PITTSBURGH, Pa. – FEBRUARY 19th, 2019 – The Chatham University men's basketball team won a nail biter against W&J 55-54 to advance to the PAC Tournament Semifinals on Thursday. This is the first time in program history the Cougars have not only hosted a PAC playoff game but have now won a PAC playoff game. Chatham will travel to Latrobe, Pa. to take on the top-seeded Saint Vincent Bearcats on Thursday. Tip-off is slated for 7 pm. 

The winner of the Chatham-Saint Vincent and Westminster-Grove City games on Thursday will advance to Saturday's title game. The game will be hosted by the higher seed remaining following Thursday's semifinals, with the start time scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Admission to all PAC Championship Tournament games is $5 for adults and $2 for students, with students at PAC host institutions admitted for free with valid identification.

The winner of the PAC's Championship Tournament will receive the league's automatic qualifying bid to this year's Division III Championship Tournament, which gets underway Friday, March 2. The selected Division III Championship teams and tournament pairings will be announced Monday, February 26.