The Baruch College Bearcats suffered a tough one point defeat (52-51) to the Lightning of Lehman College in a CUNYAC home contest played on Wednesday night in the ARC Arena.

The Bearcats (8-8, 2-2 CUNYAC) had two shot attempts for the winning basket with five seconds remaining, but the final shot, a tip-in off the missed first shot, teased the home crowd by rolling around the rim and out to keep the visiting Lightning (8-7, 4-0 CUNYAC) undefeated in the CUNYAC standings.

The Bearcats led 24-18 at halftime and were up by as much as eight points during the second half, but the Lightning rallied back in the final minutes.

They completed their comeback with seven seconds left as Mathias Raggiotto grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed free throw and quickly scored on a layup to give their team the 52-51 advantage and eventual final score.

The Lightning shot a torrid 58.3 percent (14-24) in the second half, while the Bearcats shot 36.4 percent (12-33). The game changed lead 10 times throughout the evening.

Chris Beauchampled the Bearcats in scoring with 15 points. Calvin Jurewicz-Johnsonscored 10 points and dished out four assists. Brian McMahoncontributed nine points and five rebounds off the bench.

Raggiotto led the visitors from the Bronx with 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals.

Baruch will return to action on Saturday, January 14, with a 3:00 pm CUNYAC road contest at the College of Staten Island Dolphins.