WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's basketball team's run to a second Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament title in the last four seasons ended Tuesday night with an 85-68 setback at top-seeded Washington & Jefferson (20-6) in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament at Salvitti Family Gymnasium.

Grove City trailed by 13 late in the first half but cut W&J's lead to 40-29 by halftime as sophomore forward Ben Cano (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) scored in the paint. The Wolverines then whittled the lead to three, 52-49, midway through the second half. 

Sophomore guard Jonah Bock (Erie, Pa./McDowell) drilled a pair of three-pointers to help spark the comeback. Freshman guard Mike Christenson (Oakton, Va./Trinity) hit five straight foul shots during the rally while classmate Kyle Randle (Willowick, Ohio/Eastlake North) followed with a three-point play. 

Field goals from sophomore guard Chase Yarberough (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) and Cano cut the lead to 52-49 with 11:36 left. However, W&J countered with a 13-0 run to retake its double-digit lead. 

Cano led Grove City with 16 points. He also grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to secure his first collegiate double-double. Randle fired in a career-best 12 points and Yarberough finished with a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Grove City out-rebounded the Presidents, 53-35. Bock, senior guard Joshua McCray (Jessup, Md./Ashville College, U.K.) and sophomore forward John Ward (Charlotte, N.C./Covenant Day) all added five rebounds. 

Grove City finished the game 26 of 71 (37 percent) on field goal attempts. W&J converted 30 of 66 (46 percent) attempts. W&J shot 54 percent (15 of 28) in the second half. 

Yarberough recorded five assists, along with three blocked shots. Grove City turned over the ball 21 times. W&J had seven turnovers. 

Matt Seidl led W&J with 25 points. W&J will host Chatham in Thursday night's semifinals. W&J won the conference title in 2022.

Grove City will lose McCray and center Josh Bryan (Salem, Va./Salem) to graduation.