NEW YORK, NY - The Hunter College men's basketball team saw its nine-point second half lead erased as the Baruch Bearcats came back to top the Hawks, 55-50 in the ARC Arena on Saturday evening.

Hunter falls to 11-13 overall and 6-6 within CUNYAC play while Baruch improves to 13-12 and 7-5 in the league. Despite the loss, the Hawks have secured the #6 seed in the upcoming CUNYAC Championships. Please stay tuned to the website for forthcoming information regarding the upcoming game and opponent.

The Hawks led throughout until the final five minutes of the game when a layup gave the home team a one-point advantage (44-43) with 5:22 left to go in the stanza. After Anthony Uter hit a a free throw to even things up at 44-all with 4:31 remaining, Baruch would push ahead on an 11-6 jaunt to run away with the 55-50 victory this evening.

Jeffrey Daza finished the game with 13 points to lead Hunter offensively while Uter registered a double-double, netting 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Hunter was plagued by 17 turnovers and had a tough time connecting on attempts from the field as downtown rival Baruch limited the team to just 27% shooting from the field and 23% shooting from three-point range.

The Hawks held a slim one-point advantage in the first (18-17) as Baruch erased an early seven-point advantage to make it a much closer affair in the second.

Hunter closes out the regular season on the road at Ramapo College on Tuesday, February 14th at 7pm.

The CUNY Athletic Conference will announce the entire Championship Tournament schedule on Monday. As the #6 seed, Hunter will play on Saturday, February 18th (TBD). Complete Championship information will be revealed later in the week so check back with www.HunterCollegeAthletics.com for more info.