MALIBU, Calif. – In its largest margin of victory in a West Coast Conference game since rejoining the league in 2013-14, the Pacific men's basketball program crushed Pepperdine 92-59 to complete the season sweep Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse.
 
The 33-point win surpassed Pacific's (16-10, 7-6 WCC) 84-53 victory over Oregon State earlier this season. The last time the Tigers won a conference road game by 33 was Jan. 22, 2011 when they beat UC Davis 87-54 on the road as a member of the Big West.
 
The Tigers led by 16 at the half and their lead never dipped below 14 in the second half. Pacific ended the game on a 20-4 run in the last five minutes.
 
Senior TJ Wainwright, from Los Angeles, shined with a season-high 27 points and was 6-of-10 from long distance in front of his home crowd. He helped Pacific shoot 14-of-23 (.609) from three-point range as a team.
 
All five starters scored in double-figures. Senior Jaden Clayton registered 17 points, a season-high eight rebounds and eight assists, while senior Elias Ralph turned in a double-double with 14 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
 
Seniors Isaac Jack and Justin Rochelin were both 4-of-6 from the floor. Jack tallied 12 points, while Rochelin recorded 10.
 
Pacific outrebounded Pepperdine (6-19, 1-11 WCC) by a wide 44-26 margin. It resulted in a 14-1 advantage in second chance points.
 
The Tigers limited the Waves to a .357 shooting mark on the night. Aaron Clark led Pepperdine with 17 points.
 
Pacific lead 13-7 early after back-to-back threes by Wainwright. A three by Clayton extended it to 20-11 at the 9:41 mark.
 
Still up 28-17, Pacific went on a 10-0 spurt which included two more threes by Wainwright to make it 38-17 with 3:34 left. The Waves went on a run late in the half, but a lay-in by Ralph on Pacific's final possession gave the team a 41-25 edge at the intermission.
 
The Tigers were ahead 51-37 in the second half when it opened the game up with a 9-0 run as a four-point play by Wainwright made it 60-37 with 13:32 remaining. A three by Clayton kept Pacific in front 67-47 at the 10:11 mark.
 
Up 77-57, a three by Rochelin began a 12-0 run as a long distance shot by senior Alexis Marmolejos changed the score to 89-57 with 1:28 to go. Marmolejos hit another three to increase it to 92-59 on the team's final possession.
 
Pacific returns home Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip against LMU at the Alex G. Spanos Center. The Tigers are 10-1 at home.
 
NOTES
- Pacific improved to 45-39 all-time against Pepperdine. The last time the Tigers beat the Waves by over 30 points was Jan. 10, 1970 in a 101-60 road win.
 
- The last time the Tigers won a WCC game by at least 33 points was March 6, 1971 in a 116-71 victory over Saint Mary's. The last time Pacific won a WCC road game by at least 33 points was Jan. 16, 1971 in a 95-61 victory at Nevada.
 
- It was the second season sweep of the year for the Tigers after beating Oregon State twice – the first was the 84-53 win at home.
 
- The Tigers have outrebounded all 13 conference opponents this season. Pacific entered the game ranked top-15 in the nation in rebounding margin with a +9.3 clip.
 
- Pacific's .609 three-point mark was its second highest of the season, only behind an 8-of-13 (.615) day against Stony Brook in an 86-58 win. Pacific's 14 made threes were its second most of the year after drilling 15 at Nevada.
 
- The Tigers are now 11-0 this year when they have more fast break points than the opposition and 13-1 when leading at half.
 
- Pacific improved to 12-0 under Dave Smart in two seasons when holding the opposition to under 60 points and 9-0 this year.
 
- The last time Wainwright played at Firestone Fieldhouse he scored 26 points on 6-of-8 shooting from three-point range last season as a member of Long Beach State.
 
- Wainwright broke his previous season-high of 25 points against San Diego at home. It was the sixth time in his career and third time at Pacific that he nailed at least five three-pointers in a game. Wainwright was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line and is shooting a team-best .924 on the year.
 
- Ralph submitted a double-double in both meetings against Pepperdine as he etched 22 points and 10 rebounds in the first contest. He's up to 915 points in two seasons at Pacific. It was his 28th career double-double, 17th at Pacific and seventh this year. His 13 rebounds surpassed his previous season-high of 11 set twice.
 
- Clayton entered the game ranked top-30 in the nation in assists with 6.0 per game. His 17 points matched his season-high against Oregon State at home. His eight rebounds surpassed his previous season-high of six set twice.
 
- Rochelin posted his 10th consecutive double-figure scoring game, 12th of the season and 21st of his career.
 
- Jack notched his 20th career double-digit scoring outing and 13th this year.
 
- Pacific has surpassed its overall win total by seven games and its conference win total by three games from last season. It's the second year in a row under head coach Dave Smart that the Tigers have increased their win total from the year prior.
 

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