STOCKTON, Calif. - Pacific men's basketball team plays its first home game of December as UC Davis comes to the Alex G. Spanos Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. in a White Out event.
In addition to the White Out, the Tigers are hosting a toy drive to help benefit the Stockton community this holiday season.
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Senior guard/forward
Judson Martindale leads Pacific's (4-7) scoring efforts, averaging 11.0 points per game through 11 contests. He's 41-of-94 from the floor, while leading the team with 16 made three pointers this season. Over the last three games out on the road, Martindale averaged 12.0 points per game and shot .419 from the floor.Â
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Junior guard/forward
Cam Denson led the charge in Pacific's most recent games against Idaho and Fresno State. He went for 14.5 points per outing between the two games, while going for a career high seven made field goals against Fresno State. Denson leads the Tigers with 4.8 rebounds a game to go along with 9.0 points per game and is 40-of-68 from the floor this season.
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Sophomore guard
Moe Odum continues to orchestrate Pacific's offense, leading the team with 47 assists this year. His 4.3 assists per game currently ranks him third in the conference. He's also second in the league in assist:turnover ratio (2.0).
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Leading the Aggies is senior guard Elijah Pepper, a jack of all trades for UC Davis (3-5). He's averaging 21.4 points per game, going for 20 or more points in seven of Davis' eight games. Pepper has a team-leading 5.0 rebounds a game and 2.0 steals a game. He's 54-of-125 from the floor this season, averaging 6.8 FGM a game. Pepper is 26-of-69 from beyond the arc, averaging 3.3 3FGM a game.Â
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Aiding him is junior guard Ty Johnson, who averages 14.8 points per game this season. He dishes out a team leading 2.6 assists game alongside junior guard Leo DeBruhl. Johnson is 42-of-84 from the floor through eight contests, averaging 5.3 FGM per game. DeBruhl adds 6.8 points per game, shooting .436Â from the floor.
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It's the 100th meeting between the two programs, a series that dates back to the 1917-1918 season. Pacific leads the all-time series 83-16, including a 50-7 record at home. Since naming the Spanos Center their home, the Tigers have gone 16-2 against the Aggies. Pacific took the most recent match-up in 2022, downing the Aggies 74-72 in Davis.
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Grab ticketsÂ
here or bring 3+ new toys and gain free entry to the event.
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