EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University tied the game in the final minute of regulation and won it in the second overtime period on a late bucket from Kitt Najee Walls, as the Warriors prevailed in a 92-90 victory over Kutztown on Wednesday night in front of a raucous crowd at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Kutztown's Tarojae Brake knocked down a three-pointer from the wing to give the Golden Bears a four-point advantage, 72-68, with 1:18 left in regulation. On the ensuing possession, Carlos Pepin came down with a big offensive board for the Warriors off a missed three-pointer and put it back up and in to cut the deficit to two with just over a minute to play.

The Warriors forced a missed three by Kyree Generett on the other end, and Walls corralled the long rebound before dishing ahead to a streaking Pepin, who slammed down an emphatic dunk to tie the contest at 72-all with 32 seconds showing on the clock.

After a timeout by the Golden Bears, they took the shot clock down to the final seconds and Brake drove the lane and attempted a game-winning layup, but Marc Rodriguez was there for the clutch block, which went out of bounds and back to Kutztown with 1.8 seconds remaining. After another timeout, Kutztown wasn't able to get a shot off in the final 1.8, and the game headed to overtime.

In the first extra period, the Warriors led by three with 2:46 remaining, but were held scoreless on their next three possessions as Kutztown gained momentum. Wesley Butler hit a pair of free throws with 16 ticks left to give the Golden Bears an 81-78 advantage.

On ESU's next possession, Rodriguez' three from the corner hit off the iron but Pepin pulled down another huge offensive board for the Warriors. He dished out to Walls, who made the extra pass to Montrel Morgan at the wing. Morgan found himself wide open and connected on the clutch three in the final seconds to send the game into double overtime.

The Warriors went ahead by five early in the second overtime period, but the Golden Bears fought back and cut the deficit to a pair on a layup from Butler with 1:12 remaining. They forced a turnover by ESU the next time down the court, and were able to tie the game at 90-90 on a fast break layup from Ryan Bernstein with 47 seconds showing on the clock.

On the next possession, ESU worked the shot clock down and Walls made a move to the lane and finished in the paint to give ESU a 92-90 advantage with 16 seconds remaining. Kutztown had a chance to win it in the final seconds, but Generett's three was off the mark and Walls came down with the rebound as the Warriors dribbled out the clock to come away with the win.

Rodriguez and Morgan led the ESU offense with 18 points apiece, as the duo combined for eight three-pointers in the contest. Rodriguez nailed 5-of-11 from long range, while Morgan hit 7-of-13 from the field overall and 3-of-7 from deep.

Pepin and Weiss had solid all-around efforts for the Warriors as both players finished with double-doubles. Pepin tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds as he recorded his second double-double in the last three games. Weiss notched 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to tally his team-leading third double-double of the season. Pepin and Weiss became the first pair to register double-doubles in the same game for ESU since Ryan Smith and Josh Williams did it on February 21 of last season.

Walls, who hit the game-winner for the Warriors, was the other ESU player to finish in double-figures, tallying 13 points while tying his season-high with eight assists.

With the victory, the Warriors pushed their win streak to five straight while moving to 15-8 overall and 11-7 in conference play, as they remain in second place in the PSAC East and inched their way closer to securing a playoff spot. Kutztown dropped to 10-13 on the year and 8-9 in the PSAC following the loss.

The double-overtime win for ESU was the team's first since a 93-86 triumph over Kutztown back in 2012.

ESU Head Coach Jeff Wilson, in his 18^th season at the helm of the Warriors, and Kutztown Head Coach Bernie Driscoll, in his 20^th season, each entered the contest with 333 victories at their respective schools, which was tied for seventh most all-time in the PSAC. With the win, Wilson pushed ahead of Driscoll on the all-time list.

ESU has the weekend off before returning to play next Wednesday, February 19 at Mansfield for a 7:30 p.m. start.