BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The Stony Brook men's basketball team was unable to close it out at LIU Brooklyn, as it again came down to the final minutes but the Seawolves fell, 75-71, at the Steinberg Wellness Center Monday night. Junior Jaron Cornish led the way with 15 points as Stony Brook moves to 3-6 on the year and LIU Brooklyn now sits at 4-6. 

Boals' Reaction
"I thought tonight we played hard, but missed too many layups and free throws," said head coach Jeff Boals. "We got the ball where we wanted to offensively, but weren't able to capitalize. Our zone was effective in the second half and we cut it to one with a chance to tie at the end, and unfortunately missed it. We need to learn from this game and get ready for Thursday." 

Highlights
-  The Seawolves jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the game, forcing LIU Brooklyn to call an early timeout before the first media. 
-  An 11-2 run for the Blackbirds between media timeouts tied things up at 16-all midway through the first half. 
-  Stony Brook did not give up its lead until LIU Brooklyn's Joel Hernandez made a three with under eight minutes until the break.
- The Seawolves quickly took back the lead and were able to take a 38-24 lead into the break. 
-  Play remained close to open the second half and LIU Brooklyn hit back-to-back shots around the first media timeout of the new half to take their first lead.
-  The two teams traded buckets, keeping the difference within a possession until the midway point in the half. 
- A three from senior Bryan Sekunda (State College, Pa.) in transition gave Stony Brook a one-point lead with 3:06 to play, but the Blackbirds quickly evened things up with a free throw and were able to regain a lead they would not give up.  

Notes
- Cornish made it back-to-back games scoring in double figures.
- Senior Junior Saintel gave the Seawolves a spark in the first half, scoring 11 of his 13 points in the opening period. 
- Sekunda knocked down four three in the game to add 12 points off the bench. 

Up Next
The Seawolves remain on the road this week, taking on Columbia on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.