LOS ANGELES — The Occidental men's basketball team made a run in the second half, but some early offensive struggles were too much to overcome in a 58-55 loss to Caltech at Rush Gym on Tuesday.

Marcus Gee hit a step-back three as time expired to give the Beavers the victory.

Jacob Adler, who finished with a team-high 15 points, had hit the game-tying basket the possession before with 6 seconds left.

Sydney Shipp had 12 points and four steals, Caleb Yellin-Flaherty had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Ryan Kaneshiro had six points, five rebounds and five assists, and Anthony Hollerich added eight points and six rebounds off the bench.

Oxy played good defense, but struggled with shot selection and went 3 for 21 from three.

SCIAC Playoffs: The Tigers will be the No. 4 seed in the SCIAC Tournament, playing at No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer on Friday at 7 p.m. This will be the third postseason meeting between the teams in the past three years. Last season the Sagehens knocked off the Tigers in the SCIAC Championship.

Senior Night: The Tigers honored their two seniors with a brief pregame ceremony. Both Ryan Kaneshiro and Caleb Yellin-Flaherty have been key starters for the past three seasons as Oxy has made the SCIAC playoffs three years in a row.

No. 32 Ryan Kaneshiro

Kaneshiro is an economics major from Santa Clarita and a team captain. During 2018-19 he led all of NCAA Division III in assist to turnovers ratio and set Oxy's single season assist record, and this year he leads the SCIAC in assists per game. He has never missed a game, starting all 103 he has played in.

No. 21 Caleb Yellin-Flaherty

Yellin-Flaherty is a media arts and culture major from New York City and a team captain. Earlier this season he surpassed 1,000 career points and he's currently the SCIAC's leader in rebounds per game at 7.9 per game. He's currently fifth in the SCIAC in scoring with 16.8 ppg.

Season Impact: Oxy finished the regular season 18-7 overall and 10-6 in SCIAC play.

Caltech goes to 11-14 and 9-7.

Next Game: The Tigers are in the SCIAC playoffs at Pomona-Pitzer on Friday at 7 p.m.