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The Saint Vincent men's basketball team lost a non-conference game at home to Penn State-Beaver by a score of 71-61.
 
The Lions had all of the momentum in the early going, taking an 11-0 lead at the 14:09 mark, forcing SVC to take a time out.  Collin Neville then got the Bearcats on the board with 13:49 left on the clock with a layup.  A basket by Kyle Pope later cut the gap to seven, 13-6, but by the midway point of the half, the Lions had rebuilt the lead to 17-6.
 
Four more points from Pope and a three from the corner by Andrew Reed brought SVC back within six, 21-15, with 6:25 remaining.  Once again the Lions got the hot hand, taking a 28-17 lead with just over four minutes left in the half.  A long-range three by the Lions at the 2:15 mark ran the lead to 13 (33-20), but the Bearcats then went on a 5-point run to make it a 33-25 game, and the margin remained 8 at the break, 35-27.
 
Saint Vincent's David Stephen scored the first two points of the second half to cut the gap to just six, but the Lions responded, hitting a pair of threes near the 14-minute mark to go in front by 16, 47-31. 

Later, a conventional three-point play by Stephen, followed by a Drew Normandin layup made it 49-38 with 12 minutes left.  After the Lions returned the lead to 15 points, Trevoris Waugh scored on a putback, then followed with a steal and coast-to-coast layup, making the score 53-42 with 9:42 on the clock.
 
A Stephen three just over a minute later cut the margin to eight, and a steal by Neville led to a free throw by Normandin that made the score 53-46, but three free throws by the Lions later made it a 10-point game once again, 62-52, and the visitors went on to win by 10.
 
Stephen led SVC with 16 points, while Normandin had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.  Waugh added 6 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.  Pope added 9 points, all in the first half.  
 
The Lions were led by John Foster with 24 points.
 
Saint Vincent is now 3-5 on the season, while the Lions improve to 3-2.

The Bearcats will return to action on Wednesday, December 4, hosting Washington & Jefferson College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup.