CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore guard Reid Jones had a career high 18 points and Neil Owens added 14 points and eight assists as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team rolled to a 75-46 win over Southwestern on the first day of the David Wells Classic at Pomona-Pitzer's Voelkel Gymnasium.

With the win, CMS moves to 5-2 on the season, while Southwestern remains winless at 0-5. CMS had balance offensively, with Will Householter (nine points), AJ Rohosy (nine points), James Frye (eight points) and Robert Power (seven points) all were close to double figures. 

The Stags held Southwestern to just 35.4 percent shooting, including 20 percent (4-20) from three-point territory, while forcing 20 turnovers. Jones and AJ Rohosy sparked the defensive effort with three steals apiece. 

Southwestern led 3-2 early, before the Stags used an 11-0 run to take an early 10-point lead. The Pirates got back within 13-11 with 8:38 left in the half, but Jones hit three-pointers on three straight CMS possessions and added two free throws on the fourth for a personal 11-2 run that got the lead back up to 24-13.   

Power beat the buzzer with a put back to end the half and give CMS a 33-22 lead going into the break, and after Southwestern pulled within 35-27 early in the second half, the Stags went on a 14-0 run to put it away, capped off by a Brady Karich jumper. Luke Jacobson, Stuart McCallum and Nathan Noronha capped off the scoring in the closing minutes. 

CMS will be back in action at home tomorrow (5 p.m.) for a big regional matchup with Trinity (Texas), which edged Pomona-Pitzer 73-71 on Friday to improve to 4-0.