LAS VEGAS – The University of Redlands men's basketball team (8-1) continued their strong non-conference play as they defeated Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) 102-82 in game one of two at the D3hoops.com Classic.

Jake Hlywiak and Donovan Ware made a pair of threes in the opening three minutes to give the Bulldogs an early 6-3 lead.

That lead got to double figures for the first time at the 13:27 mark when Derek Sangster found Hlywiak for a midrange jumper.

Redlands extended their lead to 19, 26-17, with less than eight minutes remaining in the opening half thanks to a 23-7 run over the previous seven minutes. Lucas Gordon and Jhace Boston led the way during the run with five and four points each.

Less than two minutes later the Raiders cut their deficit to 12, 39-27, but Omari Ferguson had a quick five points to push the advantage to 18.

MSOE again made it a four-possession game with 43 seconds on the clock before Cam Brown converted on a pair of free throws to end the half with Redlands on top by 14, 57-43.

Boston had the first four points of the second half while the defense shut out the Raiders for nearly three minutes. MSOE, though, responded with five quick points which were countered by a Bulldog 7-0 run with Chozen Amadi making a three after a Sangster offensive rebound and Amadi getting out on the fastbreak 26 seconds later.

The Bulldogs' strong play gave them a 24-point lead, 86-62, with 7:34 to play. Jaiden Agbo finished with four points over the final 2:28 to help seal Redlands third win in-a-row.

Brown led six Bulldog in double figures with 17 points. Sangster missed a double-double by two points with eight points and 12 rebounds. Gordon was a rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.

The Bulldogs complete their non-conference schedule tomorrow evening against University of Mary Hardin-Baylor at 6 p.m.