STOCKTON, Calif. – Wrapping up its non-conference slate, the Pacific men's basketball program hosts Nicholls from the Southland Conference at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
The game between the Tigers (8-4, 0-0 WCC) and the Colonels (3-7, 2-0 SLC) is part of a home doubleheader for Pacific as its women's basketball team hosts No. 22 Washington at 1 p.m.
 
The Tigers are looking to win their ninth non-conference game for the first time since 2019-20 when they won 12. Pacific is 4-0 at home this season, 813-426 all-time at home and 350-229 in the Spanos Center.
 
Pacific is looking to shake-off a road defeat to No. 10 BYU in its last outing. Junior Kajus Kublickas tallied a career-high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting (4-5 3FG). The Tigers trimmed a 21-point deficit to nine points with 14 minutes left before the Cougars pulled away.
 
In Pacific's last home game, the Tigers posted a historic 104-50 win over Simpson University where they broke the school record for largest margin of victory. It previously was 53 points set last year in a 94-41 win over Life Pacific. Senior Isaac Jack went 10-of-10 from the floor and broke the school record for highest field goal percentage in a game. The record, which requires a minimum of 10 attempts, was previously held by Michael Olowokandi on Dec. 6, 1997 when he was 14-of-15 against Pepperdine. Olowokandi went on to become the No. 1 pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.
 
Senior Elias Ralph, a WCC Preseason All-Conference Team selection, scores a team-high 16.4 points per game and leads the conference in minutes (34.7 mpg), which ranks 37th nationally. Ralph ranks 23rd in the country in free throw percentage with a .917 mark.
 
Senior Jaden Clayton ranks 45th in the country and second in the conference in assists per game (5.5 apg). He dished out six on Tuesday at BYU.
 
Jack has erupted as of late and ranks third in the conference in offensive rebounding (2.7 orpg). He registered back-to-back double-doubles with 15 points and 16 rebounds against Cal, and 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Simpson. He leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game.
 
Senior TJ Wainwright averages in double-figures with 12.3 points per game. He's hit a three-pointer in 11 of 12 games this season.
 
The Tigers are ranked No. 101 in the NCAA NET rankings, the fourth-highest in the WCC behind No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 25 Saint Mary's and No. 71 Santa Clara. Nicholls is No. 256. Pacific finished last season at No. 297.
 
The Colonels are on a three-game winning-streak, including a pair of conference wins 74-67 over Incarnate Word and 79-64 over Houston Christian. The Colonels were 20-13 overall and 13-7 in conference last season.
 
Nicholls ranks top-20 in the country with 10.3 steals per game. Jalik Dunkley, a 6-7 sophomore guard, leads the team in boring scoring (13.3 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg) and shoots .578 from the floor.
 
Sunday'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
 - Pacific will play in its first-ever game against Nicholls. The Tigers last hosted a Southland Conference team on Nov. 18, 2023 in a 77-76 win over Lamar.
 
- The last time Pacific played a team from the state of Louisiana was Dec. 2, 1989 when it fell to Louisiana-Lafayette (known as Southwestern Louisiana at the time) 81-78 on the road. The last time the Tigers hosted a team from Louisiana was Dec. 20, 1976 when they beat LSU 89-76. The program's first-ever game against a Louisiana school was Dec. 28, 1968 when it beat Tulane 91-81 on a neutral court at the All-College Tournament in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
 
- Pacific ranks 29th in the country in rebounding margin (+9.0) and top-35 in scoring defense (66.3 ppg).
 
- The Tigers are 8-0 under Dave Smart in two seasons when holding the opposition to under 60 points. This year, they are 6-0 when leading at half and 5-0 when they score more fast break points.
 
- Pacific is 3-0 this year when coming off a loss.
 
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