Championship Central
Media Coverage: Newsday recap, photos

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Sophomore forward George Riefenstahl converted a layup with 0.6 seconds remaining Saturday night, as top-seeded Farmingdale State College captured its fourth Skyline Conference Men's Basketball Championship with a come-from-behind, 77-75 decision over visiting No. 2 seed The Sage Colleges.

The host Rams (20-7), which won Skyline titles in 2006, 2008 and 2012, receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship; selections will be announced Monday (Feb. 27) at 12:30 p.m. via a selection show on NCAA.com.

Sage (17-10) got 14 of Rob Mills's 19 points on the night in the first half of play, and led by as many as 21 points with five-plus minutes to go before heading into the halftime break with a 43-29 advantage.

Farmingdale State, led by Championship Most Outstanding Player, sophomore guard Matthew Graham (team-high 18 points), stormed back in the second stanza. A 20-3 spurt midway through the half sent the Rams in front by a 68-60 count with 3:15 to go.

However, Sage didn't go quietly, as it chipped away until a four-point play off a made trifecta in the left corner and free throw by Jordan Devaughn (13 pts.) knotted the game at 75-all with five seconds to play. From there, FSC pushed the ball up the court to Riefenstahl (16 pts., 8-for-16 FG), who converted the eventual game-winning lay-up on the left side of the basket with 0.6 seconds showing when the ball cleared the netting. Devaughn's three-quarter-court desperation heave was swatted away at the horn, sending fourth-year FSC head coach Brendan Twomey's side into celebration mode.

Sophomore point guard Liam Monaghan scored 14 points and dished out five assists in the triumph, while Sage was led by a game-best 20 points from senior Marcus Patterson. Thiago Conceicao nearly collected a triple-double for the Gators, notching eight points, as many blocks and 10 rebounds.