Box Score Tiger Turkey Tip-off Tournament Central
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Pacific women's basketball team gets set to take on the San Jose State Spartans and either the Hampton Pirates or the Brown Bears at the Alex G. Spanos Center as Pacific hosts the Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament Friday and Saturday.
Action opens on Friday at 1 p.m. with Hampton facing Brown in the opener, followed by Pacific and San Jose State at 3:30 p.m.
On Saturday, San Jose will have the first game against either Brown or Hampton at 1 p.m., while the Tigers follow in the 3:30 p.m. game.
Entering the weekend San Jose State and Hampton sit at 1-2 overall, while Brown matches with Pacific's 2-1 record through three games.
What You Need To Know
- MEAN STREAK: In her last four games, GeAnna Luaulu-Summers has scored in double digits as she looks to extend the streak against the Spartans.
- POLE POSITION: In the conference, Pacific is first in assist turnover ratio (1.76), assists per game (21.7), field-goal percentage (48.2), free-throw percentage (75.8), scoring margin (16.0), scoring offense (87.3), and three-point field-goal percentage (36.8). Ameela Li and Luaulu-Summers lead the conference in assists per game with 5.7.
- STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Through three games, seven Tigers have scored in double digits aiding in the 87.3 points per game
Inside the Series
San Jose State
This is the 48th meeting in the series. The Spartans won seven of the first nine games, but the Tigers have dominated ever since. Pacific has won the last two times they have hosted San Jose State and haven't lost to the Spartans since 2006.
Last season, the Tigers edged the Spartans in an overtime victory, 99-96 shooting 46% with 37 bench points, 51 rebounds, and 25 points off of SJSU turnovers. GeAnna Luaulu-Summers posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists, while Desire Finnie added 15 points.
The Tigers have never went head-to-head with either Brown or Hampton.
Follow the Tigers
Paciifc's contests Friday and Saturday will air for free on TheW.tv, the West Coast Conference digital network.
For more information about the Pacific women's basketball team, be sure to follow @Pacific_Hoops on Twitter and @pacificwbb on Instagram.
Pacific women's basketball fans can follow all of the action as if they were in the front row of every game, providing access to score updates, statistics, game recaps and more with the new Pacific Tigers Front Row app available for free in the App Store and Google Play.