STOCKTON, Calif. – Sitting at a perfect 8-0 at home this season, the Pacific men's basketball program will welcome West Coast Conference newcomer Seattle to the Alex G. Spanos Center for a 4 p.m. tip Saturday.
 
The first 250 fans in attendance will received a Cross Body Bag giveaway, presented by Amy L. Scriven DDS.
 
Pacific (13-8, 4-4 WCC) has already surpassed its overall win total by four games from last season when it finished 9-24 and has 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.
 
The Tigers are coming off an 81-64 road win at Oregon State where they completed the season sweep over the Beavers. Senior Elias Ralph tallied a double-double with game-highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds, while junior Kajus Kublickas came off the bench to submit a career-high 15 points.
 
Ralph, a WCC Preseason All-Conference Team selection, leads the team in both scoring (17.0 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg). He has six double-doubles on the year and 16 in two seasons at Pacific. Ralph ranks top-five in the WCC in scoring, minutes and free throw percentage.
 
Senior TJ Wainwright averages in double-figures with 13.4 points per game. He's hit a three-pointer in 20 of 21 games this season, and at least two threes in eight of the last nine games. Wainwright is shooting .464 from long range in conference.
 
Senior Jaden Clayton ranks 28th in the country and second in the WCC in assists with 6.1 per game. He's coming off an eight-assist and one turnover game at Oregon State.
 
In conference games, senior Justin Rochelin is averaging 13.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He's scored at least 13 points in each of the last five games.
 
Seattle (14-7, 3-5 WCC) is coming off a 69-59 home win Wednesday over LMU. The Redhawks registered non-conference wins over Stanford, Washington, UTEP, Texas State, Denver, UTSA and UC Davis.
 
Seattle ranks 24th in the country in turnovers forced per game (15.3) and 36th in turnover margin (+3.4). The team has three student-athletes averaging in double-figures including Brayden Maldonado (14.9), Will Heimbrodt (12.4) and Jun Seok Yeo (11.9).
 
In the current NCAA NET Rankings, Pacific is No. 109 out of 365, while the Redhawks are No. 118. The WCC has six teams in the top-120 with Gonzaga atop at No. 4.
 
Saturday's game can be watched on ESPN+ with Zack Bayrouty and Kat Tudor on the call, and can be heard live for free on Fox Sports AM 1280 with Dennis Ackerman as the voice.
 
NOTES
 - The Tigers will take on Seattle in the first meeting between the two programs since Pacific won 74-54 at home on Dec. 16, 1984. It will be the 13th-ever meeting between the two schools, dating back to 1956-57. Pacific holds a 3-1 edge at home.
 
- Pacific is 817-462 all-time at home and 354-229 in the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
- The Tigers have outrebounded all eight conference opponents this season. Pacific ranks top-10 in the nation in rebounding margin with a +9.7 clip.
 
- Pacific ranks top-25 in the country in free throw percentage with a .772 mark.
 
- The Tigers are 8-0 this year when they have more fast break points. Pacific is 10-1 when leading at half, 10-0 when holding the opposition under .333 from three-point range and 8-1 when it scores at least 80 points.
 
- Pacific is 9-0 under Dave Smart in two seasons when holding the opposition to under 60 points and 6-0 this year.
 
- Four different Tigers have recorded a double-double in a game this year including Ralph, Rochelin, Wainwright and senior Isaac Jack.
 
- Pacific has only used two starting lineups this season. Clayton and Kublickas have flipped back-and-forth at the point guard position.
 
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