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University of the Pacific

Jahlil Tripp
56
Pacific UOP 12-4,0-0 WCC
69
Winner UC Irvine Irvine 8-7,0-0 Big West
Pacific UOP
12-4,0-0 WCC
56
Final
69
UC Irvine Irvine
8-7,0-0 Big West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Pacific UOP 25 31 56
UC Irvine Irvine 35 34 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tigers Wrap Up Non-Conference Play with 69-56 Loss at UC Irvine

IRVINE, Calif. – Despite nearly overcoming a 21-point UC Irvine lead, the Pacific men's basketball team (12-4) fell to the Anteaters, 69-56, Saturday night at the Bren Events Center.
 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

First Half

  • The score was tied five times, all in the first 11 minutes of the game. Gary Chivichyan knocked down a turnaround jumper at 10:41 to tie the game for the final time (12-12).  
  • UC Irvine then went on an 21-5 run from 9:59-3:08 to gain its largest lead of the half (15 pts.)
  • In the final three minutes, Pacific outscored UC Irvine 8-2. 
  • Chivichyan led the Tigers in the first half with five points, thanks to a 3-for-5 effort from the free throw line. 
  • Jahlil Tripp pulled down a team-high five rebounds.

Second Half

  • Pacific was outscored 13-2 to open the second half, which led to UC Irvine's largest lead of the game (48-27).
  • The Tigers slowly chipped away at the Anteaters lead, holding them from scoring for nearly seven minutes (13:03-7:17). During the run, Tripp scored six points and Chivichyan totaled four points to help bring the Tigers back within six points (50-44).
  • The closest Pacific would come to UCI would be at the 3:00 mark, when Chivichyan banked a three-pointer off the glass to put the Tigers within one score (56-53) of the Anteaters.
  • UCI held Pacific to just three points in the final three minutes to claim its eighth victory on the season.

     

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

  • Tripp earned City of Stockton Human Resources Hardworking Player of the Game honors after totaling 10 points and 10 rebounds in the second half en route to his fourth double-double of the season, which included a total of 14 points and 15 rebounds. 
  • Chivichyan also scored in double figures, shooting 5-for-11 from the field and 3-for-5 from the free throw line for a total of 14 points.
  • Pacific held the edge in second chance points (13-10) and points in the paint (30-26).

     

WHAT'S NEXT
Pacific will open West Coast Conference (WCC) play next week when it travels to Pepperdine on Jan. 2 and hosts Saint Mary's on Jan. 4. 

 

FOLLOW US
For more information about the Pacific men's basketball team, be sure to follow them on twitter (@PacificMensBB) and on Instagram (pacificmensbb).

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