Dec. 13, 2000

Box Score

Princess Anne, MD - Chris Balliro's heroics in regulation went for naught as Stony Brook fell to Maryland-Eastern Shore in men's basketball last night, 85-79, in overtime.

Balliro hit a desperation three-pointer from the right wing with 0.5 seconds on the clock to tie the score at 74 and send the game into overtime, but after taking a short-lived lead, Stony Brook couldn't find any offense.

Trailing 67-60 with 1:30 remaining in regulation, the Seawolves began to chip away. Josh Little hit a three to pull Stony Brook to 73-71 with seven seconds left, and Thomas Trotter was immediately fouled. Trotter hit 1 of 2 free throws to set up Balliro's shot.

Trotter opened the overtime session with a three-pointer, but Little answered with a three of his own to knot the score at 77 for Stony Brook. Leon Brisport gave Stony Brook its first lead since the first half on two free throws for a 79-77 lead with 3:01 remaining, but Stony Brook went cold from that point and failed to score another point. Maryland closed the game on an 8-0 run.

Brisport led the Seawolves (4-4) in scoring again, with 20 points and eight rebounds and Balliro finished with 17 points. The Seawolves' Achilles' heel was its free-throw shooting, hitting only 14-for-23 from the line. Trotter led Eastern Shore (1-4) with 25 points and Sanyika Street had 18 points and 10 rebounds.

On Saturday, Stony Brook defeated Columbia, 67-63, in overtime to record its fourth win.