STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific men's basketball team will wrap up its seven-game home stand against Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night.
 

THE DETAILS

vs. Cal State Fullerton
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 • 7:00 p.m.
Alex G. Spanos Center

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AGAINST CAL STATE FULLERTON

• The Tigers lead the all-time series with the Titans, 47-38, which includes a 30-11 record at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
• Wednesday marks the two squads first meeting since Dec. 3, 2016, when the Tigers were edged by the Titans, 78-77, in Fullerton. 
• Both Pacific and Cal State Fullerton have won two games in their last four meetings. 
  
   

TOURNAMENT PLAY
The Tigers went 4-0 in Collegiate Hoops Roadshow presented by AtmosAir, including wins over  UC Riverside (58-51), Coppin State (64-60), Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (78-50), and Longwood (69-51). Earning All-Tournament honors were Jahlil Tripp, who was tabbed the Most Valuable Player of the Pacific regional event, Broc Finstuen and Gary Chivichyan. 

In four games, Tripp collected 59 points (14.7 per game), 28 rebounds (7.0 per game), and 4 assists (1.0 per game). Finstuen was stellar in the final two games, averaging double-figures (11.0 points per game), while shooting .600 (9-15) from the floor. Chivichyan secured his spot among the elite group of honorees after contributing a season-high 17 points against Longwood last Friday.

 

LAST TIME OUT
Pacific knocked down a season-best 12 three-pointers en route to a convincing 69-51 victory over the the Longwood Lancers at the Alex G. Spanos Center on Friday night. Chivichyan and Austin Vereen each sank three shots from beyond the arc, while Finstuen and Justin Moore each recorded two buckets from long distance. Jeremiah Bailey and Jahbril Price-Noel also had a three-pointer each. Behind Chivichyan's team-leading 17 points were Vereen with 11 points, Moore with 10 points, and Finstuen with 10 points. 

Defensively, Shaquillo Fritz, was outstanding, pulling down a team-high nine rebounds and recording two blocks. 

 

TIGER OF THE WEEK
Freshman point guard Pierre Crockrell II was tabbed one-of-two Tigers of the Week after dishing out 13 assists in just 30 minutes of action, only turning the ball over once, in the Tigers' back-to-back wins over SIU Edwardsville and Longwood last week.  

 

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE TIGERS

• The Tigers' 7-3 record marks the program's best start, through 10 games, since the 2013-14 season.
• Tripp leads Pacific with 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. 
• Justin Moore averages 10.8 points, 3.8 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.
• Center James Hampshire is shooting a team-best .654 (17-26) from the field. Finstuen follows closely with a .607 (34-56) field goal percentage.
• Pacific has out-rebounded its opponents (376-250).
  
   

HOW WE RANK

• As a team, Pacific leads the Conference and is ranked 43rd-nationally in field-goal percentage defense (37.8 points per game).
• Pacific has gone to the free throw line 203 times, a number that ranks 13th-nationally.
• The Tigers rank fourth in the nation in rebounding margin (12.6), thanks to 11.0 offensive rebounds per game and 17.3 defensive rebounds per game.
• The Orange and Black are the Conference's top ranked squad in total rebounds (376), which also ranks fifth nationally, and in total steals (67).
• Crockrell II ranks second in assist/turnover ratio (3.20)
• Tripp is third in made free throws (36) and steals (15).
  
   

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