Bronx, N.Y. – Guard
Kahleem Jennings scored Lehman College men's basketball team's final five points to pace the hosts to a 78-77 win, at The APEX Main Gym, and snapping Baruch College's undefeated CUNYAC record on Friday evening. The Lightning go to a 12-6 overall record and 6-1 in CUNYAC action, while the Bearcats dropped to a 9-9 mark and now 6-1 in conference play.
Jennings, who finished with a total of 19 points, hit a jumper with two minutes left to give Lehman a 75-69 lead.
Baruch then cut the advantage to a single point (75-74) with less than a minute remaining, before Jennings hit two clutch free throws to make it 77-74 with 30 seconds left on the clock.
After Jennings made one of two free throws with eight seconds remaining, the Bearcats hit a three-pointer, however the Lightning held on for the victory.
Forward
Lasana Camara notched a 'double-double' with 15 points and 14 rebounds for Lehman, while teammate
Kai Parris also added 15 points and guard
Kofi Mends had 12 points.
The Lightning continue CUNYAC action on Tuesday (January 28th) when they welcome CCNY at The APEX Main Gym with tip-off set for 5 pm ET.