HONOLULU, Hawai'i – The Pacific men's basketball team scored 43 points off of the bench en route to a 76-54 victory over Florida A&M in its second contest at the 55th Annual Outrigger Resort Rainbow Classic. 

The Tigers improve to 2-1 on the season, while the Rattlers fall to 0-3.

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

First Half

• Pacific was on the scoreboard first, following a made layup by Jahlil Tripp.  Florida A&M answered right back, scoring consecutive three-pointers to take its largest lead of the half.
• Following an 8-8 tie at the 15:00 mark, the Tigers went on a 12-3 run that led to a nine-point lead (20-11). 
• The Two squads would battle point-for-point between 9:00-7:38. Following the under-eight media timeout, FAMU went on a 9-2 run that put the Rattlers back within two points of the Tigers (28-26).
• Florida A&M kept the score within four points for nearly the remainder of the half. With just 12 seconds left and a three-point lead, Pierre Crockrell II scored his fifth and sixth points of the game, on a layup to extend the Tigers lead to five points (33-28). 
• The Tigers struggled to score from long range and from the free throw line, shooting just 30% and 36.4%, respectively. Pacific made up for it in the field, out-shooting the Rattlers 43.3%-36.0%.
   

Second Half

• It was all Tigers in the second half, nearly scoring twice as much as the FAMU (43-26)
• Pacific outscored Florida A&M, 17-11 through the first 10 minutes to extend its lead to 14 points (53-39).
• FAMU would only come within 18 points on four more occasions and eventually fell to its largest deficit of 26 points (74-48) with just over two minutes left to play. 
• As a team, Pacific shot a stellar 62.1% from the field.
  
   

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Amari McCray returned as the Tigers top scorer, knocking down five shots from the field and two from the free throw line for a team-leading 12 points. The junior from Ruston, La. also pulled down seven rebounds.
• Justin Moore and Gary Chivichyan each totaled 11 points on the day, while Broc Finstuen rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points. 
• Crockrell II came off the bench and totaled eight points, five assists, three rebounds, and two steals, earning him City of Stockton Human Resources Hardworking Player of the Game honors. 
• Tripp nearly recorded his first double-double of the season after collecting eight points and eight rebounds. In addition, Tripp also had three steals and two assists.
  
   

WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers will wrap up Rainbow Classic play on Monday night when they face tournament-host Hawai'i at 9:00 p.m. (PT). Video and live stats links can be found at pacifictigers.com.

 

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