Written by BW Athletic Communications Student Assistant Colin West '27

BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball lost to Chatham (Pa.) University in a non-conference matchup, 62-55, inside Ursprung Gymnasium.

BW Leaders (3-9)

• Freshman guard Josh Byers (Strongsville) scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds
• Junior forward Isaac Richardson (Avon Lake) added 13 points and nine rebounds
• Junior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) guard Titus Baskerville IV (Stow-Munroe Falls) led BW with six assists and three steals

Chatham Leaders (7-4)

• Sophomore guard Sam Norfleet IV scored a team-high 14 points
• Senior forward Jake TenBerge recorded a team-high seven rebounds and scored 11 points
• Junior guard Drew Vizenor added 11 points

First Half (Chatham 28-24)

• Richardson scored the first five points of the game with a three-pointer and a layup
• Chatham pulled ahead after an 8-0 run from the 10:32 to 8:11 marks of the half
• Junior forward Andrew Griffith (Akron/Archbishop Hoban) stopped Chatham's run with a jumper at the 6:27 points
• BW tied the game after a 7-0 run late in the half
• The Brown and Gold outrebounded the Cougars 21-17
• Senior guard Myles Reynolds (Cleveland/St. Edward) and Richardson led the Yellow Jackets in first-half scoring with five points each

Second Half (Chatham 62-55)

• TenBerge notched the first points of the half with a layup
• Chatham went on an 11-0 run that spanned two and a half minutes from 18:09 to 15:37
• BW cut the Chatham lead to eight with a 6-0 run from 7:30 to 5:02
• Byers knocked down a clutch three at 2:59 to reduce the Cougar lead to seven
• Junior forward AJ Pestello (Cuyahoga Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) made a layup with 25 seconds left to make it a five-point game, but the comeback attempt ultimately fell short

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets face Otterbein in an OAC matchup at 7 pm on Wednesday, January 7, inside Ursprung Gymnasium. Fans can catch all the action on FloCollege.