POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.— Vassar College held Skidmore to three points over the final 6:18 to down the Thoroughbreds 64-61 Wednesday night in Liberty League men's basketball action. The Thoroughbreds drop to 2-6 overall and 0-3 in league play, while the Brewers are 3-5 and 1-2.

• Alexei Downie led Skidmore with a career-high 21 points in only 27 minutes. He had six rebounds and three assists. Joey Skoric added nine points and seven rebounds and Jack LaGarde scored eight points and pulled down nine boards.
• Shea Fitzgerald paced Vassar with 17 points and three steals.
• Skidmore overcame a 16-8 first half deficit with an 11-0 run that put the Thoroughbreds up 19-16 at the 8:57 mark of the first half. Downie scored six points in the run that was capped by a Skoric three-pointer. Skidmore extended the lead to 35-29 at the end of the half.
• The Thoroughbreds pushed the lead to 52-39 on an Ian Bentley three with 12:49 to play.
• The Brewers turned the tables, holding Skidmore to nine points over the final 12 minutes erase the Thoroughbred lead.
• Downie hit a three with 1:24 to play to give Skidmore a 61-60 lead with 1:24 to play, but the Thoroughbreds wouldn't get another shot while being outscored 4-0 over the final minute.
• Coach Joe Burke: "That is are toughest one to swallow to date. I thought we outplayed them for 35 minutes but the game is 40. No excuses, we didn't make enough winning plays at the end. There are lots of banners in the gym that say we have a winning culture but nobody on this team has been part of those so it's my job to teach them how to value winning. There is a mental and physical toughness that we need to develop and when we do so we will start winning games."
• NEXT UP: Skidmore will close out the semester at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Middlebury.