BERKELEY, Calif. – Giving Cal all it could handle, the Pacific men's basketball program had a look to tie it with nine seconds left, but it was off the mark in a 67-61 final Saturday at Haas Pavilion.
 
Pacific (7-3) was rallying from a 13-point second half deficit when it had the ball down 64-61. The Tigers put up a contested three-pointer from the right wing, but it was off target and they were forced to foul. Cal made free throws in the end to make it a six-point game.
 
A big day came from senior Isaac Jack with a season-high 15 points and career-high 16 rebounds. He helped the Tigers control a 42-31 rebounding edge over the Golden Bears (8-1), including 18-9 in offensive rebounding. Pacific also outscored Cal 30-24 in the paint.
 
Senior TJ Wainwright registered 13 points and drilled a trio of long range shots. Senior Jaden Clayton came off the bench to record nine points and seven assists.
 
Senior Justin Rochelin notched seven points and matched his career-high with eight rebounds. Senior Elias Ralph ended with seven points.
 
Cal was guided by Justin Pippen, son of NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, who finished with 16 points. Dai Dai Ames contributed with 15 points.
 
The Tigers got off to a slow start and trailed 14-2 at the 14:38 mark, and Cal continued to lead 25-11 with 8:13 left.
 
Still down 29-16, a three by junior Kajus Kublickas sparked a 7-0 run as a lay-in by Rochelin trimmed it to 29-23 with 3:15 to go. The Golden Bears got their lead back up to double-figures, but a pair of free throws by Ralph made it 36-27 Cal at the intermission.
 
The Tigers trailed 52-39 with 13:18 left in the second half when they started chipping away. A floater by Wainwright began a 7-0 run and a three by Clayton cut it to 52-47 with 10:08 remaining. A lay-in by Clayton kept Pacific down 59-54 with 4:51 to go.
 
To more buckets by Clayton made it a one possession game, 63-61, with 25 seconds left. After a Pacific foul, Cal made one of two free throws which led to the final sequence where the Tigers had a look to even it from three.
 
Pacific was 2-of-12 (.167) from three in the first half but shot it better for a 5-of-11 (.455) clip in the second.
 
The Tigers will have a week off from competition before returning to the court Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. against Simpson University at the Alex G. Spanos Center. The Tigers are 3-0 at home this season.
 

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— Pacific Men's Basketball (@PacificMensBB) December 6, 2025

NOTES
- Pacific saw its four-game winning-streak come to a close, its longest since 2019-20. The Tigers had won four consecutive games by double-figures for the first time since 2002-03.
 
- The Tigers were attempting to beat Cal for the second consecutive time after winning 87-70 in Berkeley on Nov. 10, 2023.
 
- Jack surpassed his previous season-high of 11 points and was one-point away from his career-high of 16 against SUNY Canton on Dec. 21, 2022 as a member of Buffalo. His 16 rebounds topped his previous career-high of 13 set in that same game against SUNY Canton. It was Jack's third career double-double and first as a Tiger. He was 7-of-9 from the field.
                                
- Wainwright hit three long range shots for the third time in the last four games. He's made at least one three in every match this year. It was his 43rd career double-figure scoring game and seventh at Pacific.
 
- All nine of Clayton's points came in the second half. He entered the game ranked third in the WCC in assists (5.4 apg) and dished out seven.
 
- Rochelin matched his career-high of eight rebounds for the third time in his career and second time this season. He previously pulled down eight rebounds at CSU Fullerton on Nov. 15.
 
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