CAA Men’s Basketball Recap – Feb. 16, 2026
Stony Brook 72, Drexel 69
Box Score
A late frenzy over the ultimate 75 seconds noticed Stony Brook (16-11, 8-6 CAA) come out on high with a 72-69 victory over Drexel (13-14, 7-7 CAA), due to a putback end from Erik Pratt and a late steal by Andrej Shoshkikj. Pratt led all scorers with 21 factors, eight boards and 5 assists. Shoshkikj notched 14 factors and three complete steals within the profitable effort. Richard Goods rounded out these in double figures with 17 factors. The Dragons’ Shane Blakeney led with 19 factors and 4 boards.
The Dragons discovered themselves forward by double digits, 18-8, within the opening 7:37 following early triples from Kevon Vanderhorst, Victor Panov, Villiam Garcia Adsten and Shane Blakeney. After two groups traded transient scoring runs that put Drexel up by 11, Stony Brook caught fireplace from behind the arc. Goods began Stony Brook’s 12-0 run with the primary 5 factors, together with a triple, earlier than Rob Brown III linked from distance. The trifectas continued to rain down as Simmon and Brown each hit from deep to complete off the bigger 20-5 run that gave the Seawolves a four-point edge. The Dragons’ Panov sank a triple with 4 seconds left to slash the guests’ deficit down to 1, 36-35, on the break.
Stony Brook surged out to a 9-2 run to start out the second stanza, taking a 45-37 lead simply three minutes in. The Dragons flipped the script with a 14-4 spree of their very own, capped off by back-to-back ending within the paint by Garfield Turner to take a 49-47 edge with 13:10 to play. Neither staff led by multiple possession over the following 10 minutes. Trailing by 4 with 75 seconds to play, Stony Brook’s Richard Good sank a pair of free throws earlier than Simmon went to work. The senior guard pressured a turnover after which hit a triple in transition to offer Stony Brook a one-point edge, 68-67, with 52 seconds remaining. The livid end ensued as Blakeney broke out the opposite means with a fast end on the rim to reclaim the one-point Drexel lead. Pratt grinded out his counter bucket on the reverse finish after corralling the offensive board and sinking the putback by site visitors to take a 70-69 edge with 31 seconds to play. Drexel had an opportunity to take the lead, however Shoshkikj picked Eli Beard’s pocket with 15 seconds remaining earlier than placing the sport away on the charity stripe with a pair of makes.