STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook used a 24-3 run in the second half to come away with a 69-60 victory over the Columbia men's basketball team Saturday night. The Lions dropped to 9-6 and saw their five game winning streak snapped with the defeat.

In the first half, Columbia shot 7-of-11 from long range and forced the Seawolves' (9-4) top two players, Jameel Warney and Carson Puriefoy, to sit on the bench for a long stretch due to foul trouble. Defensively, the Lions put forth a strong effort and held Stony Brook to 31.3 percent shooting to take a 36-25 advantage into the locker room.

Columbia knocked down two more 3-pointers to start the second half before Puriefoy and Warney sparked their team. Puriefoy started the rally with a pair of drives and turned a 17-point deficit into a 51-45 advantage at the 8:48 mark.

The Lions committed 13 second half turnovers and shot just 8-of-28 from the field after halftime as they suffered their third-straight defeat to Stony Brook.

Warney finished with a game-high 20 points, while Puriefoy posted 18.

Grant Mullins paced the Lions with 14 points and Lukas Meisner grabbed eight rebounds. Columbia did win the battle of the boards, 39-33, against the Seawolves, who came into the night +10.7 in the rebounding margin category.

The Lions are back in action Wednesday, Jan. 6 against Maryland-Eastern Shore at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by clicking here. Fans can also catch the action live on the Ivy League Digital Network.