CORVALLIS, Ore. – Beating Oregon State for the second time this season, the Pacific men's basketball program got hot in the second half to register an 81-64 victory Saturday at Gill Coliseum.
 
Pacific (13-8, 4-4 WCC), which picked up its first conference road win of the year, was 2-of-10 from three-point range in the first half before going 7-of-11 in the second, where it was 18-of-30 (.600) from the floor. On the defensive end, the Tigers limited the Beavers (10-11, 3-5 WCC) to a .442 mark in the game and 4-of-16 from three.
 
A key series came early in the second half when senior Isaac Jack made four consecutive baskets to help turn a three-point halftime lead into a double-digit 49-39 advantage. Pacific never trailed in the second half and led by at least nine points in the last 14 minutes.
 
The Tigers put the game away with five minutes left after back-to-back threes from senior Elias Ralph and TJ Wainwright upped it to 72-57. The largest lead was 19 points with 2:08 left.
 
Pacific dominated the paint where it outscored the Beavers 42-18. The Tigers outrebounded Oregon State 31-25, including a 9-5 advantage on the offensive glass.
 
The win came after Pacific beat Oregon State 84-53 at home on Jan. 2. That win was Pacific's largest West Coast Conference margin of victory since rejoining the league in 2013-14.
 
Ralph tallied a double-double with game-highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds. Junior Kajus Kublickas came off the bench to submit a career-high 15 points.
 
Senior Justin Rochelin stayed hot with 13 points, which was his fifth consecutive double-figure scoring game. Jack finished with 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
 
Oregon State's only double-figure scorer was Yaak Yaak with 13 points.
 
The Tigers were down 11-9 early when a dunk by Rochelin sparked an 8-0 run to go up 17-11 at the 10:29 mark. Though, the Beavers chipped away to come back and tie it 22-22 with 6:10 left.
 
A three by senior Jaden Clayton gave Pacific a 29-26 edge with 4:35 to go. A pair of late free throws by Rochelin kept the Tigers in front 35-32 at the half.
 
Jack, who sat most of the first half with two fouls, made an immediate impact early in the second as he converted on four consecutive buckets to make it a double-figure game, 49-39, at the 15:39 mark. A three by Kublickas increased it to 55-43 with 13:14 remaining.
 
The Beaves got it down to 66-57 with 5:30 left before Pacific quickly answered with back-to-back threes from Ralph and Wainwright to up it to 72-57 at the 4:50 mark. A three-pointer by Rochelin and a lay-in by Kublickas put the game away 79-60 with two minutes left.
 
Up next, the Tigers return home next Saturday for a 4 p.m. game against WCC newcomer Seattle at the Alex G. Spanos Center. Pacific is 8-0 at home this year.
 

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NOTES
- Pacific improved to 4-3 all-time against Oregon State. It was the program's first win in Corvallis since Dec. 1, 1992.
 
- Pacific has outrebounded all eight conference opponents. The team entered the game ranked 12th in the nation in rebounding margin.
 
- The Tigers outscored the Beavers 9-3 in fast break points and are now 9-0 this year when they outscore the opposition in that category.
 
- Pacific improved to 10-1 on the season when leading at half, 10-1 when holding the opposition to under .333 from three-point range and 8-1 when it scores at least 80 points.
 
- The Tigers are now 7-1 on the year when coming off a loss.
 
- Ralph netted at least 20 points in both meetings against the Beavers this year as he poured in 24 in the first game. It was his 27th career double-double, 16th at Pacific and sixth this year. Ralph etched his 27th career 20-plus scoring outing, 15th at Pacific and eighth this season.
 
- Kublickas surpassed his previous career-high of 14 points set at BYU earlier this year. It was his sixth double-figure scoring performance of the year. He was 5-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-4 from long range.
 
- Rochelin has scored at least 13 points in five straight games. It was his 16th career double-digit scoring outing and seventh this season.
 
- Jack was 6-of-9 shooting for his 15th career double-figure scoring game and ninth this season. He's scored in double-digits in three of the last four games.
 
- Clayton entered the game ranked 29th in the country in assists with 6.0 per outing and dished out eight with just one turnover.
 
- Wainwright, who entered the game leading the league in three-point percentage (.400), was 1-of-2 and has hit a three in 20 of 21 games on the season.
 
- Senior KC Ibekwe, who spent the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons at Oregon State, was 3-of-4 from the field for seven points and grabbed a career-high three steals.
 
- Pacific has already surpassed its overall win total by four games from last season when it finished 9-24 and matched its conference win total. It's the second year in a row under head coach Dave Smart that the Tigers have increased their win total as he inherited a 6-26 (0-16 WCC) squad from 2023-24.
 
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