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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Stony Brook went on a 14-0 run midway through the first half and cruised to a 76-53 win over Cornell on Wednesday evening at Newman Arena. The Sea Wolves improved to 5-2 on the year, while Cornell slipped to 3-5.

Freshman Jameel Warney posted 19 points and 11 rebounds in just 20 minutes, hitting 7-of-8 field goals and grabbing a game-high five offensive rebounds as the visitors dominated the glass (38-20). Stony Brook shot a season-high .586 (29-of-54) from the floor and outscored the Big Red 32-8 in the paint. Anthony Jackson added a game-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including three 3-pointers.

Big Red senior Johnathan Gray scored a season-high 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting (5-of-6 from 3-point range), while classmate Eitan Chemerinski added 11 points. Cornell made just 35 percent of its shots in the loss and turned the ball over 17 times.

The game was tied at 19-19 when Nolan Cressler hit his second 3-pointer of the night for the Big Red, but it was all Stony Brook over the final 30 minutes. The 14-0 run started with a layup by Warney and less than five minutes later ended when Marcus Rouse hit a jumper.

Cornell hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds, one by Gray and another by freshman Holt Harmon at the buzzer tp get back within 12 after falling behind by as many as 16. With a little spark, the Big Red headed to the locker room.

But the momentum didn't turn. And coming off a stretch of six games in 1 days in four time zones, Cornell's legs didn't come back.

An early 3-pointer by Gray after halftime cut the deficit to 11 (44-33) less than a minute into the half. Stony Brook answered in a big way, going on a 20-6 run and holding the Big Red to one field goal over a span of 10:21 as SBU pushed the lead to 25. Cornell wouldn't get closer than 19 points the rest of the way. 

Cornell closes out the fall semester when it plays host to Colgate on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at Newman Arena.