Yeboah tied the game late in the second half after making all three of his free throws after getting fouled on a three-point attempt. Vermont responded with a 15-6 run over the final five minutes to seal Stony Brook’s fate.
Stony Brook’s 80-74 win over Vermont in the America East Championship will send the Seawolves to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
SBU fell behind by 17 in the first half and spent the rest of the night trying to crawl back, but the team could not overcome its poor showing at the free-throw line.
The Stony Brook Men’s Basketball team extended its nation-leading winning streak to 13 as the team pulled away late to defeat Vermont, 72-61, in Patrick Gymnasium.