Despite another double-double from Shemar Bennett, the Saint Vincent men's basketball team fell on the road to Presidents' Athletic Conference foe Chatham University, 92-71. The Bearcats were outscored in the second half 52-37 after trailing by six at the intermission.

Saint Vincent (1-1, 1-1) trailed 40-34 as the second half began but the Cougars (2-1, 2-1) went on a 15-2 run over 5:04 of game action to extend their lead to 20 (60-40). The Bearcats battled to cut the deficit including a 10-2 run but Chatham answered with nine-straight points. The hosts went on to win by the 21-point differential.

In the first half, SVC opened the game by scoring the first seven points including five from Anthony Dillard. The Bearcats held the advantage for the first 12-plus minutes of the game, when the Cougars rattled off eight-consecutive points to take a 23-19 edge with 6:43 left in the opening half. Saint Vincent evened the score (26-26) with 4:31 on the clock but Chatham regained control and led going into the break, 40-36.

Bennett led all scorers with 23 points while corralling 12 rebounds for his second-straight double-double. Dillard finished the night with 17 points and seven rebounds. SVC had six other scorers but none with more than eight points while the Cougars had four scorers in double-digits. The Bearcats grabbed 11 more rebounds (44-33) but turned the ball over seven more times than Chatham (17-10). 

Saint Vincent concludes its back-to-back road games at Waynesburg University on Saturday, February 13. Start time is set for 2 p.m.