PASADENA, Calif. – The University of Redlands men's basketball team (14-9, 6-8) used a 51-point first half as they took down the California Institute of Technology on the road 89-54 on Wednesday evening inside Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) play.

It was a competitive opening six minutes as the Bulldogs held a slim one-point lead, 13-12, as Kendrick Currey, Neil Owens, Jhace Boston, Robert Power, Khyree Armstead, and Lucas Gordon all scored in a balanced offensive start.

At the 13:59 mark Ivan Belkin assisted Owens on a three as he started a 32-4 run that lasted down to the 4:21 mark and saw the Bulldogs take a 29-point lead, 45-16.

After some back-and-forth over the final 1:17, Owens made two threes in the final 49 seconds as Redlands was up 51-22 at the half.

After a fantastic end to the first half for the Bulldogs, the Beavers were able to start the first 12 minutes and 27 seconds of the second half on a 27-16 run as the lead was down to 18, 67-49.

Sam Abere relieved some of the pressure with a jumper after Currey got a steal and then he was assisted by Owens on a three to make it a 23-point game, 72-49, with 5:02 to play.

Currey and Belkin made back-to-back threes and with 2:45 left as they tied their largest lead of the game at 31, 82-52, as they would complete the dominant road win.

Gordon, Belkin, Owens, and Abere all scored in double figures with 16, 14, 14, and 10 points respectively. Gordon added a career-high 13 rebounds for a double-double in only 23 minutes of play.

The Bulldogs finish their road schedule this Saturday at Occidental College at 2:00 p.m. in Los Angeles.