Center Valley, PA (January 2, 2016) – Berkeley College (NY) scored 15 of its 24 overtime points off turnovers leading to a 93-89 double overtime win over the DeSales University men's basketball team in the opening game of the Al Senavitis Memorial Tournament Saturday afternoon in Billera Hall.
 
The loss drops the Bulldogs (7-4) into the consolation game where they will face Alvernia University at 2:00 pm on Sunday.  Berkeley (8-1) will take on Stockton University in the championship game at 4:00 pm.  Stockton outscored Alvernia 18-10 over the final five minutes to earn the win in the other opening round game on Saturday.
 
Junior Kuity Slanger led the Bulldogs on Saturday falling just one assist shy of the school's second triple-double finishing with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists.  Junior Brian Laird added 16 points, while senior Cody Deal and junior Ryan Callahan each had 14 points and eight rebounds in the loss.  Sophomore Aaron Burton had nine points off the bench.
 
The Knights were led by Keenan Langston with a game-high 27 points and eight steals.  Johnnie Green finished with 15 points, Dondre Simmons added 13 points off the bench, Stephon Jennings had 12 points, and Massiah Merritt finished with 10 points to round out five players in double digits.
 
DeSales was down nine (66-57) with just 4:27 left to play in regulation when it began its comeback.  A free throw from Slanger was followed by a three from Laird pulling DSU within five.  Slanger then answered one Knight FT with a three-point play pulling DSU within three points with 2:20 remaining.
 
After a Berkeley bucket, Deal connected on a three-pointer pulling DeSales within two and after a timeout, BC turned the ball over in the backcourt and Burton was there to lay in the miscue tying the game with 46 seconds left.
 
The Knights missed on the other end and DSU had possession with 12 seconds left but after nearly turning the ball over getting the ball up the court, a last second three was well short as the game headed to overtime.
 
DSU had control early in the first OT taking two separate four point leads that were both given away with turnovers in the backcourt leading to three-point plays for Berkeley.  DSU trailed 77-76 with 1:48 to go when Callahan scored inside giving the Bulldogs a one point lead with 1:28 to go.
 
A miss by Berkeley gave the Bulldogs possession back but an offensive foul by Deal waved off a basket in the lane and Langston hit a three on the left wing with 32 ticks left giving Berkeley an 80-78 lead.  Slanger got the ball in the post on the next possession and his turnaround jumper bounced around and finally thru as a last second three from the Knights was short sending the game into a second overtime.
 
DSU scored three seconds into the second overtime but then committed three straight turnovers leading to six straight fast break points by the Knights as they led 88-82 with 3:45 left to play.  DSU scored four straight to pull within two points and a three from Deal at 1:12 made it a one-point game (90-89).
 
Langston was off on a three on the next Berkeley possession but Slanger committed an offensive foul on the ensuing drive giving the Knights possession with 26 seconds left.  After a foul BC missed the second of two free throws as DSU called timeout with possession under its own basket and 12 seconds left.
 
On the inbounds Slanger drove the lane and had a good look on a tying lay-up but it was long as Langston was fouled on the rebound.  He hit 1-of-2 charity tosses again with four seconds left and Bridy was fouled at half court with 1.9 seconds left and DSU trailing by three points.  He missed the first free throw and also the second on purpose but the rebound was secured by the Knights and a final free throw provided the final tally as time expired.
 
For the game Berkeley capitalized on 28 DeSales turnovers scoring 36 points off those miscues.  DSU dominated the glass, outrebounding the Knights, 49-37, but BC did have 15 second-chance points off 12 offensive boards.
 
Slanger earns A.B.E. Doors and Windows Player of the Game honors falling just one assist shy of the program's second-ever triple-double.  Tony Medina has the only recorded triple-double in team history.