The Saint Vincent men's basketball team faced the Bethany College Bison in a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup. The Bearcats defeated the Bison, 80-69. SVC improves to 11-11 on the year with a PAC record of 6-7 while Bethany falls to 4-18 and 3-10 in the conference.

David Stephen opened the game with a layup to give Saint Vincent the early lead. Bethany tied the game but Andrew Reed gave the lead back to SVC. Both teams went back and forth with the lead until the Bison took an 11-8 edge with 13:53 on the clock. The Bearcats stayed within a couple but still trailed until Josh Duda hit two three-point shots to even the game at 18. Brendan Hempstead hit a three of his own to regain the lead for Saint Vincent but Bethany answered with eight-straight points to claim a 26-21 lead at the 7:16 mark. 

SVC found itself down five when Stephen and Walter Bonds hit consecutive threes to take a one-point advantage (31-30). The Bison reclaimed the lead but Stephen buried another three to take the lead right back. After Bethany captured a one-point edge, Stephen made another three followed by a layup from Drew Normandin to give Saint Vincent a 39-35 lead. The Bison made a free throw late to make the score 39-36 as both teams headed to the locker rooms.

Bethany began the second half with two free throws but Stephen kept his hot hand going from the end of the first. The junior guard made a trio of three pointers to give SVC a 10-point advantage. The Bison tried to cut the lead down but a layup from Duda and another three from Hempstead put the Bearcats ahead, 59-45 at the 14:26 mark. Saint Vincent held the double-digit lead until the Bison went on a 6-0 to cut the score to 68-62 with 4:07 left in regulation. 

The difference stayed around 6-8 points when Bonds and Reed combined for five-made free throws to lead 78-67 with 19 seconds on the clock. Bethany tried to force turnovers but time ran out on the Bison. Saint Vincent held for the 11-point win. 

Stephen finished with a game-high 22 points, going 6-9 from three-point range and grabbing nine rebounds. Normandin added 14 points with 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the year. Duda chipped in 13 points as SVC shot 60-percent from distance and out rebounded Bethany, 49-23. 

Saint Vincent travels west to face Waynesburg University on Saturday, Feb. 15. Start time is 3:30 p.m.