WORCESTER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to Assumption University, 87-76, during Northeast-10 Conference play on Saturday in Laska Gym. The Greyhounds received votes toward this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-4, 0-3 NE10), Assumption (5-2, 2-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Nic Button (Skaneateles, N.Y./Cheshire Academy), 15 points (career high), 6-for-10 field goals
• Senior Patrick Gardner (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun/Nassau CC), 14 points, 4 rebounds, 6-for-6 free throws
• Junior Kasai Brown (Brooklyn, N.Y./Millbrook School), 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3-for-6 field goals, 6-for-6 free throws
• First-year Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4-for-6 field goals, 3-for-4 three-pointers
• Junior Jalen Gorham (York, Pa./MacDuffie School), 10 points, 4-for-4 field goals
• First-year CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 8 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds
• Senior Jontai Williams (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes), 6 rebounds, 5 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Isiah Gaiter, 22 points, 5 rebounds, 10-for-12 field goals
• Graduate student Matthew Kelly, 17 points, 5 assists, 6-for-9 field goals, 4-for-5 three-pointers
• Sophomore Njavan Stewart, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
• Senior Omar El Sheikh, 10 points, 12 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds
• Junior Kani Glover, 10 points, 4 steals

GAME FACTS

• In a series that began in 1959, the teams met for the 95th time.
• The contest was the second in a three-game stretch for Saint Michael's against teams either regionally ranked or receiving votes.
• The Purple Knights held advantages in shooting (46.4%-46.2%), three-point percentage (36.4%-29.6%) and free throws (16-for-17 to 7-for-9).

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights vaulted out to a 9-2 lead by 16:19 of the opening half behind a trio of three-pointers, with Duniver knocking down the initial triple before Gardner had a pair.
• Glover's trey at 11:17 capped a 14-5 run that brought the Greyhounds within 16-15.
• Saint Michael's later used a 12-4 run to push its lead to 31-21 with 7:33 to go, with Button scoring five points before Gorham finished the stretch with a three-point play.
• Back-to-back hoops by Assumption trimmed the deficit to six, but a 10-2 run by the visitors made it 41-27 with 4:42 to go, as four players scored.
• Duniver's triple at 1:30 pushed the lead to 46-29, and Saint Michael's led 46-34 at halftime.
• Assumption's run grew to 17-2 by 16:38 of the second half, thanks to eight points from Kelly, and the Purple Knight lead stood at 48-46.
• Kelly buried a three at 13:42 to give the hosts their first lead, 55-54, the first of six lead changes in a matter of 6:24.
• Crews' lay-up tied the teams at 64 with 6:46 remaining, but Gaiter dropped in three straight jumpers to spark an 11-0 run, which senior Cal Connelly finished off with a three-pointer at 3:50.
• Saint Michael's came within nine points on four occasions down the stretch but no closer.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at The College of Saint Rose, 6 p.m.
• The Golden Knights are seventh in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.