These teams split the regular season matchups, but the Stony Brook Seawolves (10-21, 16-13-0 ATS, 6-12 CAA) and North Carolina A&T Aggies (13-18, 13-15-0 ATS, 8-10 CAA) have a lot more to play for this time around. Those were the first two basketball games between these schools ever, and this third one will end someone's season. Neither school can rely on their home court either, as this game is being held in Washington D.C., in the Entertainment & Sports Arena. Scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. EST, here's a look at a second-round CAA Tournament clash.
Three straight losses punctuated the Seawolves' season, with the final a 40-point loss to Charleston. Not much went right, as their offense stunk, their defense was weak, they got bullied on the glass, and turned the ball over 13 times. Stony Brook trailed by 19 at halftime and it just ballooned from there. Frankie Policelli's 22-point, 11-rebound double-double didn't even dent the deficit.
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Stony Brook is 332nd in the nation according to KenPom, playing at an adjusted tempo that ranks 331st. They played one neutral-court game this season and lost. In their two games against NC A&T, they finished with a combined +21 rebounding margin.
Rebounding, especially on the offensive end, would be a massive boost for an offense that ended the season with a 41.1% field goal percentage. That rate was 335th nationally. They fared a bit better from deep, hitting 32.2%, but their slow pace coupled with poor shooting led to only 63.1 points per game. Curiously, they hit 74.2% of their free throws, a clip that was the best in the CAA.
Their defense was a bit better, but still not great. They allowed foes to shoot 34.9% on threes and 43.1% from the floor overall. Stony Brook also forced the fewest turnovers per game in the CAA, only 9.2. The Seawolves gave up 69.2 points per game this season.
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