Box Score PORTLAND, Ore. - On the heels of back-to-back losses in which they allowed 80 points in both games, it was the Pacific men's basketball team (7-7, 4-6) who flipped the script and scored 80 points on Saturday in a resounding victory over the Portland Pilots (6-14, 0-11) at the Chiles Center. 
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Pacific set the tone early, opening the game on a 12-0 run with five of those 12 points scored by sophomore Pierre Crockrell II. Catching fire early, the offensive rhythm set the table for a half in which the Tigers led 24-5 after a made three-pointer by senior Jeremiah Bailey with 11:56 to play. The Tigers would go on to a 47-30 halftime lead while shooting 58 percent from the floor in the period, including 6-for-13 from beyond the arc. By contrast, Portland went just 9-for-29 from the field, but six of the Pilots' nine made field goals were from distance.
• Freshman Jalen Brown, who attended Jefferson High School in Portland, scored all 14 of his points in the first half for the Tigers and got hot from three-point range, going 4-for-7 from deep in helping Pacific create separation.
• The Tigers would stretch the lead to 25 points out of the gate in the second half as they came out of the locker room on an 8-0 run, capped off by a Crockrell layup with 16:22 remaining. 
• Portland would whittle the Pacific lead down to 16 after Zac Triplett made three free throws after getting fouled on a three-point attempt with 10:58 to go. The Tigers, though, would not let the Pilots get any closer as Pacific would see the lead balloon back up to as many as 26 on a Broc Finstuen layup with 3:31 to go that stretch the Tigers lead to 80-54.
• Cruising to victory, Pacific was able to handle the Pilots and secure their ninth consecutive win over Portland, 80-58, which also marks the fourth consecutive season in which UOP has swept the season series.

 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
 

• In all-around team effort that saw five Tigers score in double figures, sophomore Daniss Jenkins was named the Hardworking Player of the Game after finishing with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists (career-high) and 3 blocks.
• Pacific got a game-high 16 points from Crockrell as well as a career-high 14 points from Brown. Joining the party, Bailey also added 14 points while Finstuen poured in 13 in the win.
• As a team, Pacific shot a scorching 54.2 percent from the field overall, including going 8-20 from behind-the-arc (40 percent). Overall, the Tigers led the Pilots in points in the paint (44-16), points off turnovers (12-9), second chance points (5-3) and fast break points (11-5).

 
UP NEXT:
Pacific continues its final road trip of the regular season on Tuesday as they travel to San Diego to take on the Toreros in a matinee, with tipoff set for 12:00 p.m. PT at Jenny Craig Pavilion. Live stream, live stat and radio links will be available via pacifictigers.com.
 
 
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