After holding a one-point lead at the half, the Saint Vincent men's basketball team used a strong second half to vault to a road Presidents' Athletic Conference win over Waynesburg University, 71-64. 

To open the second half, Waynesburg (0-3, 0-3) scored the first eight points to gain a 35-28 lead as 2:05 expired off the clock. Saint Vincent (2-1, 2-1) slowed the run down with layups from Anthony Dillard and Shemar Bennett but the Yellow Jackets responded with six-straight points to regain a nine-point advantage (41-32). 

Waynesburg kept a lead of four-point or more till the 8:33 mark of the second half as the Bearcats went on a run. Bennett scored 12 of the 17-consecutive points for SVC as it took a 56-48 lead with 5:40 to go in regulation. 

The Yellow Jackets tried to trim the deficit but Saint Vincent kept the pressure as it increased its lead to double-digits (65-53) under two minutes to go. Waynesburg was unable to get any closer than six points as the Bearcats went 8-12 from the free throw line in final minute to secure the seven-point win.

The first half saw back and forth action between the two squads until SVC rattled off seven-straight to capture a 21-10 lead with 7:53 on the clock. The Yellow Jackets closed the difference throughout the first, eventually taking a 27-25 lead with 41 seconds remaining in the half. Kaleb Fields hit a three-point shot with 22 seconds on the clock to give the Bearcats a 28-27 edge going into halftime.

Bennett finished with a game-high 26 points with 23 of them coming in the second half. Dillard added 18 points while Osyon Jones contributed 11 points. In the second half, Saint Vincent out-shot Waynesburg 51.7 percent to 40 percent. Overall, SVC out-rebounded the Yellow Jackets by 10 (42-32) and held the hosts to 34.4-percent from the field.

Saint Vincent returns to the Carey Center for PAC matchup with the Grove City Wolverines. Start time is 7 p.m.