The University of Redlands men's basketball team put up a valiant fight against the first-place team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, on Wednesday night, but the Sagehens edged the Maroon and Gray by a 64-55 final in the end.

Pomona-Pitzer built up a 16-point lead in the first half, but Redlands slowly chipped away at the advantage and slimmed it down to four at the half's end. A back-and-forth battle ensued in the beginning of the second half, which led to the Bulldogs tying it up at 38 with 12:48 left in the game. The Sagehens then regained the lead and eventually held on for the win. Junior guard Patrick Coffey (San Carlos, CA) drained a three-pointer with 2:13 remaining to bring the Bulldogs within two, but two consecutive Pomona-Pitzer threes put the game out of reach.

Coffey, who tied his career high in points on Saturday against Whittier College with 27, scored more than 20 points for the second consecutive game as he posted 22 on 8-of-15 shooting. He also contributed four rebounds and two assists toward the Bulldogs' cause.

For the eighth game in a row, sophomore forward Matt Dietrich (Phoenix, AZ) reached a double-digit point total, recording 11 on the evening. Starting in the post, sophomore center Andrew Mills (Newcastle, WA) patrolled the boards and came up with six rebounds.

Redlands (7-14, 3-7 SCIAC) visits the University of La Verne on Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off with the Leopards. The Bulldogs return to Currier Gym on Wednesday when they match up against the Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran University at 7:30 p.m.