SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In the final game of the 2023-24 regular season, the Pacific men's basketball program will head to San Diego for a 7 p.m. tip Saturday at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
Pacific (6-24, 0-15 WCC) will look to go on the road and defeat San Diego (16-14, 6-9 WCC) for the second straight year. In the 84-82 win last season, junior Tyler Beard came off the bench to net 15 points.
 
The Tigers will look to avenge an 89-84 defeat to the Toreros in the first meeting this season at home. Senior Jalen Brown poured in a career-high 17 points in the contest on 6-of-9 (5-7 3FG) shooting.
 
Over the last four home games, Brown was 13-of-22 (.591) from the field and 10-of-16 (.625) from beyond-the-arc. Brown is shooting .405 from long range on the season and .500 in conference play.
 
Pacific played its final home game of the year this past Saturday. The Tigers held a special pre-game ceremony for Nick Blake, Jalen Brown, Cam Denson, Lesown Hallums Jr., Greg Outlaw and Donovan Williams. At halftime, Pacific honored its Class of 2024 Hall of Fame inductees which included the 2003-06 men's basketball teams.
 
Williams leads the team in scoring both on the season (9.7 ppg) and in conference play (11.4 ppg). He's scored at least 13 points in three of the last four games including back-to-back 16-point performances at Santa Clara and Gonzaga.
 
Outlaw returned to the lineup Feb. 15 after missing the previous four games due to illness. Since his return (the last four games), he's 15-of-27 (.591) from the floor and is coming off a season-high 15 points against LMU.
 
Sophomore Moe Odum ranks third in the West Coast Conference in assists (4.6 apg) and third in assist:turnover ratio (2.5). With 19 points and 10 assists in the WCC opener against San Francisco, he became the first student-athlete at Pacific to submit a double-double in points and assists since Pierre Crockrell II posted 10 points and 10 assists against Portland on Feb. 13, 2020.
 
Senior Judson Martindale is second on the team in scoring with 9.2 points per outing and shoots .385 from three-point range on the season and .413 in conference.
 
Denson is the team's leading rebounder with 4.8 per outing and also averages 8.8 points per game. He's registered a pair of double-doubles on the season including 23 points and 10 rebounds last week against Pepperdine on 10-of-14 shooting.
 
San Diego will look to shake off a 96-62 road loss at LMU on Thursday. Deuce Turner leads the team with 15.3 points per game. The Toreros rank second in the WCC in both free throw percentage (.732) and steals (7.0 spg).
 
The game can be watched on ESPN+ or heard live for free on Fox Sports AM 1280 with Zack Bayrouty on the call.
 
NOTES
- Pacific is 16-11 all-time against San Diego.
 
- The Tigers are 5-2 this season when leading at half. In three seasons under head coach Leonard Perry, Pacific is 25-10 when leading at half, 22-13 when it makes more threes than the opposition and 6-0 when holding the opposition to under 60 points.
 
- Pacific is 3-1 this season in games decided by one possession (three points or less).
 
- On Feb. 9 at the Stockton Kings (NBA G League) game, Hallums was honored on the court with the CalHope Courage Award. The award honors student-athletes at California colleges and universities who have overcome the stress, anxiety, and mental trauma associated with personal hardships and adversity. More on Hallums' story can be read on calhopecourageaward.org.
 
- Pacific's home game against Gonzaga on Jan. 27 was part of a national Coaches vs. Cancer Week initiative benefiting the American Cancer Society. The Pacific men's basketball staff wore Suits & Sneakers to raise awareness.
 
- The Tigers are 804-452 all-time at home and 341-219 in the Spanos Center.
 
- Pacific's non-conference slate was highlighted by an 87-79 road victory over Cal on Nov. 10. It was the first win over Cal in 11 tries dating back to Dec. 10, 1954 when the Tigers won 82-77 in Berkeley 69 seasons ago. It was Pacific's first win over a Pac-12 opponent since Dec. 17, 1994 when it beat Oregon State at home 72-66.
 
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