GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team was outlasted by No. 17 Adelphi University, 107-92, on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference action at the Center for Recreation and Sport. The Panthers were 17th in this week's D2 CSC national poll and 18th in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) rankings.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (7-19, 3-15 NE10), Adelphi (23-5, 15-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 33 points (career high), 9-for-18 field goals, 6-for-11 three-pointers, 9-for-13 free throws
• Sophomore TJ Henaghen (Hampden, Maine/Williston Northampton School), 19 points (career high), 6 rebounds, 6-for-8 field goals, 5-for-7 three-pointers
• First-year Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), 14 points, 5 assists, 6-for-13 field goals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Andres Fulgencio, 32 points, 7 rebounds, 12-for-18 field goals, 7-for-12 three-pointers
• Graduate student Tavin Pierre Philippe, 22 points, 6 assists, 7-for-10 field goals
• Junior Dayshaun Walton, 17 points, 6 rebounds
• Junior Mason Jackson, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6-for-8 field goals

GAME FACTS

• Crews moved into sixth in program history in career three-pointers (227), passing Mike Holton Jr. '15 (223), while improving to 22nd in scoring (1,311).
• The teams combined to knock down 28 three-pointers, with Saint Michael's 15-for-27 (55.6%) from deep.

THE ACTION

• Walton's fastbreak lay-up at 11:44 of the first half gave Adelphi a 21-14 edge, the largest lead for either team until Fulgencio knocked down a three-pointer to make it 38-28 with 4:12 to go.
• Eight Henaghen points helped halve the deficit to 44-39 by 1:13 before the Panthers carried a 51-41 lead into the locker room.
• Fulgencio buried a three to push his team's advantage to 67-48 at 15:34 of the second period, but Saint Michael's later used a 15-2 run to climb within 74-69 by 8:51. Henaghen buried back-to-back triples in the middle of the stretch.
• The Purple Knights were still within 83-76 after Crews made two free throws at 6:07, but consecutive Adelphi hoops extended the lead to double figures, and the hosts never again led by fewer than eight points.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday vs. Bentley University, 7:30 p.m.
• The Falcons were ninth in this week's D2 CSC East Region poll.