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Men's Basketball to Visit Saint Vincent in PAC Semifinal

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - After Tuesday night's double overtime win, 3-seeded Chatham Men's Basketball (18-8, 15-5) will face off with the 2-seeded Saint Vincent Bearcats (22-3, 17-3) in the PAC Semifinal on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Robert S. Carey Center.

The Bearcats won both regular season meetings between the two teams. Graduate Elijah Sutton had 25 points on 8-13 shooting in the first matchup of the season on Nov. 15 in Latrobe, and senior Luca Robinson had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds as Saint Vincent won 84-79.

On Jan. 10, the two met at the AFC, resulting in a 83-66 Saint Vincent victory. Robinson again had a double-double, this time with 18 points and 10 boards, while senior Simon Boyer added 16 points on 7-15 shooting.

The Cougars are winners of eight games in a row, while the Bearcats have won their last four. This will be the fourth meeting all-time between the two schools in the PAC Tournament. The Bearcats were the 1-seed in each of the previous three meetings, and won two of the three matchups.

This is Chatham's third consecutive and fifth overall trip to the PAC Semifinal. The Cougars won and advanced to the PAC Championship game in each of the last two seasons. They are 3-1 all time in PAC Semifinal matchups, including 2-0 on the road.

The winner will advance to the PAC Tournament title game on Saturday, Feb. 24th, which will be hosted by the highest remaining seed.

The champion of the PAC Tournament will receive the league's automatic qualifying bid to this year's Division III Championship Tournament. The selected Division III Championship teams, as well as the first and second round site selections, will be announced Monday, February 26. First and second round games are scheduled for Friday-Saturday, March 1-2.
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