New York, NY --- In a historic City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Men's Basketball Championship Final, the #2 seeded Brooklyn College Bulldogs fell to the top seeded Baruch College Bearcats, 90-83, in double overtime on Friday night at Nat Holman Gymnasium on the campus of The City College of New York (CCNY).

The double overtime thriller was the first CUNYAC championship game to go into overtime in the 50-year history of the tournament.

Brooklyn falls to 22-6 overall on the season and will await a possible at-large selection into the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs, currently ranked fourth in the Atlantic Region, have an outside shot at one of the 19 at-large bids into the 62-team field. The NCAA Selection Show will occur on Monday at 12:30 pm.

If Brooklyn is not selected into the NCAA Tournament, the Bulldogs will most likely get a nod into the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Championships.

Baruch improves to 21-6 overall on the year and receives the CUNYAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

All-Tournament selections Lorenzo Williams (23 points and 11 rebounds) and Egzon Gjonbalaj (11 points and 10 rebounds) led the way for Brooklyn, while Jai Kellman chipped in with 15 points and Valon Djombalic was the third Bulldog to register a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

For Baruch, Ryan Markoe scored 23 points, while Granville Gittens added 19 points, including hitting the game-tying jumper to beat the buzzer at regulation and force overtime. Markoe (9-for-9) and Gittens (6-for-6) combined to go a perfect 15-for-15 from the free throw line on the night. For his efforts, Gittens would receive Tournament MVP honors. Raymond De La Cruz contributed with 13 points, while Brian McMahon finished with 10 points. Chimaechi Ekekeugbor chipped in with 15 points coming off the bench.

The Bulldogs controlled the boards, out-rebounding the Bearcats, 54-37, which led to a 28-11 edge in second chance points for Brooklyn.

Baruch however scored 21 points off of 16 Brooklyn turnovers and also shot an incredible 92.9% (26-for-28) from the free throw line, including a perfect 8-for-8 in the second overtime period that saw the Bearcats outscore the Bulldogs, 16-9, to lift Baruch to the 90-83 victory. The win gives the Bearcats their second CUNYAC title in program history, with the first coming in 2000.

For the game, Brooklyn shot 40.3% (29-for-72) from the field, including 38.1% (8-for-21) from three. The Bulldogs shot 60.7% (17-for-28) from the free throw line.

Baruch shot 40.9% (27-for-66) from the field, including an even 50% (10-for-20) from beyond the arc, to go along with their stellar performance from the line.

In all, the game featured 16 ties and 10 lead changes, as Baruch would close out the thriller in the end.