In what looked like a repeat performance of their last home game, the Seawolves lost another home decision to a visiting conference opponent, at the hands of unconscious shooting in the second half. This past Thursday, Jan. 25, the Seawolves played host to visiting Maine University, losing 74-65.

Going into the second half, Stony Brook led 27-25, but allowed Maine to run wild and hit 65.5% of their shots. Stony Brook got out of the gate hot, leading 10-2 within the game’s first few minutes. Their lead would swell to 22-8 at the 9:34 mark, off of a layup by Mitchell Beauford that got the crowd into the game. With the game seemingly in hand for Stony Brook, Maine began to sink their shots and slow the Seawolves enough to close’ in with’ 2 points before the intermission.

Stony Brook’s Ricky Lucas continued his strong play as of late with 22 points and 6 rebounds, battling Maine’s Kevin Reed who netted 21 points and 5 steals. The Seawolves most impressive player however, was Junior Emanuel Neto, who had a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 13 points. His rebounding helped Stony Brook control the boards in a game where their shooting and defense were lacking.

Stony Brook pulled down nearly as many offensive rebounds (27) as Maine’s did overall (28). In the second half, Maine carried their momentum and took their first lead of the game’ with a 3 point play by Kevin Reed who was fouled after he sank a jumper. From this point on, with 19:48 remaining, Maine never relented or allowed Stony Brook to come within striking distance. Their lead would be as large as 14 points with only a 1:40 left in the contest.

The loss drops Stony Brook to 7-13 overall and 2-6 in conference play, while Maine improves to 9-11 and 4-4 in the conference. The Seawolves are on the road against SUNY Binghamton this Wednesday, Jan. 31st . Game time is at 7:00PM.