VESTAL, N.Y.-- Darryl Proctor led four players in double figures with 17 points and 11 rebounds as top-seeded UMBC rolled to a 76-60 victory over eighth-seed Stony Brook in the first of four quarterfinal contests at the America East Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday. Box Score.
The Retrievers (22-8) advance to the semifinals for the second straight season and will face the winner of Binghamton and Vermont in the first semifinal tomorrow at 12 noon.
The Seawolves (7-23) jumped out to an early 8-3 advantage, but it was all UMBC after that as the regular-season champions shot 56.7 percent from the field for the game.
Junior forward Matt Spadafora scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while Cavell Johnson added 15 off the bench. Junior point guard Jay Greene tallied nine points and dished out 14 assists, the fourth-best total in tournament history.
Senior Ricky Lucas led Stony Brook with 18 points and eight rebounds in his final contest as a collegian. Emanuel Neto added 13 points.