BRONX, N.Y. – Chris Lesnansky and Ryan Milne combined for all 11 points in the second overtime to lift No. 25 Colorado College to an 82-75 victory at Lehman College on Saturday afternoon.
Milne scored the first five points to give the Tigers a 76-71 lead, and then Lesnansky put the game away with a layup and four consecutive free throws.
With its third overtime victory of the season, CC improved to 6-1 overall.
Colorado College overcame a five-point deficit in the first overtime and tied the game at 71-71 when senior forward Daniel Webb knocked down a jumper with 37 seconds to go. The Lightning had a chance to strike at the buzzer, but Kelvin Gil misfired on a long 3-point attempt.
Lesnansky paced the Tigers with 25 points and 13 rebounds to record his second double-double of the season and the seventh of his career. The junior forward climbed into the top 25 on the program's all-time rebounding list, moving past Greg Fox (387), John Sascha (387) and Mike Shaw (390) while bumping his total to 399.
Milne finished with 21 points, the fourth time this season he has scored at least 20 in a game. He also dished out four assists.
Sophomore guard Justin Berardino posted his first double-double with 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. He buried four of seven shots from behind the arc.
Colorado College erased a 14-point first-half deficit, but was unable to get the go-ahead basket in the second frame.
After taking a 10-8 lead on Russell Clark's layup 7:29 into the contest, almost six minutes expired before the Tigers connected on another shot from the floor. By that time, Lehman had built a 23-11 advantage.
The Lightning built a 30-16 cushion after junior guard Jonathan Greenfield knocked down a jumper with 4:17 remaining before intermission, but CC scored six of the next nine points to pull to within 11 points after 20 minutes.
Colorado College shot just 26.7-percent from the floor during the first half, making eight of 30 field-goal attempts. The Tigers went just 1-for-12 from behind the 3-point line, while Lehman made four of eight long-range attempts.
Sophomore forward Jerrome Jones poured in a game-high 30 points for the Lightning, who slipped to 6-4. Junior forward Kevan Proctor grabbed a game-high and blocked six shots.
CC hits the hardwood for the final time in 2013 when the Tigers visit Babson College on Monday, Dec. 30, for a non-conference game that tips off at 2 p.m. ET.