SBU Sports: Men’s basketball tripped up at Northeastern

The Seawolves return to action later this week at North Carolina A&T on Saturday, February 22 for a 2 pm tip against the Aggies. Stony Brook will then head to Hampton to meet the Pirates on Sunday, February 24. Tip-off is scheduled for noon from the Convocation Center.

Stony Brook men’s basketball was defeated by Northeastern, 71-60, on Feb 15 at Matthews Arena in Boston, Mass. Andre Snoddy secured his sixth double-double of the season, scoring 20 points and grabbing a season-high 15 rebounds.

Sabry Philip started things with an exclamation point for the Seawolves, stealing a pass and jamming home a reverse slam on an uncontested fast break. Snoddy and Ben Wight followed with baskets to give Stony Brook the early 9-6 advantage less than four minutes into the action in Boston.

The Huskies used an 11-3 run to grab a five-point advantage and continued to expand their lead throughout the rest of the first half.

Northeastern’s lead grew to double figures at the 3:40 mark and ballooned to 18 points in the final minute of first-half action.

After a CJ Luster II trifecta opened play in the second stanza, Northeastern went on a 22-6 run to construct a 29-point advantage, 61-32, with less than 12 minutes to play.

The Huskies maintained a 20-plus point gap between themselves and the Seawolves before a late push by Stony Brook.

The Seawolves scored 26 of the final 30 points of the contest over the final six minutes of action, but the late surge was eventually ended by the final buzzer.

Updated: In coordination with the Coastal Athletic Association, Hampton University Athletics announced the postponement of the men’s basketball game between Stony Brook and Hampton scheduled for Thursday, February 20 due to inclement weather predicted for the Hampton Roads area. Stony Brook will now face Hampton at noon on Monday, Feb. 24 inside the Convocation Center.