Game 12: Manhattan (3-8) vs. Stony Brook (8-4)
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 2 p.m.
Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) - Riverdale, N.Y.
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Manhattan (3-8)
The Jaspers play their fifth straight contest in New York City, returning to Draddy Gymnasium for the first time since Dec. 9 when Manhattan rolled past Siena 75-55. Manhattan is 2-0 at home with the Jaspers other home victory coming over Hofstra (67-56) on Nov. 21.
Manhattan averaged 71.0 points and has limited opponents to 55.5 points per game at Draddy Gymnasium. Junior forward Rhamel Brown has recorded an 18.0 scoring average, shooting 84.2% (16-19) from the field in the Jaspers' two home victories. Brown is coming off a career-high 25 point performance in the Jaspers' 69-58 setback to Columbia on Saturday. The 6'7", 230-pound preseason All-MAAC selection leads the conference in field goal percentage (57.3%), blocks (1.9 bpg) and is fifth in rebounding (6.5 rpg).
Jaspers' sophomore forward Emmy Andujar recorded his third double-digit scoring performance in the last four games on Saturday against the Lions. Andujar scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting. Over the last four contests, Andujar is averaging 9.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and has shot 57.7% (15-26) from the field. He scored 11 points, shooting 5-for-8 (62.5%) and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds in the Jaspers' last victory over Siena at Draddy Gymnasium.
Manhattan has received good minutes from freshman forward Shane Richards in the last two games. Richards followed a career-high 18 point performance against South Carolina (Dec. 22) with nine points off the bench at Columbia. Richards averaged 13.5 points, knocking down 50% (9-18) of his three-point field goal attempts in these games. He leads the team with 14 three-pointers this season.
Manhattan is second in the MAAC with 7.5 steals per contest. The Jaspers are also in the top half of the league in blocked shots (3.4).
Stony Brook (8-4)
The Seawolves have won four of their last six games, but are coming off consecutive road losses at Maryland and Seton Hall. Stony Brook is led by junior guard Anthony Jackson who has averaged 12.9 points starting all 12 games this season. Jackson also tops the team with a 93.8% (30-32) free-throw shooting mark.
Junior guard Dave Coley led Stony Brook its last time out in a one-point loss to Seton Hall on Friday at the Prudential Center. Coley scored a game-high 21 points against the Pirates. Jackson had a chance to win the contest with a three-point attempt that was off the mark in the Seawolves' final possession in the 60-59 loss. Coley is averaging 11.9 points and 4.1 rebounds this season.
The Seawolves have also received solid production from freshman forward Jameel Warney who has posted 11.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and is shooting a team-best 60% from the field this season. Warney was named the America East Rookie of the Week on Dec. 24 after the 6'8", 255-pound native of Plainfield, N.J. averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in two games against Sacred Heart and Maryland.
Stony Brook was picked second in the 2012-13 America East Preseason Poll. The Seawolves have gone 3-0 against MAAC opponents this season, winning at Marist, Rider and at home against Canisius. Stony Brook is 5-2 in road games this season.
