Amseshem Foluke-Henderson, Maurice Douglas, and John Hauser combined to score 66 of the 85 points for New Paltz (7-8) of the SUNY Athletic Conference.
Baruch (13-6) trailed most of the game, but cut the deficit to 67-65 with 6:07 remaining. New Paltz answered with an 11-3 run in the next six minutes.
They clinched the victory shooting 12-12 in free throws in the final 1:12.
John Burzo led Baruch with 20 points (8-13 FG).