STOCKTON, Calif. – Returning to the court after a week of final exams, the Pacific men's basketball program will host Simpson University for a 4 p.m. game Saturday at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
Pacific is off to a 7-3 start after 10 games and is an unbeaten 3-0 at home. The last victory at the Spanos Center was a 68-54 win over Sacramento State where the Tigers never trailed in the second half.
 
The Tigers are ranked No. 82 in the NCAA NET rankings, the fourth-highest in the WCC behind No. 4 Gonzaga, No. 16 Saint Mary's and No. 56 Santa Clara. Pacific has an upcoming game at No. 8 BYU on Dec. 16. The Tigers finished last season at No. 297.
 
Pacific is coming off a hard-fought 67-61 defeat at Cal (No. 57 NET). Senior Isaac Jack turned in his best game of the season with 15 points and 16 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting. He leads the team with a .783 field goal percentage on the year and is the team's leading rebounder with 6.5 per outing.
 
Senior Elias Ralph, a WCC Preseason All-Conference Team selection, scores a team-high 17.1 points per game and leads the conference and ranks 13th in the nation in minutes (35.7 mpg). He poured in a career-high 31 points in an 80-65 victory at Air Force on 12-of-22 shooting (7-7 FTs).
 
As a team, Pacific ranks 28th in the country in scoring defense (65.2 ppg), 36th in rebounding margin (+9.1) and 37th in free throw percentage (.769). Senior Jaden Clayton is first in the WCC and 39th in the nation in assists per game (5.6).
 
Senior TJ Wainwright averages in double-figures with 12.2 points per game and has hit at least one three-pointer in every contest. He's coming off a 13-point performance at Cal where he drilled a trio of threes.
 
Simpson (4-6) competes at the NAIA level in the California Pacific Conference. The Red Hawks are coming off back-to-back wins over Chico State 76-60 and Cal Maritime 85-67.
 
Saturday's game can be watch on ESPN+ with Zack Bayrouty and Kat Tudor on the call, and can be heard on Fox Sports AM 1280 with Dennis Ackerman as the voice.
 
NOTES
- Saturday will be the first-ever meeting against Simpson.
 
- Pacific is 812-462 all-time at home and 349-229 in the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
- Pacific recently concluded a four-game winning-streak, its longest since 2019-20. The Tigers won four consecutive games by double-figures for the first time since 2002-03
 
- The Tigers are 7-0 under Dave Smart in two seasons when holding the opposition to under 60 points. They are 5-0 this year when leading at half and 4-0 when they score more fast break points.
 
- Pacific's four-game winning-streak began in Daytona Beach, Florida when the Tigers won the GEICO Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket. Pacific shut down Stony Brook 86-58 and Jacksonville 68-53. Ralph was named the MVP of the bracket. The tournament was Pacific's first-ever trip to the state of Florida as a program.
 
- Pacific has won its Multi-Team Event (MTE) twice in the last three years after winning the Golden State Hoops Jam on its home court in 2023-24. The Tigers beat Le Moyne 73-71 and Mississippi Valley State 68-65 (OT).
 
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