RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to Felician (N.J.) University, 90-71, on Monday evening in Job Gymnasium.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-6), Felician (6-4)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Kasai Brown (Brooklyn, N.Y./Millbrook School), 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 5-for-10 field goals
• Senior Patrick Gardner (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun/Nassau CC), 11 points, 3 rebounds
• First-year CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 10 points, 4 assists, 4-for-8 field goals
• First-year Nic Button (Skaneateles, N.Y./Cheshire Academy), 10 points
• First-year Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 6 rebounds, 4 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Redshirt junior Justin Davis, 26 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 10-for-17 field goals, 5-for-5 free throws
• First-year Sean McCarthy, 17 points, 7 rebounds, 8-for-12 field goals
• Redshirt sophomore Nas Amos, 13 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 5-for-8 field goals

GAME FACTS

• Brown set a career high in rebounds while registering his third double-double in five games.
• Saint Michael's held advantages in paint points (42-38) and fast-break points (13-4).
• The teams met for the first time since Dec. 30, 2006, and at Felician for the initial time.

THE ACTION

• Redshirt junior Jaylen Colon had four points as Felician took a 6-0 lead, but Gardner put home a pair of baskets to help Saint Michael's trail 8-6 by 15:48 of the opening half.
• First-year Stefano Spassof's (Athens, Greece/ACS Athens) lay-in at 11:05 kept the Purple Knights within 17-15, but McCarthy scored 13 points in a 17-5 run that pushed the Golden Falcons in front by a 34-20 count at 5:19.
• The visitors twice trimmed the deficit to 10, including at 36-26 on a Button basket at 1:13, before trailing by 12 at halftime.
• Saint Michael's came within nine points three times early in the second half, including as Button dropped in a lay-up at 18:14 to make it 42-33.
• Down 48-37 following senior Jason Heter's (Andover, N.J./Newton) jumper with 14:45 left, the Purple Knights yielded a 15-2 spurt over a 3:06 stretch that included three straight three-pointers, with two coming off the hands of redshirt junior Etnik Peci. Saint Michael's never again trailed by fewer than 17 points.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Dec. 30 vs. Saint Anselm College, 4 p.m.
• The Hawks qualified for the last eight NCAA Tournaments.