STOCKTON, Calif. – Clicking on all cylinders, the Pacific men's basketball program pounded Oregon State 84-53 Friday to improve to 6-0 at home this season at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
It was the largest West Coast Conference margin of victory for the Tigers (10-6, 1-2 WCC) since rejoining the league in 2013-14. It surpassed Pacific's 83-58 win at LMU last season. The last time the Tigers won a WCC game by over 30 points was March 6, 1971 when they beat Saint Mary's 116-71.
 
Pacific led Oregon State (8-8, 1-2 WCC) for over 38 minutes in the game, shot .540 from the floor and a whopping 12-of-23 (.522) from three-point range. The Tigers got out to a 15-point halftime advantage and never saw their lead dip below 20 points in the final 15 minutes.
 
Senior Elias Ralph led the way with 24 points and made a career-high 10 free throws where he was 10-of-10. He was limited to 22:40 minutes as he rested for the majority of the second half.
 
A scorching hot night came from senior TJ Wainwright as he was 5-of-6 from three-point range and netted 17 points. His five three-pointers were a season-most.
 
A season-high 15 points came from senior Jaden Clayton of 5-of-6 shooting and he also distributed seven assists. Senior Justin Rochelin submitted eight points and matched his career-high with eight rebounds.
 
The Tigers outrebounded the Beavers 38-25 and limited them to a .358 shooting night. Pacific also cashed in at the free throw line where it was 18-of-24.
 
Oregon State led after the first minute but it was quickly wiped away as Wainwright drilled a three to put the team up 9-5. Still ahead 17-13, the Tigers went on an 11-0 run to make it 28-13 which included a field goal from senior KC Ibekwe.
 
The last time the Beavers got the deficit into single-figures was the 1:47 mark of the first half after a jumper by Johan Munch trimmed it to 40-33. Pacific ended the half on a 9-1 spurt as Wainwright drilled a deep three with seven seconds left to give the team a 49-34 edge at the break.
 
The Tigers pushed the lead up to 59-38 with 15:06 left in the second half after a lay-in by Ralph. A three by Clayton extended it to 68-41 with 11:03 to go.
 
Pacific's lead eclipsed 30 points as Ibekwe backed his way in for a field goal to make it 75-44 with 7:57 remaining. The largest lead of the game was 84-49 after Kublickas hit a free throw with 2:20 left.
 
Munch and Keziah Ekissi lead Oregon State with 12 points apiece.
 
Pacific will remain at home Sunday when it concludes the weekend with a 4 p.m. game against Pepperdine. The Tigers are 43-39 all-time against the Waves and 22-13 at home.
 
NOTES
- The last time Pacific won a conference game by at least 30 points was Jan. 22, 2011 when it topped UC Davis 87-54 as a Big West member.
 
- The Tigers improved to 3-1 all-time at home against Oregon State and evened the all-time series 3-3 (home and away).
 
- Pacific is now 815-462 all-time at home and 352-229 in the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
- The last time the Tigers held a WCC opponent to 53 points was Jan. 16, 2021 when they beat LMU 58-49.
 
- Pacific improved to 7-0 this year when shooting over .500 from the field, 7-0 when it scores at least 80 points and 7-0 when it scores more fast break points. The Tigers are 9-0 under Dave Smart in two seasons and 6-0 this year when holding the opposition to under 60 points.
 
- The Tigers have outrebounded all three WCC opponents this year. They entered the game ranked 26th in the nation in rebounding margin with a +9.3 mark and outrebounded the Beavers 38-25.
 
- Ralph, who was coming off back-to-back double-doubles against San Diego and LMU, tallied his 25th career 20-plus scoring game, 13th at Pacific and sixth this season. His 10 free throws surpassed his previous best of nine against Long Beach State earlier this year. Ralph was 6-of-11 from the floor.
 
- Wainwright made five three-pointers (or more) for the fourth time in his career and first at Pacific. He was one three-pointer shy of his career-high six, set three times. Wainwright has scored at least 15 points in four consecutive games and five times in his last six outings. He's made at least one three in 15 of 16 games this year.
 
- Clayton entered the game ranked 36th in the nation in assists (5.7 apg) and dished out seven. His 15 points matched his season-high set against Stony Brook on Nov. 24. It was his 37th career double-figure scoring game and sixth at Pacific.
 
- Rochelin matched his career-high in rebounding with eight for the fourth time in his career and third time this season.
 


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