BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team returned to action for the first time since Feb. 25, 2020, during its annual exhibition game at Division I University of Vermont on Saturday, losing a 105-60 decision in Patrick Gymnasium.

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Patrick Gardner (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun/Nassau CC), 19 points in 22 minutes, 9 rebounds, 7-for-12 field goals
• Senior Jason Heter (Andover, N.J./Newton), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 5-for-10 field goals
• First-year Chuma Oyigbo (Stoughton, Mass./Redemption Christian [N.Y.] Academy), 10 points, 3-for-6 field goals
• First-year CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 9 points, 3 rebounds
• Senior Jontai Williams (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
• First-year Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 3 rebounds, 2 steals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Isaiah Powell, 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists
• Junior Aaron Deloney, 12 points, 5 assists
• Senior Ryan Davis, 12 points
• Graduate student Ben Shungu, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists
• Senior Finn Sullivan, 11 points

GAME FACTS

• Eight Purple Knights made their debuts with the team, while six saw their first taste of college competition.

THE ACTION

• Heter knocked down the opener jumper 26 seconds into the contest before Gardner came up with a steal and a bucket to make it 4-0 by 17:49 of the first half.
• Vermont responded with a 10-1 run before Gardner's jumper cut the deficit to 10-7, and another Gardner basket had Saint Michael's within 12-9 at 14:50.
• The Catamounts scored 20 of the next 25 points, interrupted only by a Gardner three-pointer and a put-back.
• Crews knocked down a jumper at 8:25 before burying a three of his own at 7:52, snapping a streak of Gardner scoring 12 consecutive Purple Knight points.
• Saint Michael's rallied within 14 twice before halftime, on threes by Oyigbo and Heter at 4:36 and 2:58, respectively, before Vermont led 53-31 at the intermission.
• The visitors employed a 7-3 spurt to trail 57-38 at 18:13 of the second stanza before the Catamounts went on a 19-2 run.
• The Purple Knights held a 17-12 scoring advantage during an ensuing 4:32 stretch, when five different players scored. Gardner netted five points, while Crews and Williams both had four.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Nov. 13 vs. Wilmington (Del.) University, 1 p.m.
• The contest is part of the Purple Knights' two-day Delta Hotel Doc Jacobs Tipoff Classic