SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The University of Redlands Men's Basketball team (7-2) took down the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) 98-82 on the road Thursday evening as Cameron Brown (Bakersfield, CA) scored a season-high 29 points to lead all scorers.

Jhace Boston (Bakersfield, CA) and Brown each scored four points in the opening four minutes as the Bulldogs and the Banana Slugs were tied at eight.

UCSC took a 16-15 lead with 11:55 on the clock after they made a pair of free throws, but :30 seconds later Redlands would reclaim the lead on a Cameron Joseph (Fairfield, CA) three as UR would never trail again from that point forward.

Eight minutes after going in front Kendrick Currey (Manteca, CA) was set up on a three by Robert Power (Pacific Palisades, CA) as he gave the Bulldogs their first double-digit lead of the game, 46-36. The Bulldogs would then hold their largest lead of the game at 12, 53-41, with 1:32 on the clock after Ivan Belkin (Encino, CA) made a three on a Sam Abere (Lake Oswego, OR) assist giving UR a 53-44 lead at the break.

The Banana Slugs started the second half with eight of the first 11 points as they had chopped the Bulldogs' 12-point lead to five, 61-56, with 16:16 on the clock.

Still holding a five-point margin with 12 minutes remaining in the game, Malachi Miller (Modesto, CA) would add a pair of free throws followed by Lucas Gordon (San Marcos, CA) knocking down a three off a Joseph feed to put Redlands back up double digits, 74-64.

The Banana Slugs would not go away though, as they would answer the Bulldogs' run with a 19-5 stretch to get within four, 83-79, with 3:46 to play. Power helped the Bulldogs respond to the UCSC comeback with a pair of made free throws that started a 7-0 stretch that would put the game away as the Maroon and Grey would end the final 3:27 on a 15-3 run.

Brown's 29 points (7-12 FG, 15-17 FT) is the first 20-point game for him since scoring 24 in a win against East Texas Baptist. Currey (15), Khyree Armstead (Mount Lake Terrace, WA) (13), and Abere (11) all scored in double figures as the Bulldogs played 13 players with 10 of them scoring.

Redlands returns to the court tomorrow, Friday, December 29, taking on their fifth ranked opponent of the season taking on No. 18 Williams College in a neutral site game beginning at 7:00 p.m. at UCSC.