O’Connor poured into career 27 points, Seawolves launched a close battle in UNC Wilmington – Stony Brook Athletics

Wilmington, North Carolina – Stony Brook’s men’s basketball fought to the final that fell 80-70 at UNC Wilmington on Saturday night at Traask Coliseum. Colin O’Conor He scored 27 points in the career by registering for 40 minutes in the race.

How did it happen

• Comens Brooke opened the score of Andre Snodi Trifecta, building 6-0 leads in the opening minute before Seahawks connects to a pair of triplets to equalize the race.
• Seawolves regained their lead for a moment, but UNCW turned the momentum by 14-2 to build a nine-point lead, 20-11.
• Corus Brooke struggles to slow down offensively by finding himself in a 16-point hole after the media under the media under the four in the first half. Seawolves scored six of the last seven half -time, holding UNCW without a goal in the final 3:42 field of half -time to head to the dressing room, which moves with 11.
• CJ Luster IIWhoever had a quiet first half, scored the first eight points of a bracket of Brooke from the second half to squeeze the deficit of up to six points, 45-39, on a 16-minute marking.
• Seawolves have done a lot of better job to slow Seahawks to start the second half, limiting running and cutting off the deficit.
• O’Connor began to find his groove offensive, inserting inside and out, as well as in the line of free throws. A pair of O’Connor free throws with 9:46 to play Seawolves within four points of UNCW, the smallest margin between the two sides after opening 10 minutes from the first half.
• Leaving 60-54 with less than eight minutes to play, Stones Brooke sent an UNCW to the free throw line. After two gaps, Seahawks offensive rebound, which led to a second chance basket. Corus Brooke turned it to the subsequent possession and UNCW took advantage of three indicator to force Seawolves waiting. Another Seahawks basket made nine straight points and pressed the Stony Brook deficit up to 13 points, 67-54.
• Stony Brook could not enter the single digits until the end of the evening, eventually the race on the UNCW road was eventually dropped.

Statistics and notes

• O’Connor’s 27 points were the best of the career. His 27 -point efforts were shy to match the Division I record for points by a freshman set by John Paul Cobrin against Northeast (February 17, 2002).
• O’Connor put personal best scores with 27 points, nine scored field goals, three straight beyond the rainbow and six free throws. He added three assists, three fights and theft, all while playing all 40 minutes.
• Nick Wooda I collected 14 points in the competition, 12 of which came in the first half. He finished 6-9 from the floor and took four rebounds.
• Seawolves restricted UNC Wilmington to three offensive struggles and ended with 30 rebounds compared to 31.
• UNCW fired 52% (11-21) beyond the arc. Brooke Stones fights on the free throw line, ending 13-20 (65%).
• Corus Brooke turned the ball over eight times in the first half, but cleaned things in the second stanza, giving the ball only twice. Seawolves also forced UNCW in a total of 12 rpm, nine coming in the first 20 minutes.
• Seawolves fall to 1-3 for all time against UNCW and are now 0-2 in Trask Coliseum.

Seawolves quotes
“We fought tonight, but we were unable to make enough plays to take it out,” chief coach Geno Ford He said. “Going into the game, UNCW was the 36th in the nation in an insulting bounce and we were able to keep them to three in total, low level.”

“Colin had a good ball and I thought that the efforts of Dre’s defense and the glass was exceptional. We are getting better. We still have eight games to try to build some speed for DC,” Ford added.

Forward

Stony Brook heads home to host the Preseasel Favoory Towson on Thursday, February 6th. The advice is scheduled for 18:31 by Stony Brook Arena, with the competition streaming on Flocollege.

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