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2021-22 Men's Basketball CUNYAC Champions
John Neves
75
Winner Baruch Baruch 20-7,11-3 CUNYAC
69
Lehman Lehman 21-4,12-2 CUNYAC
Winner
Baruch Baruch
20-7,11-3 CUNYAC
75
Final
69
Lehman Lehman
21-4,12-2 CUNYAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Baruch Baruch 29 35 11 75
Lehman Lehman 39 25 5 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Wins CUNYAC Championship, Earn NCAA Berth, Purisic Voted Tournament MVP

UPDATED

The men's basketball team defeated the Lightning of Lehman College, 75-69, in overtime to win the 2021-22 CUNYAC Championship on Friday night at CCNY's Nat Holman Gymnasium.

The Bearcats earn the CUNYAC's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament that gets underway next Friday, March 4. They were selected to play at #4-ranked Christopher Newport University in the first round.  

Sophomore Emil Purisic was named the Championship MVP after a near perfect performance of 23 points shooting 9-of-10 from the field. His only miss was a three-pointer. Otherwise, he was perfect in the paint and also tied for the fourth time a career-high 14 rebounds

Adnan Bajrami netted 18 points, three rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks in the win, while Sean Donnellan had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists. For their efforts, Bajrami and Donnellan were each named to the All-Tournament team.

In overtime, the Bearcats scored back-to-back field goals to take a 68-64 lead. Lehman cut the deficit to just one with a trio of free throws, but back-to-back baskets from Michael Richards gave the Bearcats a 72-67 edge with 1:07 remaining.

Isaiah Geathers scored a quick layup to cut the score to 72-69, but a free throw by Donnellan and two free throws by Jehmehl Fair helped wrap up the championship win at neutral site CCNY.
   


 
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