PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Chatham Men's Basketball (13-4, 8-1 PAC) avenged its only PAC defeat on Wednesday night by knocking off Washington & Jefferson (13-5, 6-3) 84-72 to extend its winning streak to eight games.
 
Junior Drew Vizenor was the game's leading scorer with 27 points on 11-18 shooting, including 3-5 from three-point range, and had 7 rebounds for the Cougars. Senior Jake TenBerge contributed 13 points and grabbed 5 boards. Senior Diaun Pinkett was one rebound shy of triple-double, finishing with 12 points, a game-high 10 assists, 9 boards and a game-high 6 steals. Senior Lovenson Xavier also netted 12 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. Graduate student Zach Genther shot 3-4 from beyond the arc and scored 9 points for Chatham.
 
The Presidents held a 14-8 advantage early in the contest, but three-points baskets from Vizenor, TenBerge, and Sam Norfleet IV put the Cougars in front 21-20. W&J took the lead back, then with five-and-a-half minutes remaining in the first half, TenBerge's triple pulled Chatham back within 27-26. The Presidents followed with a 10-2 run, but baskets from Pinkett, TenBerge and Vizenor made the score 37-34 in favor of W&J at halftime.
 
The Presidents pushed their lead to four early in the second half, by three-pointers from TenBerge, Genther and Vizenor gave the Cougars a 43-41 advantage. Then with just over 11 minutes to play, Pinkett scored consecutive layups following steals, capping a 10-4 Chatham run. W&J battled until it was within 68-66 with 3:39 left on the clock, but back-to-back triples from Genther and Vizenor put the Cougars up 76-67, which was all they would need to secure the 12-point victory.
 
Chatham shot 44.9 percent (31-69) across the game, including 46.7 percent (7-15) from three-point range in the second half. The Presidents were 42.9 percent (27-63) from the field in the contest. The Cougars out-rebounded W&J 45-34.