COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team netted 51 second-half points to pull away for an 82-60 Northeast-10 Conference victory over Franklin Pierce University on Saturday in the Ross Sports Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-12, 1-8 NE10), Franklin Pierce (2-13, 1-6 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 8-for-17 field goals, 4 three-pointers, 4-for-5 free throws
• Redshirt first-year Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 13 points, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 4-for-10 field goals, 4-for-4 free throws
• Junior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 5-for-10 field goals
• Sophomore TJ Henaghen (Hampden, Maine/Williston Northampton School), 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds, 2 steals, 3-for-7 three-pointers
• First-year Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 8 points, 13 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds
• First-year Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Donte Pope, 21 points, 3 assists, 7-for-17 field goals, 6-for-6 free throws
• Junior Demariontay Hall, 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7-for-13 field goals
• Sophomore Pierce Prendergast, 11 points, 2 steals, 4-for-7 field goals
• Graduate student Saeer Miller, 5 assists

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's scored 51 second-half points thanks to 42.1% (8-for-19) three-point shooting in the stanza.
• Saint Michael's held a 52-40 rebounding advantage, including 22-17 on the offensive glass, which led to a key 18-11 edge in second-chance points.
• The Purple and Gold's bench held a decisive 26-7 scoring lead.
• The Purple Knights earned their third straight win over the Ravens, their second-longest in series history only to winning the first four meetings between 1996 and 2001.

THE ACTION

• After the Purple Knights jumped out to a 7-2 lead by 16:06 of the opening half, redshirt first-year Nathaniel Smith buried a three-pointer at 14:29 to bring the visitors within two points, and the teams were never separated by more than three points again until Kenney knocked down a triple with 2:01 to go, providing the hosts a 27-23 lead.
• Hall's lay-in cut the deficit to 31-28 12 seconds into the second half, but De Leon's trey at 17:00 created a 39-33 margin, and the hosts led by multiple possessions for the remainder of the contest.
• The Ravens trailed by no more than eight points until Kenney's putback at 10:08 extended the lead to 10 (52-42) and came amid a 13-4 stretch, and the lead stood at 61-46 with 6:32 to go.
• Crews and Henaghen both knocked down a trio of three-pointers during a late 2:42 stretch to blow the game open.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at University of New Haven, 3:30 p.m.