UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – Chatham Men's Basketball (5-3, 1-1 PAC) used a dominant first half to cruise to a 110-86 victory over Pitt Bradford (6-4, 1-2 AMCC) on Saturday afternoon in the John Carroll Classic.
 
Junior Drew Vizenor led the Cougars in scoring with 22 points on 9-13 shooting, including 4-7 from three-point range. The Eureka, Calif. native also brought down 7 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and had 5 steals. Senior Diaun Pinkett put up 20 points, going 9-16 from the field with 7 boards and 6 assists. Senior Lovenson Xavier recorded his third double-double of the season with 18 points on 8-12 shooting, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Senior Easton Fulmer netted 18 points in 16 minutes, knocking down 4 out of his 6 three-point attempts. Senior Jake TenBerge also got in on Chatham's big offensive day with 14 points.
 
The Panthers took an 18-13 advantage just over five minutes into the game. Chatham would go on to score 52 points in the remaining 15 minutes of the half.  A 23-2 Cougar scoring run highlighted by 7 points from Vizenor broke the game open. A 12-3 run later in the half put Chatham ahead 53-29. Pitt Bradford would have no response for the Cougars' offense, which closed the half with 6 six straight points on Layups from Xavier, Fulmer and Zach Genther.
 
Chatham kept its foot on the gas pedal in the early stages of the second half, extending its advantage to 93-55 following back-to-back triples from Vizenor and Fulmer as well as three straight Pinkett layups. The Cougars crossed the 100-point threshold when Genther's layup made the score 101-70 with just over six minutes remaining. Seth Sager scored 5 points in the final four minutes of the game, and Brody Barber closed out the 24-point win with the first bucket of his Chatham career.
 
The Cougars' 55.8 field goal percentage was their highest since Feb. 5, 2025. Chatham's 110 points tied for its second-most in program history and were its most since Jan. 24, 2024, which was also the last time the Cougars had more assists than the 23 they had in this game. Chatham's 12 steals and 43 made field goals were both season highs.
 
The Cougars will play again tomorrow, a 3 p.m. matchup at John Carroll.