This Week In Tiger Men's Basketball
Saturday, Dec. 29 - 4:00 pm
at Long Beach State
(The Pyramid) Long Beach, Calif.
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The Pacific men's basketball team opens its final Big West Conference season with a road game at Long Beach State on Saturday, Dec. 29. The league opener will be televised live nationally by Fox Sports Prime Ticket at 4:00 p.m.

Pacific is 6-6 on the season after an 80-42 win over Cal Maritime in its final preseason game. Senior Lorenzo McCloud led the Tigers with 14 points in the win, while juniors Tony Gill and Tim Thomas each had career-highs with 11 points. McCloud leads the Tigers with 12.3 points per game and 46 assists. Taku leads the team with 3.9 rebounds per game. Junior Ross Rivera is second on the team with 9.9 points game.

Long Beach State is 4-7 on the year, after an 89-70 loss to UCLA on Dec. 18. James Ennis leads the 49ers with 16.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Both teams have had tough preseason schedules, with the 49ers' schedule ranking second and Pacific's ranking 24th by the Sagarin Ratings.