LATROBE, Pa. (Dec. 1) – The Saint Vincent men's basketball team was unable to recover from a sluggish first half, falling 100-64 to a sharp-shooting Chatham University squad in a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup in the Robert S. Carey Student Center.
 
The visiting Cougars (7-0, 2-0 PAC) connected on 19 three-pointers and shot 51 percent from the field for the game, and jumped out to a big halftime lead after limiting the Bearcats (1-6, 0-2 PAC) to just six first half field goals. SVC recovered to score 44 points and shoot 52 percent (17-for-33) from the field over the final 20 minutes, but the halftime deficit was too large to overcome.  
 
Nelson Etuk recorded a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double to pace SVC, while he was joined in double figures by teammate Osyon Jones, who added 11 points on a 4-for-5 showing from the field. Diego Martinez scored a season-high 8 points off the bench, while also leading his team with 2 blocked shots.
 
The Bearcats out-scored the Cougars 36-22 in the paint and shot a solid 70 percent from the foul line (14-for-20), but were hamstrung by 17 turnovers that led directly to 23 Chatham points.
 
Malik Potter topped the Cougars with 17 points, while teammate Simon Boyer scored 16 points and grabbed a team-best 9 rebounds. Four different players scored in double figures for Chatham, which saw 19 of its 30 field goals come from behind the three-point arc.
 
Saint Vincent will conclude its three-game homestand on Saturday, Dec. 4, hosting PAC foe Washington & Jefferson at 3 p.m. in the Robert S. Carey Student Center.