blue Hens on top before Stony Brook's final decisive run.

Head Coach Martin Ingelsby
"I'm happy with how we battled back. I thought we got into a good offensive flow in the second half and made some shots, we just need a few defensive stops to get out of here with a 'W.' This is a tough one for us, but that's a good basketball team. It was great having Ryan Allen back, he played like he hadn't missed any time. So that was a good shot in the arm for us, and we need to keep building off that with him."

Game Notes:
• Carter has reached double figures in all 12 games this year
• Allen, who tied the UD single season record with 86 three-pointers a year ago, went 5 of 8 from behind the arc
• Stony Brook improved to 4-0 at home this season
• The game was the first ever meeting between the schools
• UD closes out its non-conference schedule at home against Delaware State on Wednesday