FOREST GROVE, Ore. – The University of Redlands men's basketball team (2-1) held a 15-point halftime lead at Pacific University (Oregon), but only 29 second half points led them to an 89-83 loss.

In the opening 10 minutes Redlands was already up 16, 26-10, thanks to eight points for Dayvon Gates, seven for Lucas Gordon, and six for Jake Hlywiak.

The lead then quickly ballooned to 19 after Gordon made two at the line and Hlywiak made a three off a Donovan Ware assist.

The largest lead of the half was 23, 43-20, with 4:52 remaining in the half and they were up by 20 with 1:39 to play before the Boxers scored seven of the final nine points.

After a dominant first half, the Bulldogs saw the Boxers cut the lead to single-digits at the 16:33 mark. Jhace Boston would re-establish the 10-point lead, but Pacific scored eight seconds later.

Following a Boxer run that made it a six-point game, Boston assisted Ware on a three and Chozen Amadi found Gordon inside for a 75-64 lead.

Gordon got to the line once again with 6:54 to play as he made it a 13-point lead, 79-66. Those free throws were the final time the Bulldogs scored with control of the game as Pacific ended the game on a 20-4 run.

Hlywiak had his best game as a Bulldog with 21 points on 50 percent shooting from the field, 40 percent from three, and a perfect mark at the line. Gordon had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Redlands stays in Oregon for two more games, continuing at Linfield University on Tuesday, November 26 at 7:00 p.m.