Thomas Tibbs made only one basket all night for the College of Staten Island Dolphins.

It just so happened that it was the deciding basket as CSI battled back from a 10-point second half deficit to nip the visiting Lightning in the final seconds, 67-66, and keep its conference record unblemished at 8-0.

Trailing 66-64 after Victor Garcia converted on one of two free throws with 22 seconds remaining, Tibbs drove down the right side of the lane where Samuel Batista had little choice but to try to alter Tibbs' shot or risk having the game tied. To Tibbs credit he managed to flip in the tying bucket while absorbing contact from Batista that sent him to the line.

After Tibbs calmly knocked down the go-ahead free throw, Lehman had one last chance to steal the game but Alain De La Cruz's lefthanded scoop layup at the buzzer was off the mark as he, too, encountered contact at the rim.

De La Cruz's miss capped a wildly entertaining finish that featured seven lead changes over the final eight minutes and nine seconds. Starting with Jordan Young's free throw with 2:41 remaining to give CSI the 61-60 lead, the lead changed hands three times alone within a two minute period.

Jonathan DeJesus' layup as the shotclock expired put Lehman in front 62-61 with 1:12 left in the game. Young then grabbed his own offensive rebound for the stick back and CSI lead 63-62.

On the Lightning's next possession, Garcia drove right baseline and threw up a floater that was off the mark only to have Dwight Nangle come flying in to catch the ball in mid air, convert the putback, and draw a foul in the process. Nangle's free throw increased Lehman's short-lived lead to 65-63 setting the stage for Tibbs' forthcoming heroics.

How both teams arrived at the final outcome was almost as exciting, and for a majority of the game, was tilted in the Lightning's favor.

Early on Lehman looked to be in another one of its three-point shooting grooves as Batista (twice), DeJesus (twice) and Garcia all connected from deep within the game's first seven minutes as the Lightning built a 17-10 advantage.

CSI closed to within 21-20 on Young's layup but Batista dropped in a layup of his own followed by a three-pointer from De La Cruz to increase the lead to 26-20. Towards the end of the half the Lightning got a little sloppy but remained in front, 34-29, at the break.

Lehman maintained control until 14:39 to go when Bloochy Magliore knocked down a seemingly innocent three-pointer to draw the Dolphins within 45-38. Little did those in attendance know that the only way to cool Magliore down over the next seven minutes would have been to take him outside and dump him into the snow blanketing the CSI campus.

Starting with that long distance basket, Magliore pumped in 18 total points, including four more three-pointers. For good measure, his sensational hanging one-handed floater over De La Cruz broke a 54-54 tie. Magliore would finish with a game-high 22 points.

In the loss, Lehman had three players in double figures. Garcia led the way with 19 points, Batista added 17, and DeJesus contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lightning looks to take out its frustrations on visiting New York City College of Technology on Friday night.