Claremont, Calif. - The Pomona-Pitzer Men's Basketball team rallied from a 12-point second half deficit to force overtime, but Redlands scored the first eight points of the extra session and captured a 95-86 win on Saturday evening at Voelkel Gymnasium.

The win moves Redlands alone into first place in the SCIAC at 8-1 (13-5 overall) after CMS lost at Whittier. Pomona-Pitzer slips to 11-7 overall and 6-4 in the SCIAC, falling into fourth place.

Junior forward Jake Klewer (Tucson, Ariz. - pictured) continued his strong season with an 18-point, 16-rebound performance for his seventh double-double of the year, while sophomore guard Michael Cohen (Tarzana, Calif.) had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Redlands had six players in double figures, including all five starters and reserve guard Alex Rudd, who had a game-high 25 points.

After Pomona-Pitzer trailed for most of the game, including by ten (46-36) at the half, Klewer scored on an old-fashioned three-point play with 1:43 left in regulation to give the Sagehens a 75-73 lead. However, Rudd was fouled on the next possession and hit both foul shots to tie it, and after a stop, Tristan Kirk hit two foul shots to put the Bulldogs back up 77-75 with 57 seconds left.

Sophomore guard Kyle McAndrews (Seattle, Wash.) answered back for the Sagehens with a tough 18-foot jumper to knot the score up at 77-77 with 35 seconds remaining. Redlands was able to hold for the final shot, and Kirk got a contested look at a three-pointer, but missed everything and fell into the hands of Klewer as time ran out.

Neither team was able to score in the extra session until Josiah Brensdal made a driving lay-up to put the Bulldogs in front. After the Sagehens came up empty on the offensive end, Kirk made a backdoor cut and hit a tough driving lay-up to push the lead to 81-77. Redlands pushedhe lead up to 85-77 before senior guard Xavyr Moss (Federal Way, Wash.) scored the first Pomona-Pitzer points of overtime on a three-pointer with 50 seconds left, but the Sagehens could come no closer.

Moss finished with 15 points for the Sagehens, while McAndrews added 11. Brensdal had 21 points for Redlands, while Kirk had 11 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in a well-balanced stat line.

Pomona-Pitzer, which has lost three of its last four, will have a week off to regroup before returning home to face Caltech on Saturday at 7 p.m.