SEATTLE - Jameel Warney banked in a short runner with 30 seconds left to give Stony Brook its first lead and the Seawolves held on to beat No. 13 Washington, 61-57, for a momentus win on Sunday night. The loss was the Huskies first in 12 games this season.
Stony Brook's win was the first by an America East team over a ranked foe since Vermont beat Boston College on Nov. 13, 2006. It is the second time a conference member has gone to Seattle and come away victorius in the last three years as Albany beat the Huskies in 2012.
Warney finished with 15 points, and Kameron Mitchell added 12 on 4-of-5 3-point shooting. Stony Brook (8-6) overcame a late 11-point deficit to stun the previously unbeaten Huskies (11-1).
Rayshaun McGrew cut it to three and Carson Puriefoy hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:07 left to pull the Seawolves even at 57. Mitchell made three 3-pointers during the late run. Stony Brook was 2-of-9 from 3-point range in the first half, then made six of its first seven tries in the second.
The Huskies, who were looking to get off to their best start ever under 13th-year coach Lorenzo Romar, had a double-digit lead for much of the night, but were unable to put away the Seawolves. Nigel Williams-Goss scored six straight points early in the second half to spark an 8-0 run that gave Washington a 47-31. But, Stony Brook, whose win was its first over a Power 5 conference school since 2006, answered with a 9-2 run to stay within striking distance and closed the game on a 31-10 run over the final 13:04
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report