MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team used a 30-3 surge in the second half to push past Southern New Hampshire University, 79-64, on Wednesday evening during Northeast 10 Conference play in Spirou Field House. The Purple Knights won for the seventh time in eight games.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-5, 3-1 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (7-6, 1-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Quintin Floyd (Windsor, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall), 16 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, 5-for-8 field goals
• Junior Latiek Briscoe Jr. (Brooklyn, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep/Saint Edward's), 15 points, 3 assists, 6-for-12 field goals
• Senior Zocko Littleton (Albany, Ga./Osborne/Rider), 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5-for-11 field goals
• Sophomore Raph Dumont (Quebec City, Quebec/Vanier College/Arkansas-Pine Bluff), 11 points
• Sophomore Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 8 points
• Junior TJ Henaghen (Hampden, Maine/Williston Northampton School), 6 points, 5 rebounds in 12 minutes
• First-year John Kelley (Plaistow, N.H./Kimball Union Academy), 7 rebounds (4 offensive)

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Jojo Wallace, 19 points, 4 assists
• Junior Levi Lawal, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights are 7-1 in their last eight games, and 9-2 in their last 11.
• Saint Michael's also downed the Penmen on Nov. 25, 78-71, and have now won consecutive meetings in the series for the first time since a four-game winning streak between 2010 and 2012.

THE ACTION

• Wallace (5) and redshirt junior Jahshawne Joseph (6) did all of the Penmen scoring during an 11-2 start before senior Ugo Nwachukwu's second straight bucket pushed the lead to 15-4 by 14:59 of the opening half.
• Briscoe scored seven points in a 10-0 response that brought the Purple Knights within a point, but Lawal knocked down three-pointers on his team's next two possessions. The hosts led 30-27 at halftime.
• Down 35-29 in the early stages of the second half, Saint Michael's used a 15-3 run to take the lead for good, with Kenney's triple ultimately pushing the visitors into a 47-40 advantage at 13:13.
• Senior Ray Daniels' free throw brought the Penmen within 47-45 with 11:54 to go, but the Purple Knights responded with the next 17 points, which became a 30-3 run that took only 5:37 to elapse. The Purple and Gold shot 6-of-7 from deep and 10-for-13 on free throws with only one giveaway in that time, as Dumont's nine points led six scorers.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Adelphi University, 3:30 p.m.