NEW YORK, N.Y. - Led by Most Valuable Player, senior Daniel Falcon, the New York University men's basketball team defeated Richard Stockton College 58-55 in the finals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Metro Championship on Saturday night at the Coles Sports Center in Manhattan.

Falcon finished with game highs of 22 points and 13 rebounds in the final game of his collegiate career.

In a tightly-contested game in which neither team led by more than seven points, junior Charlie Parker's three-pointer with 6:55 remaining broke a 41-41 tie and gave NYU (22-6) the lead for good.

However, Richard Stockton (19-10) pulled to within one, 56-55, on Mario Lancioni's three-point play with 1:12 remaining.

Then, after a couple of missed shots by the Violets, the Ospreys had the ball in the final seconds with the chance to take the lead.

However, an offensive foul call on Lancioni with 13 seconds left gave the ball back to NYU, and senior Matt Basford hit two free throws with nine seconds left to provide the final margin.

When Jerome Hubbard's last-second three-point attempt fell short, and senior Jason Boone protected the rebound, the buzzer sounded and NYU had captured its first-ever ECAC Metro title.

Boone finished with eight points and 11 rebounds for the Violets, while fellow senior Michael DeCorso added 10 points.

Hubbard led Richard Stockton with 21 points, while Jon Greene had 10 points.

2007 ECAC Division III Men's Metro Basketball Championship

Quarterfinal Games - Wednesday, February 28

Game #1 - No. 1 New York University 87
                   No. 8 St. Joseph's 68
                  
Game #2 - No. 2 New Jersey City University 88
                   No. 7 FDU-Florham 71
                
Game #3 - No. 3 Old Westbury 73
                   No. 6 Richard Stockton78

Game #4 - No. 4 Rutgers-Newark 82
                   No. 5 Farmingdale State 73

Semifinals - Friday, March 2 (hosted by highest remaining seeds)

Game #5 - New York University 82
                   Rutgers-Newark 72

Game #6 - New Jersey City 69
                   Richard Stockton 80

Championship - Saturday, March 3, 9:00pm at NYU
Richard Stockton 55
NYU 58