WALTHAM, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team trimmed Northeast 10 Conference foe Bentley University, 76-74, on Saturday in the Dana Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-4, 1-1 NE10), Bentley (4-3, 1-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Quintin Floyd (Windsor, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall), 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 7-for-16 field goals
• Senior Zocko Littleton (Albany, Ga./Osborne/Rider), 15 points, 2 steals, 6-for-12 field goals, 3-for-7 three-pointers
• Sophomore Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 8-for-9 free throws
• Junior Latiek Briscoe Jr. (Brooklyn, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep/Saint Edward's), 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4-for-7 field goals, 3-for-4 three-pointers
• Sophomore Raph Dumont (Quebec City, Quebec/Vanier College/Arkansas-Pine Bluff), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4-for-4 free throws
• Senior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 5 rebounds, 3 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Cooper Farrall, 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6-for-8 field goals, 3-for-5 three-pointers
• Sophomore Mantas Zilys, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
• Senior Cash McClure, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
• Senior Chase Clarke, 9 points, 9 rebounds

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights committed only five turnovers while shooting 40.6% to Bentley's 36.6%
• Saint Michael's won at Bentley for the first time since Feb. 8, 2020.

THE ACTION

• Kenney's three-pointer - his team's third in a row - had Saint Michael's up 9-3 by 17:21 of the opening half before McClure converted a three-point play 21 seconds later, and neither team led by more than five points during the remainder of the stanza.
• Seven straight points from Farrall sparked a 9-0 run that gave Bentley a 21-17 edge at 10:14, accounting for one of eight lead swings in the half. The visitors were down 40-38 at intermission following Floyd's lay-in with 34 seconds left.
• Briscoe and Kenney knocked down consecutive triples to provide Saint Michael's a 54-47 lead by 15:49 of the second half before McClure's three put Bentley back in front at 11:18 (59-58).
• Littleton dropped a lay-up 32 seconds later before Floyd capped the go-ahead 8-0 run with a basket of his own at 7:33 (66-59).
• Sophomore Osiris Nalls tied the game with a lay-up with 4:49 to go, but Floyd countered with hoops at 4:35 and 4:01, and the visitors led until the final buzzer.
• McClure's jumper made it 74-73 at 2:18, but the teams combined to miss their final six shots. Kenney extended the lead to three points with a pair of free throws at 8.6 seconds, and the Purple Knights fouled to keep Bentley from attempting a tying three. Clarke made the first free throw with two ticks left but missed the second, and Briscoe corralled the clinching rebound.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Next Saturday at Holy Family University, 1 p.m.