2022-23 Monmouth Basketball Game Twenty-Five Preview

Monmouth Hawks (4-20, 3-8 CAA) at Stony Brook Seawolves (8-16, 4-7 CAA)
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 6:30 p.m. ET
Island Federal Arena, Stony Brook, NY
TV
FloSports
Play-by-Play: Jonny Wincott
Analyst: Rob Pavinelli

RADIO
Monmouth Digital Network
Play-by-Play: Joe Vasile

QUICK BULLETS

-MU has won its last three games
-The Hawks come off a weekend sweep in CAA play over Delaware and Drexel
-Tahron Allen is averaging 18ppg during the three-game win streak
-MU's last road game resulted in the program's first CAA win at NCAT
-Five Hawks scored in doubles vs. Delaware for the first time this season
-Myles Foster's five steals is the most by a Hawk in a game this season vs. UD
-MU exploded for 45 second-half points vs. UD, the highest scoring half this year
-The Hawks won their first CAA game in program history at North Carolina A&T
-Tahron Allen had a career best 23 points and nine boards at NC A&T
-Jack Collins is a two-time CAA Rookie of the Week after scoring 16 at NC A&T
-Foster has started every game this season

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD
-be Monmouth's fourth win as a member of the CAA
-mark Monmouth's first ever over Stony Brook
-be Monmouth's second road win this season
-extend a winning streak to four games
-be the Hawks 25th program win over a current CAA school
-be the Hawks fifth win of the season
-register as the 187th win of Rice's career
-move Rice's career record back to an even .500
-move MU to 4-8 in the CAA

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-Monmouth won its third in a row, all in CAA play.
-MU turned it over just five times, the least since March 6, 2020 against Siena.
-Monmouth posted a positive assist-turnover ratio for the third game in a row and seventh time this season.
-Myles Foster posted his 17th game in double figures this season.
-Monmouth came back from 12 points down in the second half, their biggest come back of the season.
-Monmouth limited Drexel to 30.4% in the second half.
-Monmouth dominated the paint, 44-24.
-The game featured six ties and 10 lead changes.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Monmouth and Stony Brook are meeting for the third time ever
-SBU leads the all-time series, 2-0
-This is Monmouth's first ever trip to Stony Brook 
-The first meeting was played in West Long Branch in The MAC at 6:00 a.m. as part of ESPN's 24-Hour Tipoff Marathon
-Monmouth was led in that November 16, 2010 contest by nine points from Will Campbell and 13 rebounds by Ed Waite
-Stony Brook took the lead in that game from the foul line with 22 seconds left, and Monmouth's Marcus Ware's bid for the tie at the horn fell short
-Monmouth fell to Stony Brook on January 5 earlier this season
-MU's leading scorer this year against the Seawolves was Andrew Ball with 13 points