Stony Brook had pushed a 13-point deficit in the first half against Monmouth to make a match in one possession with less than two minutes to play on Thursday.
But Madison Durr de Monmouth, silent for a large part of the game, took it over in the time of Crunch, with the junior playmaker 6-5 producing games following 3 points in a period of 24 seconds to help secure One necessary that is 79-69 Road Victory at Stony Brook Arena in Stony Brook, New York.
It was a balanced attack that punctuated the victory, with five players hit two -digit, while Abdi Bashir Jr., the top scorer in the CAA, added seven career assists while being held at 13 points.
It was a turnover from Bashir who led to a marking by Andre Snody on an offensive rebound at the other end for Stony Brook to reduce the advance of Monmouth to 70-67 with 1:47 to play. But Durr responded with a driving bank shooting, drawing the contact and flowing the franc launch to finish the 3 -point game with 1:17 to play. He did it again on the fast break with 53 seconds to play to give Monmouth an advance of 76-67.
“He is super strong and when he is fine, nobody can stop him,” said the second student in red shirt Andrew Ball, who came out of the bench to mark a 14-point summit, in an after-the-way interview Match on Monmouth’s digital network. “He gets it every time and on the section was big. I am proud of him.
Monmouth also obtained 15 points from the second year striker Cornelius Robinson II, while the junior goalkeeper Jack Collins collected 13 points, as well as six points and six rebounds. Durr, who has an average of 25.5 points in the previous four games, finished with 12 points.
“I shouted to (Durr), I tapped him in the back, I did everything you could do to the child, and he continues to answer,” said Monmouth head coach , King Rice. “He’s just a great kid, he comes to work every day and that’s why he has the success he has.”
He compensated for a great performance by the Stony Brook CJ Luster goalkeeper, who almost alone flowed Monmouth in the second half, marking 21 of his 28 points after half.
Good start for significant stretching
It was the beginning of what the Hawks hope to be a three-week trip to the CAA tournament, and perhaps beyond, in the hope of developing in a team and taking a momentum in the quest to return to the NCAA tournament For the first time in 19 years.
Monmouth (9-17, 7-6 CAA) goes above the brand .500 in the CAA game with five games to be made before the start of the CAA tournament in Washington, DC on March 7. The Hawks have three road games, starting on Saturday first at the start -Place Towson, a revenge for the victory of the Tigers 73-67 in Monmouth last Saturday.
To their best, the Hawks, with four victories in the last five games, have shown that they can compete with the CAA elite, beating Charleston and absorb competitive losses against Towson and UNC Wilmington, probably the best three League teams.
This was an essential victory for a team that had known 2-12 years at the CAA road games in the last two season, against a team near the ranking. And the Monmouth took the initiative from the start, taking the lead early and never abandoned it by sweeping the series of the season with the Seahawks.
Late heroic the difference
Luster kept the Seawolves (6-20, 2-11 CAA), two 3 points helping to reduce the deficit to 61-55. Getting out of a dead time from Monmouth, Monmouth put Robinson for a game of 3 points to make a lead of nine points.
It was back to an advantage of nine points on the Bashir player who gave Monmouth an advance of 68-59 with 5:56 to play.
It was as comfortable as for Hawks. The Seawolves made a 6-0 quick race, with Collin O’Connor marking the last four points, setting up the late heroism of Durr.
Pre-match
Can Monmouth basketball win on the road while the big CAA tests are looming? 3 keys vs stony stream
The sustainable image of the Monmouth basketball season is likely to be Abdi Bashir Jr. draining a long 3 points that whips the crowd of ocean bank in a frenzy.
Its 97 brands beyond the 3-point line leads the country and are only six on the record for the Geroge Papas program, set in 2021-2022. Its average of 21.1 points per match leads the CAA and is seventh best nationwide.
For this vision to become Bashir cutting a net at the CAA tournament in Washington, DC next month, with Monmouth (8-17, 6-6 CAA) for March Madness, this will take the singling crowds of the second year 6 -7 Far from home, with four of the last six regular season games on the road.
He begins against Stony Brook (6-19, 2-10 CAA) today in Stony Brook Arena (5 pm; CBS Sports Network), Bashir increasing 31 points in a home victory of 78-56 on the Seawolves during Opening the CAA on January 2.
“If he leaves, we leave there,” said the leader Madison Durr, including 25.5 ppg. The average in the last four games has contributed to provoking the Hawks offensive to new heights. “No matter how much I play, no matter how much Boog (Cornelius Robinson III) or JC (Jack Collins) plays, he makes us move forward. So, letting him know that whatever happens, I’m going to have my back. »»
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It becomes more difficult. Bashir had only less than 20 points in consecutive matches for the second time this season, and the first time since the opening since the first weeks of the season.
But the emergence of Durr could help to alleviate the defensive pressure applied to Bashir.
“I like to go down. I think I do it with the best of them, “said Durr, who drew 11 faults and hit the 19 free throws in a performance of 40 points against Drexel two weeks ago. “They surf the gaps now and I just have to take what the defense gives me, not forcing things.”
This is Monmouth’s second consecutive match in front of a national audience on CBS Sports Network, having lost against Towson, 73-67, last Saturday in West Long Branch.
Here are three keys to Monmouth against Stony Brook today. Come back tonight for a full coverage of this key test for Hawks:
1. Mentality of road wars
It is difficult to win on the university basketball road. Stony Brook may be near the CAA ranking, but they are hard at home. They led Towson in first place in the depths of the fourth quarter last week before losing.
Monmouth has a 2-12 sheet in the past two seasons at the CAA road matches. Their victory of a single league far from her home this season occurred in North Carolina A&T, without victory in the CAA game and the only team below Stony Brook in the standings.
The Hawks therefore still have a lot to prove.
“At this point, I think it’s more desire,” said Durr. “We have played more than 15 games on the road. We know what is the effect. It is we against the world when we are on the road – we have already won matches on the road. “”
2.
Stony Brook CJ Luster II’s junior goalkeeper scored 26 points on Saturday, including five triple, to beat Hofstra on the road. Luster is the average of 22.6 points in the last five games, the 2-3 Seawolves, with the three defeats in competitive matches against Towson, Charleston and UNC Wilmington, the three best teams in the League.
Stony Brook plays well, and Luster, a 6-3 junior, is the catalyst. It is second in the 3 -point CAA with 75, fourth in a 3 -point shooting percentage at 42.1% and at the top 10 in score at 15.6 ppg.
Containing a chandelier is priority n ° 1 for Monmouth defensively.
3. Share the ball
Monmouth has a 7-1 file in his last eight games in which he has 12 or more assists.
When Monmouth has a good ball movement and everyone takes shots and scoring, their attack works quite effectively. So, if it is important to advance Bashir, everyone must contribute so that the figures add up.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Monmouth Basketball Passage Road Test, Tops Stony Brook, 79-69
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