New Hampshire 76, Stony Brook 66

Updated: Feb 27, 2005, 06:02 pm

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) -- Mike Christensen scored 18 points to lead

New Hampshire to a 76-66 victory over Stony Brook on Sunday.

The game was tied at 36 at halftime and neither team led by more

than five points until the game's final minutes, when New Hampshire

(9-18, 5-13 America East) put together a 7-2 run to make it 68-62

with 3:05 remaining. The Wildcats went 6-of-6 from the free throw

line over the final 1:32 to ice the victory. Jermaine Anderson made

four of the free throws.

New Hampshire led 27-18 with 7:31 left in the first half, but

Stony Brook (11-16, 6-12) answered with a 16-7 run and tied the

game at 34 with 2:01 left in the half.

Mike Popoko led Stony Brook with 22 points.

Ben Sturgill added 15 points for the Wildcats, while Blagoj

Janev had 12 and Craig Walls 10.