Riverdale, NY - Junior Pauly Paulicap (Elmont, NY / Harcum College) scored a career-high 24 points with a game-high 10 rebounds and five blocks, but it wasn't enough as Stony Brook used a game-ending 11-3 run to post a 69-62 win over Manhattan in non-conference action at Draddy Gymnasium.
In defeat, the Jaspers committed a season-low 10 turnovers while shooting a season-high 73.9 percent (17-of-23) from the line with a season-best seven blocks.
Paulicap was joined in double-figures on offense by freshman Warren Williams (Kingston, Jamaica / St. Benedict's Prep), who finished with 10 points.
After halftime, Manhattan erased a pair of eight-point deficits with big runs but was unable to withstand a dominating free throw exhibition by the visitors, which made 17-straight to start the second half and 24-of-28 over the final 20 minutes.
Akwasi Yeboah led the way for Stony Brook with a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds while going 16-for-20 from the charity stripe.
Notes
* The Seawolves improve to 8-1 while the Jaspers fall to 2-6.
* Manhattan set a season-high with 62 points.
* The Jaspers ripped off runs of 10-0 and 10-1 to overcome a pair eight-point second-half deficits.
* Manhattan scored 10-straight points in just over four minutes early in the second half, highlighted by five-straight points from Williams.
* In the Jaspers' 10-1 spurt, Paulicap had six points and sophomore Nehemiah Mack (Harrisburg, PA / Massanutten Prep (VA)) four in staking the Green & White to a 59-58 advantage with 3:04 to play.
* Paulicap, who is averaging 13.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, registered his sixth career double-double and his sixth double-digit rebounding performance.
* Williams hit for double-digits in points for the fourth time in five games.
* The Jaspers pulled down 15 offensive rebounds for the second-straight game in registering a 28-16 advantage in the paint..
Up Next
* Manhattan will conclude its three-game homestand against Hofstra on Monday, December 10 at 7:00 pm.