COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to Adelphi University, 57-56, just before the buzzer on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference action in the Ross Sports Center.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-11, 3-9 NE10), Adelphi (9-11, 3-9 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Romar Reid (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Woodstock Academy/Manhattan), 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 7-for-7 free throws
• Sophomore Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 2 steals, 3-for-6 field goals
• First-year Alan Brzezinski (Örebro, Sweden/Western Reserve Academy), 8 points, 2-for-4 three-pointers
• First-year Darrel Yepdo (Dracut, Mass./Brooks School), 7 points, 4 assists, 2 steals
• Junior Joël Kabimba (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Middleburg Academy/Bryant), 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds
• Sophomore Nahshon Battle (Scotch Plains, N.J./Woodstock Academy), 4 points, 4 rebounds
• Senior Dario Milojevic (Windsor, Ontario/Herman Academy/Mississippi Valley State), 3 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Elijah Lewis, 17 points, 4 assists, 7-for-14 field goals
• Senior Andrew Delaney, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
• Sophomore Matthew Price, 9 points, 3-for-6 three-pointers
• First-year Dayshaun Walton, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights have now played 11 games decided by eight points or fewer, including seven one-possession finals.
• Saint Michael's held a 39-29 rebounding lead while committing 12 turnovers to Adelphi's 13.

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights swung a 9-6 deficit in their favor behind a 7-0 run, as Brzezinski hit a three-pointer before Milojevic's lay-in made it 13-9 at 12:18 of the opening half.
• Adelphi responded with three consecutive triples, as Price, Walton and graduate student Ronnie Silva buried threes to produce a five-point lead with 9:24 to go.
• Yepdo's lay-up tied the teams at 20 at 7:24, but Lewis hit a three 22 seconds later and Walton converted a three-point play at 5:40 to push the lead to 26-20.
• Lewis knocked down a three to extend the Panther advantage to 37-28 17 seconds into the second half, and the visitors continued to lead by at least two possessions until the latter stages.
• Reid's three-point play at 7:35 and a pair of free throws by Duniver 23 seconds later drew Saint Michael's within 50-48, and Brzezinski knocked down a three to cut the deficit to 54-53 at 3:34.
• The Purple Knights moved back in front on Reid's two free throws at 1:53, and Yepdo hit one freebie to make it 56-54 at 30.4 seconds.
• Adelphi missed an initial three-pointer on the ensuing possession, but Walton rebounded and kicked out for Price, who connected on a go-ahead three from the right wing with 1.9 ticks to go.
• Inbounding underneath the Panther basket, the Purple Knights made it just across midcourt before a desperation shot at the buzzer was off the mark.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday at The College of Saint Rose, 7:30 p.m.