LATROBE, Pa. - Saint Vincent went on a 17-4 run in the final four minutes to hand the Westminster College men's basketball team a 62-60 loss on the road in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action Wednesday night.

By absorbing their team-record 17th straight road loss, the Titans fall to 4-15 overall and 1-8 in the PAC, while the Bearcats improve to 13-6 overall and 6-3 in the league.

The Bearcats held a pair of two-point leads for 18 seconds in the game, one when they led 4-2 early in the first half and the second came in the final 18 seconds after Dennis Bassich hit a go-ahead 3-pointer to cap off Saint Vincent's comeback.

Westminster missed two 3-pointers on its final two possessions, one came with two seconds left after a calling a timeout with nine seconds left and the other came after Saint Vincent missed a free throw with one second left. 

Junior forward Rob Briggs (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch) posted his sixth career double-double for Westminster with a game-high 21 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, both one shy of career highs.

Freshman guard Kendall Hunter (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport) scored nine points on 4-7 shooting in only 13 minutes of action, while freshman guard Anthony Thomas (New Castle, Pa./Union) bucketed seven points for the Titans to go with a team-high six assists.

Bassich and B.J. McGill led the Bearcats with 13 points apiece. McGill dished out six assists.

Saint Vincent out-rebounded the Titans, 48-34, with three players pulling down at least seven boards.

After leading 36-32 at halftime, the Titans led by as many as 12 points in the second half when they went on a 12-0 run to take a 49-37 lead with 13:24 left. Westminster also led by 12 with 8:40 remaining.

Saint Vincent made its big run when Bassich hit a 3-pointer to cut Westminster's lead to 56-48 with 4:01 on the clock. Bassich then culminated the 17-4 run with 18 seconds left with another 3-pointer.

Westminster hosts Thomas More Saturday at 4 p.m.

(Note: This news release was updated Jan. 28, 2011 to reflect a change in the official scoring.)

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top tier liberal arts college, a national leader in graduation rate performance, and a "Great School, Great Price," according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 38th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 373 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.