Despite an eight-point halftime lead, the University of Redlands men's basketball team came up on the losing end of Saturday's game against the Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Sagehens by a score of 57-71.

After trailing by 10 points early in the first half, the Bulldogs clawed their way back into the game, relying on their impressive shooting at 66.7% They pulled within one with 6:44 to go and then tied the game off of a three-pointer by sophomore guard Kent Ervin (Bend, OR) at 4:31. Redlands then went on an 8-0 run to finish the half up by a score of 38-30.

However, the Sagehens responded in the second half and took advantage of two Bulldog cold streaks. Pomona-Pitzer put up a shooting percentage of 47.8, compared to Redlands' 21.4%. After trying the game at 45 apiece with 14:09 remaining in the game, the Sagehens pulled away on a 7-0 run and never relinquished the lead.

The Bulldogs relied on junior guard Patrick Coffey (San Carlos, CA) to come in off the bench and provide a team-high 15 points. Sophomore forward Matt Dietrich (Phoenix, AZ) chipped in 12 points and six rebounds while freshman center Jordan Sanvictores (Redwood City, CA) added 11 points and six boards.

Redlands (4-10, 0-3 SCIAC) looks to rebound on Wednesday when it hosts the University of La Verne in a conference game at 7:30 p.m.