COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to regionally-ranked Adelphi University, 87-69, on Tuesday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center. The Panthers are ninth in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-11, 1-8 NE10), Adelphi (13-6, 8-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 17 points, 6-for-12 field goals, 4-for-4 free throws
• First-year Nic Button (Skaneateles, N.Y./Cheshire Academy), 14 points, 6-for-9 field goals
• Senior Patrick Gardner (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun/Nassau CC), 13 points, 12 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 3 assists
• First-year Stefano Spassof (Athens, Greece/ACS Athens), 6 points
• First-year Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 5 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Ronnie Silva, 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
• Senior Isaiah Salter, 16 points, 4-for-7 three-pointers
• Graduate student Adonis Williams, 12 points, 11 rebounds
• Junior Aristotelis Sotiriou, 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists
• Graduate student Chris Coalmon, 11 points
• First-year Jake Hlywiak, 11 points

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights played the first of four games in seven days, including three at home.
• Saint Michael's was slightly outrebounded, 34-31.
• Gardner collected his 10th double-double while blocking his 41st shot, one shy of the program's season top 10.

THE ACTION

• The teams played through seven lead changes in the opening 9:14 of the contest, with neither team leading by more than four points in that time. Two buckets by senior Jontai Williams (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes), including a three-pointer on the game's first possession, provided the hosts with three-point leads, while Silva's three-point play at 13:16 had Adelphi up 15-11.
• Crews' three-pointer finished a 5-0 spurt that put Saint Michael's in front 16-15 at 11:30, but Coalmon's four points sparked a 6-2 counter. The Purple and Gold drew even on Gardner's free throw at 7:21 (21-21) before Salter and Coalmon hit threes 43 seconds apart to push the lead to 27-22.
• Silva knocked down a pair of triples during a 17-4 run that extended a one-point edge to a 44-30 advantage early in the second period.
• Duniver hit a three at 19:19 before his steal on the ensuing possession led to a Gardner basket, and the Purple Knights were within 44-35 at 18:44.
• Consecutive steals set up breakaway hoops by Adonis Williams within the next minute, giving Adelphi a 13-point lead, an edge it maintained for the remainder of the contest.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Thursday vs. regionally-ranked Saint Anselm College, 7:30 p.m.
• The Hawks are tied for third in this week's D2SIDA East Regional Media Poll.