BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – The Post University men's basketball team made five of its six shots in the double overtime to defeat Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) rival Bloomfield 92-86 on Tuesday night in Bloomfield, N.J. Senior Malcom Amos (Brookport, Ill.) scored a career-high 32 points in the victory.

The teams were still tied 71-71 after two halves and an overtime period. The Eagles fell behind by one early in the second extra period, but three-pointers by Amos and junior Tyler Desrosiers (Agawam, Mass.)  gave Post a 79-76 lead with 2:31 left.

Bloomfield shot just 33.3 percent in the second overtime while the Eagles were 5-of-6 from the field and led by as many as eight points in the period.

Post started out sluggish as the Bears jumped out to a 25-12 lead midway through the first half. Amos scored seven points and junior Matt Mareno (San Francisco, Calif.) added five as the Eagles staged a 19-6 run to close the half to tie the game 31-31.

Mareno scored a layup to begin the second half and give Post its first lead of the night. Post trailed by as many as seven in the half, but a three-pointer by Desrosiers with 8:31 left put the Eagles in front 51-50. The teams would trade leads the remainder of regulation.

Amos hit a jumper to tie the game with 1:31 left. The Bears had a shot at the buzzer to win, but Marcus Felmming's attempt did not connect as the team went into overtime.
Post led 70-66 in the first overtime after a free-throw by junior Joseph Lockwood (London, England). Bloomfield closed the gap and a three-point play by Rakwan Kelly tied the game late in the extra period. Amos missed two late jumpers as the teams went into the second overtime.

Amos was 10-of-21 from the field and added five rebounds and four blocks. Desrosiers added 21 points. Mareno recorded his third double-double in the last four games with 10 points and 10 boards. Sophomore Tamas Okros (Bristol, England) added 11 points off the bench
The Eagles visit Pace on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 3 p.m.