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The Saint Vincent men got back on the winning track with a 68-52 victory on the road at Grove City, improving to 11-1 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
 
The Bearcats came out firing from behind the arc, as Isaac Turner hit a three just 12 seconds into play, then came up with a steal, passed to Ben Klimchock and Klimchock hit a trey to make it a quick 6-0 game.
 
Turner's second three of the afternoon, at the 16:30 mark, made the score 11-4, and after a Grove City score, back-to-back threes from Klimchock and Dillon Stith ran the lead to eleven (17-6).
 
The Wolverines eventually hit their best stride, going on an 8-point run, while SVC went cold from the floor, allowing the hosts to cut the margin to just three, 26-23, with 8:45 to go in the first half.
 
However, the Bearcats then regained their composure, with a Turner bucket starting a 10-0 run over the next 3 ½ minutes, capped by a Sean Kett layup that made the score 36-23.
 
Once again, Grove City fought back, outscoring Saint Vincent 8-0 for the next three minutes, before a Sean Kett layup closed the first half scoring, with the Bearcats in front, 38-31.
 
Klimchock came right out of the locker room and hit a three to start the second half, then following a GCC score, added his fourth trey of the afternoon to make the score 44-33.  After the Wolverines scored to make it a 9-point game, the Bearcats embarked on a 10-point run, started by a Stith score and ended by a layup from Tom Weremeychik at the 13:25 mark.
 
However, the 19-point lead wouldn't last long, as the hosts then reeled off 9 straight points to make it a 54-44 game, before a Stith conventional three-point play stopped the bleeding with 9:53 showing on the timer.
 
At the 8:12 mark, Grove City's JT Schwartz scored to make it a 9-point game, 57-48, but the Bearcats then regrouped, scoring 8 points, six of which came from Turner, running the lead to 65-48 with 3:41 to go and putting the game out of reach.
 
Turner led the team with 16 points on the day, but his streak of 13 consecutive PAC games with 20 or more points came to a close.  Stith added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Klimchock had 12 points.  Kett joined Stith with a double-double, posting 10 points and 10 boards.  Pat Jones added six rebounds.
 
After a physical contest earlier in the week that featured a combined 124 free throws, this game was quite the opposite, with only 20 combined shots from the line.  SVC hit 11 of 16 while Grove City made one of just 4 attempts.  The Bearcats were strong underneath, grabbing 42 rebounds compared to just 27 for the Wolverines.
 
Saint Vincent hosts Geneva College on Wednesday night at 7:30PM in the Carey Center.