LA VERNE, Calif. – The University of Redlands men's basketball team (18-3, 10-2) found themselves trialing at the half once against Wednesday evening at the University of La Verne, but they outscored the Leopards by nine in the second half of their 93-85 win.

Redlands scored first on a Lucas Gordon jumper before La Verne scored five unanswered. They responded with an 11-0 run thanks to baskets by Jhace Boston, Jake Hlywiak, and Gordon. The run gave them an eight-point lead, 13-5, with 16:07 on the clock.

Over the next six minutes, though, the Leopards scored 21 of 32 points and took a two-point lead. With the exception of a few one-possession leads for the Bulldogs, La Verne would lead by as many as five, 46-41, with 1:21 remaining in the half.

Hlywiak, however, went on a personal 4-0 run that cut the deficit to one, 46-45, at the half.

The 4-0 first half run was doubled to begin the second as Boston found Gordon inside for a dunk before he again got to the rim for another flush.

The Bulldogs' lead was six a few minutes later before the Leopards cut it back down to one, 63-62, at the 12:26 mark.

Redlands, though, continued to push, beginning with a Chozen Amadi three that sparked a quick 7-0 run with Omari Ferguson getting into the lane and Boston finding Derek Sangster on the fastbreak.

The lead then grew to 15, 77-62, with 7:57 to play after a Hlywiak free throw. They were able to take advantage of the big lead and close out the game despite a late 11-4 run by the Leopards that cut the lead to six with 37 seconds on the clock.

Boston and Amadi came in clutch with 23 and 17 points as both shot at or above 50 percent from the field. Boston added 12 rebounds and four assists. The other three double figure scorers were Hlywiak with 13 and Ferguson and Gordon with 10 each. Cam Brown made an important six-point, six-rebound contribution off the bench.

Redlands will have a bye this Saturday before hosting California Institute of Technology next Wednesday, February 11 at 7 p.m.