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“I think I would have enjoyed it more sitting in the stands, though.”The most improbable moment also came courtesy of Tibbs, who scored 31 points and added seven assists ina sensational clutch performance. He took a length-of-the-court inbounds pass from freshman center MattVan Manen with 2.2 seconds remaining in the second OT and nailed an NBA-length 3-pointer from the rightwing as time expired.That made it 95-95 and forced a third overtime.“I’ve never played in a game like that,” said the 5-foot-8 Tibbs, a former St. Peter’s HS star playing his firstseason as a Dolphin. “I don’t think it will hit us until we’re on bus heading home. It was an unbelievablegame and you have to give Baruch a ton of credit. They wouldn’t back down and neither would we.”Petosa likened the game to a heavyweight boxing match.“I kept telling the team during timeouts that it’s a classic street fight,” he said. “It was up to them to deliverthe last punch and they did.“It was just a thrilling game from start to finish. Maybe it was meant to be that the last team that had theball would win. So many things happened so quickly.”Baruch (3-2, 8-8) actually had a six-point lead — 75-69 — after Mickey Abbatiello’s 3-point play with 1:06left in regulation. But the teams were just getting started, as Bloochy Magliore’s tip-in of his own misscapped a furious 6-0 CSI run that forced the first OT at 75-75.The Dolphins had early five-point leads in each of the first two extra sessions, with Lionel Hilaire burying a 3-pointer at the end of the first OT.And on and on it went.“Greatest game I ever played in by far,” said CSI junior forward Jordan Young, who had 20 points and 13rebounds before fouling out. “I can’t remember anything like it.”In fact, the Dolphins played most of the three five-minute OTs without their three inside players — DavidHughes, Van Manen and Young — all of whom fouled out. Dale Taranto (11 points, 15 rebounds, five assistsand six steals) and Tibbs finished the game with four fouls apiece.“We had a small lineup and kids on the court who haven’t played much this season,” said Petosa.Page 64 of 157