MANOA, Hawaii – Breaking the school record for largest margin of victory, the Pacific men's basketball program thumped Life Pacific 94-41 at the Outrigger Rainbow Classic on a neutral court Sunday at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center.
 
Pacific (3-0) topped the previous school record of a 50-point margin in a 96-46 win over UC Irvine on Feb. 22, 1997. The Tigers were first credited with beating Bethesda by 58 points in an 88-30 decision on Jan. 16, 2016, but the win was later vacated.
 
For the second straight game, five Tigers scored in double-figures. Sophomore Elijah Fisher led the way with 21 points, while junior Seth Jones tallied a double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and four steals.
 
Matching his career-high was sophomore Jazz Gardner with 13 points and nine rebounds. Senior Elias Ralph and sophomore Kris Keinys notched 10 points apiece.
 
The Tigers shot .545 from the field and limited the Warriors to a .232 mark including 2-of-25 from long range. Pacific outrebounded Life Pacific 55-26 and dominated in the paint with a 60-16 scoring advantage.
 
The Tigers led 8-7 when they opened it up with a big 15-0 run to go up 23-7 at the 12:22 mark. The run included a pair of and-ones by Fisher.
 
Five consecutive points by Jones extended the lead to 33-11 with 6:15 left. An alley-oop dunk by sophomore Kris Keiny's made it 40-15 with 3:39 to go. The Tigers took a 47-17 edge into the half after a pair of free throws by Fisher.
 
The Tigers went on an 11-0 run early in the second half as a dunk by Ralph pushed it up to 59-19 with 16:51 remaining. A three-pointer and a lay-up by Jones upped it to 68-21 at the 14:09 mark.
 
A basket by Keinys kept Pacific ahead 85-39 with 4:03 left. The Tigers ended the game on a 9-0 run as the final bucket was a jumper by freshman Eddie Jallow Hedqvist.
 
Pacific never trailed in the contest.
 
The Tigers will conclude the Outrigger Rainbow Classic with a 9 p.m. (PT) game Monday against the host Hawaii. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and can be heard live on Fox Sports AM 1280 with Zack Bayrouty on the call.
 
NOTES
- It marked the first time in school history that Pacific scored at least 80 points in each of its first three games of the season. The Tigers beat Jessup 92-65 and San Jose State 80-67.
 
- With a 3-0 record, the Tigers are off to their best start since 2013-14 when they began 4-0.
 
- It was the first-ever meeting between Pacific and Life Pacific.
 
- Fisher submitted his second career 20-plus scoring game and the first since Nov. 11, 2023 when he poured in a career-high 25 points as a member of DePaul against Long Beach State. Fisher turned in his 18th career double-figure scoring game and was 10-of-13 from the free throw line.
 
- Jones etched his first career double-double at a Division I institution. His four steals were the most by a Tiger in a game this year.
 
- Gardner's 13 points matched his career-high set Nov. 18, 2023 as a member of Nevada against Portland. His nine rebounds tied a career-high set last week against Jessup. Gardner was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field, becoming the first Tiger to shoot 1.000 since Sam Freeman was 6-for-6 against Stanislaus State on Nov. 16, 2021.
 
- Keinys doubled his career-high of five points set on Dec. 12, 2023 as a member of Minnesota against IU Indy. Keinys was 4-of-5 from the field and threw down a pair of alley-oop dunks.
 
- Ralph has scored in double-figures in every game this year and is up to 63 career double-digit scoring performances. He was 5-of-7 from the floor in just under 17 minutes.
 
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