The men's basketball team defeated the Rams of Farmingdale State, 81-76, in a quarterfinal round contest of the ECAC Metro/Upstate Postseason Championship on Wednesday night in the ARC Arena.

The Bearcats led throughout a majority of the contest and were up by as much as 70-54 with 8:37 remaining, but the visiting Rams from Long Island did not go quietly with a big rally to cut the score to 75-71 with 1:29 left.

The Bearcats never lost their composure and sank 6-of-6 free throws in the final minute to walk off with the five point win to advance to Saturday's 7:30 p.m. semifinal round to play against New Jersey City University at the Golden Dome on the campus of Rutgers-Newark.

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Four different players scored in double-figures for the Bearcats, led by Raymond De La Cruzwith 21 points (5-8 3fg), Chimaechi Ekekeugborwith 19, William Sixsmith14, and Edward Roscignoa near triple-double with 12 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.

The team shot 61 percent (17-for-28) in the first half and that set the tone for the rest of the game until the Rams made the late rally.

Matthew Graham led the visitors with 23 points, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc. Overall, the Rams shot 13-of-30 from three the entire game.

Wednesday, March 2 (at higher seed)
#2 New Jersey City defeated #7 Centenary, 86-75
#3 Baruch defeated #6 Farmingdale, 81-76
#4 Ithaca defeated #5 Medgar Evers, 95-94

Saturday, March 5 (at Rutgers-Newark in Newark, NJ)
#1 Rutgers-Newark vs #4 Ithaca, 5:30 p.m.
#2 New Jersey City vs #3 Baruch, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 6 (at Rutgers-Newark in Newark, NJ)
Semifinal Winners, 3 p.m.