SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to Le Moyne College, 68-61, on Wednesday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play on Ted Grant Court.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-10, 0-7 NE10), Le Moyne (8-6, 4-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Patrick Gardner (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun/Nassau CC), 27 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals, 10-for-23 field goals, 6-for-6 free throws
• First-year Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4-for-7 field goals, 3-for-5 three-pointers
• First-year Nic Button (Skaneateles, N.Y./Cheshire Academy), 8 points, 2 steals, 3-for-6 field goals, 2-for-2 three-pointers
• First-year CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Luke Sutherland, 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals
• Junior Xavier Wilson, 9 points
• Redshirt first-year Kevin Constant, 9 points
• Redshirt first-year Isaiah Elmore, 8 points, 5 rebounds
• First-year Zy'Ever Wingfield, 8 points, 5 rebounds
• Senior Nino Hernandez, 8 points
• Sophomore Jeremiah Washington, 6 points, 6 assists

GAME FACTS

• Ten of the teams' last 11 meetings were decided by eight points or fewer.
• Saint Michael's was outrebounded only 35-34.
• Gardner pushed past the 1,300-point plateau for his career, upping his figure to 1,315 over 81 games between Saint Michael's and Nassau Community College.
• Gardner notched his ninth double-double of the season.

THE ACTION

• Saint Michael's twice led by seven points early in the contest, with Gardner netting nine points by the time his team was up 14-7 at 14:51 of the first period. Button's lay-in kept the Purple Knights in front at 16-9 by 12:23.
• Senior Nicholas Johnson knocked down a jumper just 10 seconds later, and the visitors continued to lead by no more than five points until redshirt first-year Christian Davis knocked down a go-ahead three-pointer at 5:47 (26-24).
• Duniver's put-back at 2:32 put Saint Michael's back up, 29-28, before Washington connected on two free throws with 1:18 left to give the hosts a one-point edge at halftime.
• Hernandez had four points to cap an 11-2 run, creating a 39-31 contest at 16:26 of the second half.
• Saint Michael's countered with a 10-1 stretch, with Gardner scoring six and senior Jason Heter's (Andover, N.J./Newton) bucket at 11:54 putting his team up, 41-40.
• Wilson made two freebies 29 seconds later before Constant came up with a dunk, but Button tied the game on a triple with 10:05 to go (44-44).
• Constant and Wilson both scored five points in a 12-0 run that took 1:54 to unfold, and Hernandez's jumper still had Le Moyne up 62-51 with 4:27 to go.
• Crews' third-effort lay-in at 4:06 was followed by a Duniver trey that made it 62-56 with 3:49 left, and Crews' three with 11 seconds to go drew Saint Michael's within 66-61.
• However, Washington converted a pair of free throws on the next possession, and the visitors missed their final shot.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at regionally-ranked Pace University, 3:30 p.m.
• The Setters were tied for ninth in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.