SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's basketball program outscored the Stevenson University Mustangs in both halves of Saturday afternoon's season lid-lifter in a 79-63 victory inside Maggs Gymnasium.
The Sea Gulls (1-0) picked up their first points of the season when
Patrick Wynne knocked down a catch-and-shoot three from
Jamison Graves to make it 3-0 Salisbury. The Mustangs (0-1) carved out a lead roughly five minutes in at 11-9 after a made three from Jelani Lee.
Free throws from Graves and an
Elijah Bryan layup got Salisbury ahead momentarily, but a 15-5 run spanning over seven minutes put Stevenson ahead 26-18 with 6:31 remaining in the first frame.
Graves put in back-to-back layups for the Sea Gulls, then
Jamal Miles scored inside the paint before Graves nailed two consecutive triples. Wynne buried a three from the top of the key to tie the score at 34, then Miles connected from distance, and
Tyler Ball followed suit just before the half ended to give SU a six-point lead heading into the breather.
The Sea Gulls lengthened their advantage to 10, highlighted by a Wynne block on the defensive end leading to a transition trey from Ball on the other end of the court. Stevenson cut the deficit to four, but
Joey Lutz countered from beyond the arc, igniting a 15-6 run, capped off by a pair of buckets by Miles.
Salisbury separated themselves from the visitors in the later stages by outpacing the Mustangs 15-12 in the last eight minutes of the contest. Miles and Graves led the Maroon and Gold with five and four points, respectively, to guide SU to a double-digit win.
GAME NOTES
- Jamison Graves led the Sea Gulls with 25 points and five assists. Graves also chipped in six rebounds.
- Patrick Wynne and Jamal Miles each scored 16 points. Wynne hauled in eight boards and recorded a pair of blocks and steals on top of reaching a new career-best in points.
- Elijah Bryan tallied four points, led the Sea Gulls with 11 rebounds and dished out four helpers.
- Tyler Ball scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field.
- Salisbury shot 41.2 percent (28-68) from the field, 27.0 percent (10-37) from beyond the arc and 61.9 percent (13-21) from the charity stripe.
The Sea Gulls will host Marymount (Va.) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside Maggs Gym before playing 12 consecutive games either at away or neutral sites.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 26 individual national championships, and 213 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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