STOCKTON, Calif. – Tipping off the new year at home, the Pacific men's basketball program hosts Oregon State at 7 p.m. Friday and Pepperdine at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
The Tigers (9-6, 0-2 WCC) are 5-0 at home this year with four by double-figures. They start the weekend against an Oregon State (8-7, 1-1 WCC) squad that begin league action at home with a loss to Santa Clara 102-64 and win over San Francisco 70-62.
 
The Tigers are looking to shake-off an 80-71 defeat at LMU where they led for more than half the game. The Lions made enough plays down the stretch and hit free throws at the end to create separation.
 
Despite the 0-2 start, the Tigers outrebounded both San Diego and LMU. Pacific ranks 26th in the country in rebounding margin with a +9.3 mark.
 
Senior Elias Ralph, a WCC Preseason All-Conference Team selection, is coming off back-to-back double-doubles against the Toreros and the Lions. He leads the conference ranks 25th nationally in minutes (34.9), and ranks top-five in the league in scoring (16.8 ppg), rebounding (6.8 rpg), field goal percentage (.484) and free throw percentage (.883).
 
Senior TJ Wainwright averages in double-figures with 13.4 points per game. He's hit a three-pointer in 14 of 15 games this season. Wainwright has scored at least 15 points in each of the last three games and in four of the last five outings.
 
Senior Jaden Clayton ranks 36th in the country in assists with 5.7 per outing. He dished out eight in both WCC games last weekend at USD and LMU. Clayton scores 7.7 points per game with a season-high of 15 against Stony Brook.
 
Senior Isaac Jack records 9.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per outing and shoots a team-high .720 from the floor. He tallied 15 points and 16 rebounds at Cal, and followed it up with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Simpson University.
 
Oregon State is led by Josiah Lake II who averages 14.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He netted a season-high 23 points at Arizona State in the team's final non-conference game.
 
Pepperdine (5-10, 0-2 WCC) had a tough opening weekend with home defeats to Gonzaga 96-56 and Saint Mary's 72-45. Aaron Clark and Javon Cooley score 13.3 points apiece.
 
Both games this weekend can be watched live on ESPN+ with Zack Bayrouty and Kat Tudor as the talent, and can be heard on Fox Sports AM 1280 with Dennis Ackerman on the calls. Oregon State is Tudor's alma mater where she was a four-year letterwinner on the women's team.
 
NOTES
- Pacific is 814-462 all-time at home and 351-229 in the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
- The Tigers are 2-1 all-time at home against Oregon State with the last win being a 72-66 decision on Dec. 17, 1994. It's just the second meeting in the Spanos Center since Oregon State joined the WCC last season.
 
- Pacific is 43-39 all-time against Pepperdine and 22-13 at home.
 
- Pacific ranks 46th in the country in free throw percentage with a .764 clip.
 
- The Tigers were picked to finish 10th out of 12 in the WCC Preseason Poll, while Oregon State was tabbed for fifth. In the current NCAA NET Rankings, Pacific is No. 129 out of 365, while the Beavers are No. 191.
 
- The Tigers are 6-0 this year when shooting over .500 from the field, 6-0 when they score at least 80 points and 6-0 when they have more fast break points. Pacific is 8-0 under Dave Smart in two seasons when holding the opposition to under 60 points and 5-0 this year.
 
- Pacific concluded non-conference play with a 95-82 victory over Nicholls. The Tigers shot a season-high .689 from the floor and were 29-of-36 (.806) from the free throw line. Ralph netted 25 points and Wainwright registered 23 points.
 
- The Tigers won nine non-conference games for the first time since 2019-20 when they won 12. It included road wins at Cal State Fullerton and Air Force.
 
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