NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost at Southern Connecticut State University, 85-70, on Tuesday during Northeast-10 Conference play in Moore Field House. The Owls were seventh in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (8-9, 2-7 NE10), Southern Connecticut State (12-4, 7-2 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- First-year Alan Brzezinski (Örebro, Sweden/Western Reserve Academy), 17 points, 6-for-8 field goals, 2-for-3 three-pointers, 3-for-4 free throws
- First-year Darrel Yepdo (Dracut, Mass./Brooks School), 12 points, 3 steals, 8-for-8 free throws
- Sophomore Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4-for-4 free throws
- Junior Romar Reid (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Woodstock Academy/Manhattan), 9 points, 4 rebounds
- Junior Joël Kabimba (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Middleburg Academy/Bryant), 7 points, 3-for-5 field goals
- Junior Kasai Brown (Brooklyn, N.Y./Millbrook School), 7 points
- Sophomore Nahshon Battle (Scotch Plains, N.J./Woodstock Academy), 4 rebounds, 3 assists
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Senior Ulyen Coleman, 22 points, 6 assists, 4-for-8 three-pointers
- Sophomore Marty Silvera, 19 points, 9 assists, 5 steals, 7-for-11 field goals, 4-for-5 three-pointers
- Sophomore Kazell Stewart, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds, 7-for-10 field goals
- Senior Zack Penn, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
- Sophomore Sean James, 9 points, 3 assists
- Sophomore Cherif Diarra, 8 points, 9 rebounds
GAME FACTS
- The Purple Knights shot 22-for-27 on free throws, their third game of 20 made freebies this season.
THE ACTION
- Three lead changes and two ties took place in the opening 2:50 of the contest, with Silvera's go-ahead jumper sparking a 7-0 run that gave the Owls an 11-5 edge by 16:35 of the first half.
- Saint Michael's twice drew within three points, including when Brzezinski hit a jumper at 13:19 (13-10). His triple had the visitors down just 20-13 with 10:38 to go.
- Southern Connecticut State responded with a 33-10 surge that bridged halftime. Coleman and Silvera both netted eight points, helping the Owls to the first of three 30-point leads.
- Still down 22 with fewer than five minutes remaining, the Purple Knights chipped away from the charity stripe, hitting their final nine free throw tries to edge within 15 points with a little more than a minute to go.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. Bentley University, 3:30 p.m.
- The Falcons were 12th in this week's D2SIDA National Media Poll and 14th in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) national rankings.
