(LATROBE, Pa.) – The second-seeded Thomas More College men's basketball team won its first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championship since 2009 tonight (Saturday, February 25, 2017) as it defeated top-seeded Saint Vincent College, 79-68, in the championship game of the PAC Championship Tournament at the Carey Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

With the win, the Saints improve to 22-6 and earn the PAC automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.  The NCAA Division III Championship bracket will be announced on Monday (February 27) on the NCAA Championship website (www.ncaa.com) at 12:30 p.m.  With the loss, the Bearcats fall to 21-7.

The Saints shot 51.8 percent (29-of-56) from the floor, including 57.1 percent (12-of-21) from behind the three point arc.  Thomas More out-scored Saint Vincent, 11-5, on points off turnovers.

Thomas More was led in scoring by sophomore guard Damion King (Winchester, Ky./George Rogers Clark) with a game-high 24 points, while he added seven rebounds and five assists.  Sophomore guard Ryne Callahan (Morehead, Ky./Rowan County) added 12 points, while sophomore guard Brandon Horne (Louisville, Ky./Male) had 10 points and a team-high seven assists and sophomore forward Ralph Stone (Shelbyville, Ky./Martha Layne Collins) added 10 points and pulled down a team-best 8 rebounds.