NEW YORK, N.Y. - For a little more than 10 minutes of the first half of Lehman's game against the College of Staten Island, a newcomer to the CUNYAC basketball scene would have had trouble figuring out which of the two teams had entered the game sporting a perfect record in conference play. 

That's because the Lightning, no slouches at 5-2 themselves, burst out of the gates on fire.  Led by an unconscious Mathias Raggiotto, who seemed to knock down just about everything he threw in the direction of the basket, especially from behind the arc, the Lightning built a 30-21 lead.  And it wasn't just the Raggiotto Show, as the Lightning was repeatedly getting quality shots on the offensive end, the product of some crisp ball movement.

The only problem was that for all the good things the Lightning was doing, CSI's T.J. Tibbs was essentially matching.  During one three possession sequence, Tibbs nailed a three, followed by a Raggiotto trifecta, and then another three-pointer by Tibbs.  The Raggiotto-Tibbs battle within the battle helped lend a see-saw feel to the game's opening 20 minutes as there were three ties and nine lead changes.

Raggiotto would go on to can six threes in the first half to five for Tibbs.  Overall, both teams were scorching from deep with Lehman shooting 9-of-11 and CSI shooting 8-of-15.

The Lightning junior's sixth three-pointer of the half gave Lehman a 38-36 lead with 5:03 left before the intermission.  Baskets by Bloochie Magloire, Dylan Bulger and Tibbs gave the Dolphins their first lead, 42-38, since the game's early moments.  Lehman knotted the affair at 42-all on Sebastian Pessoa's layup with 1:23 remaining, but two three-pointers by Dale Taranto helped CSI end the half up 48-45.

In the second half, a more balanced attack and some slick passing by Tibbs and company helped the Dolphins keep the Lightning at a healthy distance.  After a layup by Raggiotto that cut Lehman's deficit to 58-57 with 14:23 to go, CSI slowly built its lead to 12 points with 7:30 left on the clock.  The Dolphins lead would not dip under nine points the rest of the way as they closed out Lehman by the score of 89-74.

With the victory CSI remains unbeaten in the conference at an impressive 7-0.  Tibbs' 23 points led six players in double figures for the Dolphins, including double-doubles by Magloire (11 points, 10 rebounds) and Jordan Young (10 points, 10 rebounds).

Lehman was led by Raggiotto's game-high 31points.  George Nimmons and Phil Ductan each added 12.

Next up for the Lightning as it looks to get back in the win column will be Marymount University on Saturday.  The game is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.