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BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—Rounding out an exciting weekend of basketball action, Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball finished as runner-up at the 2014 SLC Basketball Tournament at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center. The Gryphons defeated SUNY-ESF, 66-65, on Friday before falling to SUNYIT, 105-69, in the championship game.

After the event, rookies Stevan Radosavljevic (Lazarevac, Serbia/Grammar School Lazarevac) and Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) were named to the All-Tournament team. Radosavljevic scored 34 points with 23 rebounds in two games, while Gilleran scored 26 and posted tournament highs of 26 rebounds and five blocks. SUNYIT's Ryan James was named Tournament MVP, averaging 22.5 points per game.

On Friday, Sarah Lawrence (5-7) squared off against SUNY-ESF (4-8) in the teams' opening round game. The teams played back-and-forth basketball for the first four minutes, yielding a 6-6 deadlock. Over the next seven minutes Radosavljevic scored eight points and rookie Mat Gerak (Monroe, Conn./Masuk) added a layup, while the Gryphons held the Mighty Oaks scoreless to take a 16-6 advantage.

SUNY-ESF responded by going on a 17-0 frenzy that kept SLC off the scoreboard for nearly five minutes. The silence was broken by Gerak with four minutes to go in the half. Captain Josh Niebloom (Livingston, N.J./Golda Och Academy) sank back-to-back three's and Wyatt Rocheleau (San Jose, Calif./Christopher) added five points to round out a 15-0 Gryphon rally—the game's third straight double-digit scoring run—and put SLC in front 31-25.

After SLC held a 33-26 edge at halftime, a three-point basket by Brendan O'Connell (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy Andover) kickstarted a 10-2 push to earn the Green and White their largest lead at 43-30. While SLC kept the lead for most of the period, the Might Oaks whittled away the gap, and ESF took its first lead of the half, 62-61, with 2:30 to go in the game.

Eight of the game's final 10 points were scored at the free-throw line, as the game became a physical duel down the stretch. In the end, a converted free throw by O'Connell made the difference, as SLC escaped with the victory.

Radosavljevic posted 25 points to set an SLC modern-era scoring record. He also collected 15 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. Gilleran led all players with a season-high 17 boards and also recorded six points, four blocks, four assists and three steals.

Niebloom reached double figures with 11 points, sinking three baskets from beyond the arc. Rocheleau totaled six points with six assists.

For ESF, Suthod Young had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kyle Peck led the Mighty Oaks with 16 points, including 10 in the first half. Sage Beemer added 10 points.

In Saturday's championship game, Sarah Lawrence squared off against SUNYIT (7-2) after the Wildcats defeated Alfred State College (1-14), 83-59, on Friday. SUNYIT took control early, scoring the first nine points of the game. The Wildcats had their largest lead of the half at 46-22 and led 49-28 at the break.

With six minutes remaining, the visitors picked up their largest lead, 94-51. The Gryphons reeled in the deficit but were ultimately defeated, 105-69.

In the second game, Gilleran scored a season-high 20 points with a team-high nine rebounds. Niko Yuvienco (Queens, N.Y./Christ the King) had a stellar performance, tallying 18 points, including 3-for-3 shooting from beyond the arc.

For SUNYIT, James totaled 25 points, followed by Malcolm Jones with 18 points, accompanying 11 rebounds. Alonzo Grainger and Sallo Fofana reached double-digits with 15 points apiece.

Sarah Lawrence returns to Noyes Court on Tuesday with a showdown against College of Mount Saint Vincent. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.