Claremont, California - The Tiger men's basketball team team couldn't hold onto a five-point halftime lead, as Pomona-Pitzer Colleges rallied for a 63-59 victory at the SCIAC Classic on Saturday night.

Trinity (0-4) fell 64-54 to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Friday night to open the weekend's action. Pomona-Pitzer evened its record at 1-1.

Jimmy Clark scored a game-high 15 point to lead four Tigers in double figures tonight.  Clark shot 4-6 from the field, and sank 6-6 free throws. Matt Selling added 14 points on 4-9 shooting beyond the arc, along with pulling down six rebounds. A.J. Pulliam contributed 13 points, and Josh Ingram scored 12, hitting 5-9 from the field. Craig Saltarelli dished out six assists, and William Young produced five.

The Tigers held a 32-27 halftime advantage, and led by as many as seven points (34-27), on two free throws by Clark at the 18:35 mark in the second half. Trinity held the lead until Pomona-Pitzer pulled ahead 39-38 with 14:05 remaining. The game remained tight, and the Tigers tied it at 54-54 at 4:02 on a layup by Ingram. But the Sagehens outscored the Tigers 9-5 in the final minutes of play to pull away with the win.

Hunter Lowry and Michael Cohen each scored 13 points to pace Pomona-Pitzer.

Trinity shot 38 percent, and Pomona-Pitzer made 42 percent of its shots. The Sagehens led 43-31 in total rebounds, and 17-8 on offensive boards.

The Tigers will take on NCAA Division II member St. Edward's University November 25 in an exhibition game at Austin, Texas, at 7:00 p.m. Trinity returns home December 18 to host Whitworth University.