Lyles, Lamar help UMBC to 67-63 win at Stony Brook
STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- Jairus Lyles scored 24 points and Arkel Lamar, who'd made only one free throw in the game, calmly swished two with 1.7 seconds on the clock and Maryland-Baltimore County edged Stony Brook 67-63 on Wednesday night.
Lyles was 10 of 21 from the floor with nine rebounds and five assists, Lamar added 11 points off the bench with a pair of 3-pointers and UMBC (16-8, 7-2 America East Conference) has won three in a row and five of its last six and is off to its best start in 15 seasons in the AEC.
Akwasi Yeboah led with 20 points but Stony Brook (8-15, 3-6) has lost four straight and Wednesday was the sixth time the Seawolves lost a conference game in the final minute.
UMBC led by as many as 15 in the first half, but Stony Brook slashed that down to 28-27 with a Junior Saintel dunk to cap a 14-1 run and, while UMBC led for most of the last nine minutes, it was never by more than three until Lamar put the game away at the very end.
In a critical possession, Stony Brook appeared to lose track of the shot clock and had to heave up a deep 3 that missed, preserving UMBC's 65-63 lead with 2.2 seconds on the clock.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ron Tyburski
- Bill McCarthy
- Chris Slattery
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |