The second-seeded Queensborough Men's Basketball team advanced to the 2022 CUNYAC Championship Game with a 68-61 victory over the third-seeded Bronx Community College Broncos on Wednesday night. The tightly played contest would see a total of nine lead changes and nine ties throughout the game. With the victory, the Tigers will face the number one seeded Hostos Community College Caimans in Friday night's title game, which will be held at 8:30 p.m. on the campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College. It will be the Tigers first appearance in the CUNYAC Final since 2013.
Off to a slow start early on, the Tigers would trail virtually the entire first half, and found themselves trailing by eight points at halftime by a score of 37-29. However, the second half would be quite a turnaround, and the Tigers would outscore the Broncos 39-24 in the second stanza, by shooting the ball from the field at a blistering clip of 68.4% (13-19 FG). With a strong second half, the Tigers would finish the game shooting 54.3% (25-46 FG) from the floor as a team, as well as shooting 77.8% from the free throw line (14-18 FT).
Queensborough was led by Sophomore
Khari Ojeda-Harvey, who paced the Tigers with 26 points, 9 assists, six rebounds, and four steals. Ojeda-Harvey was not alone though, as the Tigers received big contributions from a trio a Freshman, including
Levar Diaz off the bench with 16 points and 9 rebounds on 6-8 shooting from the floor,
Rohan Singh who added 12 points and three steals, and
Preston Harts who added 11 points and 8 rebounds.
The title game Friday night will be broadcast live via the CUNYAC Facebook account. As reminder, no spectators will be permitted to attend the game in person due to venue policy. Championship Game links and information can be found below.
Championship Game LIVE BROADCAST
Championship Game LIVE STATS
CUNYAC Tournament Central
CUNYAC Tournament Program
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