AMHERST, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team yielded a late tie-breaking 11-2 run during a 73-61 loss at No. 2 Daemen University on Saturday in Lumsden Gymnasium. The undefeated Wildcats' national ranking was according to this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches' (NABC) poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-5), Daemen (14-0)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Zocko Littleton (Albany, Ga./Osborne/Rider), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6-for-6 free throws
• Sophomore Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3-for-7 field goals, 3-for-3 free throws
• Junior Latiek Briscoe Jr. (Brooklyn, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep/Saint Edward's), 9 points, 3 steals
• Sophomore Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 8 points, 2-for-4 three-pointers
• First-year Quintin Floyd (Windsor, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
• Senior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2-for-4 field goals, 3-for-3 free throws
• Redshirt first-year Kalvin Catchings (Randolph, Maine/Bridgton Academy/Coker), 5 points, 5 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Justin Glover, 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 8-for-8 free throws
• Junior Zach Philipkoski, 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
• Redshirt senior Justin Hemphill, 10 points, 7 blocks, 6 assists, 5 rebounds
• Junior Ryan Heath, 10 points, 3 assists, 3 steals
• Redshirt junior Phil Nwugwo, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's shot 14-of-14 on free throws.
• Only six of Daemen's 14 wins have been decided by 12 points or less this season.

THE ACTION

• Glover's second three-pointer in 28 seconds gave Daemen an 11-3 lead at 16:01 of the first half.
• The Purple Knights scored the next seven points before the Wildcats countered with an 11-3 run en route to twice leading by as many as 11 points in the opening stanza.
• Saint Michael's capped a go-ahead 13-0 run that bridged halftime on Littleton's jumper at 17:07 of the second half (35-33), and the visitors led by as much as 49-45 on Kenney's three-point play with 10:19 to go.
• Philipkoski buried consecutive threes 42 seconds apart to put Daemen back in front, but Marold's lay-in at 7:47 forced the final tie (53-53).
• The Wildcats came out of a media timeout with an 11-2 run, as Glover scored five points and Nwugwo four, and the visitors never rallied within fewer than five points down the stretch. Daemen shot 9-for-12 from the charity stripe in the final 1:39.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday at D'Youville University, 12 p.m.