Northeastern knocks off Stony Brook 79-66

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Jahmyl Telfort and reserve Masai Troutman led Northeastern past Stony Brook on Thursday night with 20 points each in a 79-66 win.

Troutman also contributed seven rebounds for the Huskies (8-10, 4-3 Colonial Athletic Association). Telfort was 6 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from distance, and 6 for 6 from the line. Joe Pridgen was 6 of 8 shooting (3 for 4 from distance) to finish with 15 points.

The Seawolves (7-12, 3-3) were led in scoring by Frankie Policelli, who finished with 22 points. Tyler Stephenson-Moore added 14 points for Stony Brook. In addition, Toby Onyekonwu finished with 14 points.

Troutman scored 10 points in the first half and Northeastern went into the break trailing 32-31. Northeastern turned a six-point second-half advantage into a 15-point lead with a 9-0 run to make it 61-46 with 7:39 left in the half. Pridgen scored 13 second-half points in the win.

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Both teams play again on Saturday. Northeastern hosts Charleston (SC) and Stony Brook hosts UNC Wilmington.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.