COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team used a late 11-0 run to blow open a three-point game and pull away from Franklin Pierce University for a 90-78 win on Monday evening in the Ross Sports Center. The Purple Knights won for the fifth time in six games while meeting their Northeast 10 Conference foe for a non-league affair.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-4), Franklin Pierce (3-6)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 21 points (career high), 10 rebounds (career high), 5-for-6 three-pointers, 1st career double-double
• Senior Zocko Littleton (Albany, Ga./Osborne/Rider), 15 points, 6-for-8 field goals, 3-for-4 three-pointers
• Junior Latiek Briscoe Jr. (Brooklyn, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep/Saint Edward's), 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals
• Senior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 5-for-5 field goals
• First-year Quintin Floyd (Windsor, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall), 9 points, 5 rebounds
• Sophomore Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), 7 points, 2 steals
• Sophomore Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 6 points, 3-for-3 field goals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Raymond Baka, 28 points, 14 rebounds (6 offensive), 4 assists, 10-for-19 field goals, 8-for-12 free throws
• Sophomore Anthony Parker, 17 points
• Junior Dylan Goodman, 15 points, 5-for-8 three-pointers
• Graduate student Beni Lavodrama, 10 points, 5 assists, 4-for-8 field goals

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's won its fifth straight from Franklin Pierce.
• The Purple Knights were bolstered by a 13-for-29 (44.8%) three-point performance - including 8-for-14 (57.1%) in the first half - against the Ravens' 8-for-21 (38.1%) showing.
• While both teams snagged 14 offensive rebounds, the Purple and Gold held a 27-14 lead in second-chance points.

THE ACTION

• Littleton's five straight points sparked 7-0 run that snapped a 5-all tie, and the hosts increased their lead to 24-12 on Byrd's driving lay-in by the time 11:48 remained in the opening half.
• The visitors trimmed the deficit to 44-40 on a pair of Baka free throws at 2:21, but the Purple Knights went into the locker room up 53-42 after Kenney drilled a buzzer-beating three-pointer to cap a 9-2 run.
• Briscoe's three-pointer at 15:51 of the second half gave Saint Michael's a game-high 63-49 lead, and the hosts were still up 73-62 on De Leon's bucket at 10:56.
• In a 2:07 span, the Ravens scored the next nine points, keyed by five points from Parker, with his triple making it 73-71 with 8:33 to go.
• Kenney buried a trey at 6:56 for the next points, but Parker's fastbreak lay-in still had the visitors within 77-74 with 5:12 left.
• Kenney knocked down another three on the ensuing possession, kicking off an 11-0 run that sealed the win. Four players scored in that time, with Kenney sealing the stretch with two free throws at 2:51.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Daemen University, 12 p.m.
• The Wildcats were third in last week's National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) national poll.