Love was in the air on Saturday, but none of it was headed for the University of Maine men’s basketball team. The Black Bears travelled up to Stony Brook University on Valentine’s Day for an America East showdown with the Seawolves. The Seawolves were led by a strong second half to an 80-52 victory.

Stony Brook jumped all over Maine early, taking a 6-0 lead out of the gate. The Seawolves hit a pair of three-pointers to push the lead to 12-0, forcing Maine to call its second timeout less than four minutes into the game.

Third-year forward Till Gloger finally broke the scoring seal for the Black Bears with 15:26 left in the first half.

UMaine then went on a 16-6 run ignited by 12 points from both second-year guard Troy Reid-Knight and third-year guard Shaun Lawton, cutting the lead down to just three with nine minutes left in the half. From there, Stony Brook would go on a 9-2 run, and eventually push the lead to 42-25 at the half.

Stony Brook didn’t skip a beat after the half, going on an 8-2 run, and took a 52-27 lead into the first media timeout.

The Seawolves never looked back, at one point extending their lead to 39 points thanks to a three-pointer from first-year guard Bryan Sekunda, making the score 72-33.

The Black Bears were paced by Till Gloger with 15 points and Shaun Lawton with 11 points and seven rebounds. Stony Brook saw four different players reach double figures, with two of the grabbing double-doubles. Third-year forward Jameel Warney tallied 13 points and 11 boards and third-year forward Rayshaun McGrew had 10 points and 15 rebounds. The Seawolves also had third-year guard Carson Puriefoy with 12 points and first-year guard Roland Nyama who lead the game with 24 points.

With the loss, the University of Maine falls to 3-22 overall and 2-10 in America East play, while the Stony Brook Seawolves improve to 17-10 on the season and 8-4 in conference play.

The Black Bears will be in action on Feb. 18 at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.