The Saint Vincent men's basketball team led for most of game but a shot with 00.3 seconds on the clock gave Washington & Jefferson College the 75-74 win. Saint Vincent falls to 9-9 on the year and 4-5 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference while the Presidents move to 10-8 overall and 5-4 in league play.

Shemar Bennett scored the first basket 16 seconds into the game but Wash. & Jeff. tied the game at two several moments later. Cletus Helton gave the lead back to Saint Vincent then Walter Bonds made a layup to make the score 5-3 at the 18:27 mark. The Presidents tied the game at seven but David Stephen made a jumper in the paint to start a run for the Bearcats. 

After two layups from Bennett, Stephen nailed a three to give SVC a 16-7 lead with 14:04 left in the half. Wash. & Jeff. responded with an 11-3 run to trail by one (19-18) at the 9:38 mark. Helton increased the Bearcats lead back to four followed by two free throws from Josh Duda to make the score 24-18. The Presidents cut the lead back to four but after a couple makes from Kyle Pope, SVC led 29-22 with 4:53 on the clock.

The Presidents worked their way back to trail by one but Bonds made a jumper to put Saint Vincent up 32-29. Wash. & Jeff. pulled within one again but Reed Hipps nailed a three as time expired to give SVC a 35-31 edge at halftime.

The hosts cut the lead down and eventually took a 40-39 lead with 15:48 on the clock. The Bearcats responded with an 8-0 run capped off by a layup from Bonds. Wash. & Jeff. tried to cut the deficit down but Saint Vincent held the advantage by a single-possession or more.

With 4:26 to go on the clock, the Presidents pulled within six but a jumper from Andrew Reed and two free throws from Drew Normandin gave the Bearcats a 74-64 lead. At this point, Wash. & Jeff. began a run and pulled within one (74-73) with 46 seconds remaining in regulation. After a missed shot from Saint Vincent, the Presidents gained the possession forcing a timeout from the Bearcats with several seconds to go. With 00.3 seconds on the clock, Cameron Seemann made a jumper to give the Presidents a 75-74 victory.

Stephen led SVC with 13 points while Bonds added 12 points. The Bearcats were out rebounded 35-27 and allowed 42 points in the paint.

Saint Vincent takes on the Wolverines in Grove City, Pa. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Start time is 7:30 p.m.