The Chatham Cougars defeated the Saint Vincent men's basketball team by a score of 54-51 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference semifinal game at the Carey Center.

David Stephen got the scoring started with a baseline jumper just over 30 seconds into play.
 
Chatham's Will Sandherr hit a three to give the visitors their first lead of the game, 3-2.  The next six points belonged to Saint Vincent, but Sandherr came back with six straight points to put the Cougars in front, 9-8 with 13:25 remaining in the first.
 
The Bearcats retook the lead at the 10:22 mark on a putback by Drew Normandin, but a spin move from Anthony Bomar led to a layup that returned the lead to the Cougars at the midway point of the half, 13-12.
 
Four straight points by Marc Wells on inside passes gave Chatham at 17-14 lead with 6:35 on the clock.
 
With 1:21 to go in the half, a layup by Tom Kromka and a pair of free throws by Ryan Dutton put SVC in front, 22-21, but Isaiah Brown scored at the buzzer on a driving floater that put the Cougars in front 23-22 at the half.
 
Dutton scored one minute into the second half to give the Bearcats a brief lead, but the Cougars again battled back, with four more points from Wells making it a 30-26 game.
 
Kromka then scored the game's next three points, on a free throw and a contested layup in the paint, making it 30-29 at the 15:45 mark.
 
A three by Brown and a jumper by Sandherr gave the Cougars a 35-29 advantage, and the lead grew to eight (40-33) after three free throws by Nasir Alexander with 11:39 remaining.
 
Strong play from Kromka kept the game close, as he scored at the 8-minute mark to cut the SVC deficit to just three, 43-40, and a Stephen drive from the baseline made it a one-point game with 7:08 on the clock.
 
Scores from Dutton and Stephen put SVC in front, 46-45, with just over five minutes remaining, but Sandherr hit another three to give the visitors the lead, 48-46.  
 
The teams traded free throws, making the score 50-48, but Sandherr again scored, driving the lane with one minute left to make it 52-48.  A turnover led to a fastbreak score by Chatham's Buzz Walker, but Stephen countered with a quick three off an Andrew Reed pass to make it 54-51 with 36 ticks remaining.
 
A turnover by Chatham gave SVC the ball with 30 seconds left, but the Bearcats were unable to hit a last second shot, giving Chatham the upset win.  

For Saint Vincent, Kromka led the offense with 18 points, while Stephen added 15 and Dutton contributed 12.  Kromka and Stephen each grabbed six rebounds.

Sandherr led all scorers on the night with 25 points, while Wells added 10 points and 7 rebounds for the Cougars.