BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team capped a weekend road trip with a 78-73 win at D'Youville University on Sunday in the Saints Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-5), D'Youville (2-9)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Quintin Floyd (Windsor, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall), 20 points (career high), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 8-for-13 field goals, 3-for-6 three-pointers
• Junior Latiek Briscoe Jr. (Brooklyn, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep/Saint Edward's), 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 6-for-12 field goals, 3-for-4 three-pointers
• Sophomore Raph Dumont (Quebec City, Quebec/Vanier College/Arkansas-Pine Bluff), 13 points, 6-for-6 free throws
• Sophomore Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 9 rebounds
• Senior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 5 rebounds
• First-year John Kelley (Plaistow, N.H./Kimball Union Academy), 5 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Marko Milivojevic, 13 points, 3 blocks, 6-for-8 field goals
• Junior Nathan Andrice, 13 points, 5-for-7 field goals
• First-year Sean Reynolds, 10 points
• Junior Dawson Matsell, 7 rebounds, 4 steals
• Junior Maxence Massadila, 7 assists, 3 steals

GAME FACTS

• The teams met for the second time, with the Purple Knights winning, 100-87, at home on Nov. 25, 2002.

THE ACTION

• Briscoe (7) and Floyd (5) did most of their team's scoring as the Purple Knights forged a 14-4 lead by 15:04 of the first half, and the visitors led 32-15 on Kelley's lay-up at the five-minute mark.
• Saint Michael's took a 40-29 lead into halftime before pushing its advantage to 45-29 on Marold's lay-up 57 seconds into the second stanza.
• The Purple Knights were ahead 70-57 following Dumont's jumper at 6:21 before holding off a late push by the Saints, who used a 10-2 run to rally within 72-67 on Reynolds' triple with 34 seconds left.
• Dumont's pair of free throws pushed the lead back to five with 27 seconds to go before Matsell countered by making two of three freebies seven ticks later.
• After a turnover, Andrice knocked down a jumper to create a 74-71 margin, and senior Zocko Littleton's (Albany, Ga./Osborne/Rider) pair from the charity stripe were met by Milivojevic's dunk at four seconds.
• However, Kenney's two free throws on the next possession all but sealed the victory.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Dec. 31 at Molloy University, 11 a.m.