SBU Sports: Men’s basketball defeats Hostra 59-56
Stony Brook men’s basketball defeated Hofstra, 59-56, on Feb. 27 at Stony Brook Arena. The Seawolves ended the game on an 8-0 run, capped off by an Andre Snoddy dunk and block on the opposite end to seal a regular-season sweep of their Long Island rivals.
Stony Brook started strong offensively, with Luster paving the way for the Seawolves to build an early double-digit lead, 21-11, at the 7:42 mark of the first half.
Hofstra could not cut into Stony Brook’s lead much and the Seawolves extended the advantage to 11 points, 27-16, on a Quin Gorman triple with less than four minutes to play.
The Pride battled back and scored twice in the final minute to make it a five-point game heading into the locker room.
Trailing 31-26 coming out of the break, Hofstra evened the contest at 38 all and took its first lead since the opening minute of action on an Aranguren basket that bookended an 8-0 Pride run.
The lead began to change hands after baskets back and forth down the stretch.After the Seawolves grabbed a five-point lead on a Collin O’Connor trifecta, Hofstra scored eight straight to go back in front, 51-48, on a Davis basket that led to a Stony Brook timeout with 5:34 to play.
Ben Wight connected on a triple, just his second of the season and eighth of his career, to even the score again.
Hofstra grabbed a five-point advantage again, but Stony Brook fought to make it a one-point game in the final minute. The Seawolves had possession out of a timeout with 31 seconds to play. Wight found a cutting Snoddy for a dunk inside with 13 seconds remaining to give Stony Brook a 57-56 lead.
Snoddy made the decisive play on the opposite end of the court, blocking Aranguren’s driving layup and corralling the rebound in the final seconds.
Snoddy made two free throws with 1.5 seconds left.
See comments from Coach Geno Ford postgame here.
The team stays home, celebrating senior day festivities against Elon on Saturday, March 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Stony Brook Arena, with the contest airing nationally on CBS Sports Network.
