PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's basketball team made a late run, but couldn't overcome the Chatham University Cougars in an 87-77 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) loss on Tuesday night.

The loss snapped a four-game win streak for the Gators (7-6, 5-3 PAC), who had won three consecutive conference games before the end of 2022. On the other hand, Chatham (6-6, 5-2 PAC) remained undefeated at home at 5-0.

Down by one at halftime, the deficit remained a single point for Allegheny at 60-59 with 12:32 remaining in the second half. Although the Cougars began to distance themselves with a 13-4 run, the Gators reduced the margin to one possession with just over three minutes to play.

Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers (Ohio)) began the rally with a 3-pointer, and Andre Wilder (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park) made a quick cut through the lane for a wide-open bucket to make it 73-68 in Chatham's favor. Following a field goal by Nick Bomar, Caden Hinckley (Boise, Idaho/Mt. Lebanon (Pa.)) and Barker netted back-to-back shots to bring Allegheny within three points, 75-73, with 3:18 to go. 

Alas, the comeback attempt was nullified by the Cougars, who converted from 3-point range on their next two possessions and made their foul shots inside the final minute.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny shot 50.0% (32-of-64) from the floor and 38.5% (10-of-26) from 3-point distance.
• Chatham was slightly better with a 50.8 field-goal percentage (33-of-65) and made 13-of-32 (40.6%) tries from beyond the arc.
• The Gators finished with one more rebound, 34-to-33.
• Hinckley paced all Allegheny players with 19 points, followed by Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) with 17.
• Barker (12) and Wilder (11) also finished in double figures.
• Preston Turk (New Castle, Pa./Neshannock), who opened the contest with Allegheny's first seven points, finished with nine points with a team-high four assists.
• Marcos Cintron and Simon Boyer were responsible for more than 54% of Chatham's offense with 26 and 21 points, respectively.

News and Notes

• Tuesday's matchup between Allegheny and Chatham was the first in the series since November 23, 2019, and just the third all-time between the Gators and Cougars.
• The 87 points allowed to Chatham are the most Allegheny has given up in a game this season.
• AC shot 50.0% or better for the third time this season.
• Hinckley, who has scored double-digit points in 12 of 13 games as a senior, is just seven points shy of 1,000 for his career.
• Wilder has reached double figures in 11 consecutive games.
• Lang has made three-or-more 3-pointers in five straight outings.
• Wes Kropp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills) logged season highs in minutes (14) and points (6) off the bench.

Up Next
On Saturday, January 7, Allegheny will host Grove City College at 4:00 p.m. inside the David V. Wise Center.