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Olaniyi getting ready to throw the ball during the Stony Brook Mens Basketball game against UMass Lowell on Wednesday, Feb. 5. ROYA MEHREBAKHSH/THE STATESMAN

Olaniyi goes off for career-high 33 as Stony Brook gets upper hand late in UMass Lowell rematch

Ethan Tam February 7, 2020
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, as the series shifted to Long Island, Stony Brook again overcame a second-half deficit for the 77-70 win over UMass Lowell.
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Olaniyi dribbles the ball during Mens basketball game against UMBC on Saturday, Feb.1. ETHAN TAM/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook celebrates Children's Hospital Night with takedown of UMBC

Ethan Tam February 2, 2020
The Seawolves each donned a jersey with the name of a Stony Brook Children’s Hospital patient on the back as they earned a 74-63 victory over the UMBC Retrievers.
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Foreman during Stony Brook Mens Basketball home opener against Yale on Nov. 5. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Strong finish guides Stony Brook's bounceback at UMass Lowell

Ethan Tam January 30, 2020
A 10-point lead with eight and a half minutes remaining had disintegrated, but the Seawolves came out on top 84-76 against the UMass Lowell River Hawks at the Tsongas Center.
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Mouhamadou Gueye jumps to make a basket during the Stony Brook Mens Basketball home opener against Yale on Nov. 5, 2019 EMMA HARRIS/STATESMAN FILE

Stony Brook falls out of first place after poor defense leads to home loss against Binghamton

Ethan Tam January 25, 2020
The Seawolves entered the game looking to avenge last March’s improbable homecourt upset in the America East Tournament. They left inexplicably stunned again by a team that has been consistently ranked as one of the worst in Division I over the past decade.
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Olaniyi in with the ball during Stony Brook mens basketball home opener on Nov. 5 against Yale. 
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Olaniyi breaks 1,000 as Stony Brook tops Albany to take back first place

Ethan Tam January 21, 2020
Having conceded first place in the America East after Wednesday’s loss to Hartford, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team reclaimed the top spot in the conference on Saturday, Jan. 18. Stony Brook (13-7, 4-1) rebounded from a close road defeat with a 70-62 victory over the Albany Great Danes (10-9, 3-1) at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena, snapping its opponent’s 4-game win streak in the process.
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Junior guard Elijah Olaniyi in the opening season game against Yale. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Second-half surge guides Stony Brook in rout of New Hampshire

Ethan Tam January 12, 2020
On his 21st birthday, junior guard Elijah Olaniyi had scored just four points at halftime, well below pace of his season average.
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Olaniyi in with the ball during Stony Brook mens basketball home opener on Nov. 5 against Yale. 
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Stony Brook upsets Vermont on the road for massive conference victory

Ethan Tam January 10, 2020
The Stony Brook men’s basketball team stepped into the Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, Vermont having not beaten the Vermont Catamounts in nearly four years.
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Miles Latimer in the opening game this season against Yale. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook clobbers Maine to begin America East play

Ethan Tam January 7, 2020
Stony Brook (10-6) continued the domination in the series, winning its 19th consecutive game against Maine (4-11) to extend a streak that dates back to 2010.
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Foreman ETHAN TAM/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook takes care of Norfolk State to end non-conference slate

Ethan Tam January 4, 2020
The Stony Brook Seawolves returned to the Island Federal Arena for the first time in over three weeks, reigning victorious by a score of 81-65 over the Norfolk State Spartans.
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Foreman during Stony Brook Mens Basketball home opener against Yale on Nov. 5. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook erases 14-point deficit to top American in final game of road trip

Ethan Tam December 26, 2019
The Stony Brook men’s basketball team came into Saturday, Dec. 21’s matchup against the American Eagles having lost three consecutive close games to difficult opponents.
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Stony Brook loses close battle at Providence

Ethan Tam December 16, 2019
In the second game of a difficult 4-game road trip, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team lost 82-78 to the Providence Friars (6-5) on Saturday, Dec. 14, dropping their second consecutive game and falling to 7-5 on the season. The Seawolves held a second-half lead again in the third meeting between the America East and Big East schools but were unable to beat the size and physicality of the Friars.
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Redshirt-junior forward Andrew Garcia with the ball during the Stony Brook Mens Basketball home opener on Nov. 5. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Turnovers an issue as Seawolves fall in Battle of Long Island

Ethan Tam December 13, 2019
Seeking their first victory in the Battle of Long Island since 2015, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team could not seal the deal in the final minutes and ultimately fell 71-63 to the Hofstra Pride (7-4), snapping their two-game winning streak and dropping their record to 7-4 on the season.
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