Junior Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben couldn’t have looked more different than the 31-point, 3-point bomber he was against Vermont last week. But even though he played the part of a pass-first point guard against the Stony Brook Seawolves, the result was the same: in crunch time, he proved again to be a clutch performer.

Behind Mayben’s game-winning basket with 3.8 seconds remaining in overtime, Binghamton University men’s basketball team (15-8, 8-3 AE) survived a thriller against Stony Brook (13-11, 5-6 AE), 63-61.

The Bearcats looked dead in the water after Stony Brook’s Demetrius Young scored a layup to put the Seawolves up 51-47 and freshman Tommy Brenton stole a subsequent Mayben pass with 56 seconds left in regulation. Binghamton leading scorer D.J. Rivera fouled junior Muhammad El-Amin, and the 85 percent free-throw shooter missed both shots at the line.

Rivera, who scored a game-winning layup against Vermont, took the ball up the court and made a quick three over an outstretched defender. Mayben fouled SBU freshman Bryan Dougher on the next inbounds. Dougher, a 79 percent free-throw shooter, missed one of two at the line to give Binghamton an opportunity to tie the game.

Rivera twirled his way to the rim with time winding down and made a layup to send the game to overtime.

Late in overtime, the Bearcats led 61-60 when sophomore guard Chretien Lukusa missed two free throws, giving the Seawolves a chance yet again to win. Brenton went to the line and made just one free throw, tying the game at 61.

Mayben — who had turned the ball over at four crucial moments of the second half and who had shot just three of 14 in the game — drove the lane and pulled up at the left elbow to swish the game-winning jumper.

“I just felt like it was my shot to take,” Mayben said. “[Rivera] got us to overtime, and I was getting frustrated down at the end of regulation. He told me not to worry about it. He got us to overtime, but now it was on me.”

Brenton’s missed free throw, which hung on the balance of the rim for over a second, seemed to exemplify the narrow margin by which the Bearcats won the game.

In the first half, Mayben took over the game with his passing. In the period, he had eight assists, many of the spectacular variety to a cutting Reggie Fuller. He finished the game with a season-high 10 assists, but turned the ball over twice in the last minute and a half of regulation, giving the Seawolves opportunities to come back from a four-point deficit.

Mayben was named the America East Player of the Week for his efforts against Vermont and Stony Brook.

“At the end of the Vermont game, I heard coach say something that really boosted my confidence,” he said. “He said he brought me here to do things like that, to make big shots, and make good decisions down the wire.”

Fuller had a career-high 20 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Rivera finished with 22 points. He continues to lead the conference in scoring.

The Bearcats, who had been shooting the ball better than any other team in AE play, shot just two of 17 from 3-point range in the game, and 43 percent overall. Stony Brook didn’t fare much better in the defensive battle, shooting four of 18 from three and just 32.9 percent overall.

Binghamton was buoyed by a large contingent of fans, including alumni who attended a reception before the game.