2013–14 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

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2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga †	15	–	3		.833			29	–	7		.806
BYU	13	–	5		.722			23	–	12		.657
San Francisco	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
Saint Mary's	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Pepperdine	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
San Diego	7	–	11		.389			18	–	17		.514
Portland	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Pacific	6	–	12		.333			18	–	16		.529
Santa Clara	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14		.222			13	–	19		.406
† Conference tournament winner

The 2013–14 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center. This was season of new beginnings for the Tigers. Gone after 25 seasons was long-time head coach Bob Thomason. The new head coach of the Tigers was former assistant Ron Verlin. Verlin came in with lots of experience. Verlin had been the associate head coach for the Tigers for 19 seasons under Thomason. Verlin becomes the 20th head coach in the history of Tiger basketball.

In addition to the new coach, Pacific joined a new conference, the West Coast Conference. Pacific was one of the founders of what became the WCC. Now, after four decades, the Tigers returned allowing the WCC to return to a travel partner scenario. Pacific and Saint Mary's become travel partners. The other 4 sets of travel partners are San Francsico and Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine, Gonzaga and Portland, and BYU and San Diego.

The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Colin Beatty	2	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Lanham, Maryland	Graduated
Reed Kamler	10	G	6'0"	185	Senior	San Rafael, California	Graduated
Lorenzo McCloud	11	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Los Angeles, California	Graduated
Rodrigo De Souza	21	G	6'2"	200	Senior	São Paulo, Brazil	Graduated
Markus Duran	22	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Murray, Utah	Graduated
Travis Fulton	24	F	6'6"	220	Senior	Corona, California	Graduated
Jordan Turner	25	F	6'5"	190	Senior	Oakland, California	Graduated

In addition to the 7 listed, Andrew Bock and Trevin Harris also graduated. However they both have one year of eligibility remaining and will return to the team for the 2013-14 season.

Recruiting

Currently two players have committed to join the Tigers for the 2013-14 season. More are expected to be announced, probably from the Junior College ranks.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Raymond Boyles G	Modesto, California	Modesto Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 15, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Thomas Wallace G	Stockton, California	Ronald E. McNair	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 10, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pacific 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2013 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2013–14 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Trevin Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kingwood Western Wyoming CC Kingwood, TX G 2 T.J. Wallace 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Modesto Christian Stockton, CA G 3 Sama Taku 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Tucson Santa Rosa JC Tucson, AZ G 4 Aaron Hendricks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr New Hampton School Loomis, CA G 5 Spencer Llewellyn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sydney Boys Sydney, Australia F 11 Gabriel Aguirre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr City College of San Francisco São Paulo, Brazil G 12 Andrew Bock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Eisenhower Creighton Rialto, CA F 13 Khalil Kelley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Los Osos Rancho Cucamonga, CA F 15 Aaron Short 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr North Valley Cabrillo College Reno, NV G 20 Ross Rivera 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr El Diamante College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA G 22 Ray Bowles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Modesto Christian Modesto, CA F 24 David Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Graf-Münster-Gymnasium Eckersdorf, Germany F 30 Thomas Peters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Archbishop Mitty Campbell, CA F 33 Tony Gill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Oakmont Consumnes River College Roseville, CA C 42 Tim Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Sheridan Las Positas College Sheridan, WY	Head coach Ron Verlin (Sacramento State) Assistant coach(es) Adam Jacobsen (Pacific) Calvin Byrd (Villanova) TBA Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Pacific basketball will see an increased amount of television exposure for the 2013-14 season. Every conference game is guaranteed to be on an ESPN Network, WCC TV, WCC Network, or a local TV station (Comcast, ROOT, Time Warner, FSSD, or BYUtv). Untelevised non-conference home games will likely be switch from Big West TV to Stretch Internet.

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013* 7:00 pm, Tigers TV	Cal State Stanislaus	W 80–70		Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
11/03/2013* 4:00 pm, Tigers TV	Montana Tech	W 76–52		Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
Regular season
11/08/2013* 7:05 pm, MW Network	at Nevada	W 80–78	1–0	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
11/12/2013* 7:00 pm, Tigers TV	UC Irvine	W 84–79	2–0	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
11/17/2013* 2:00 pm, Tigers TV	Western Illinois	W 66–52	3–0	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
11/23/2013* 7:30 pm, Tigers TV	Fresno State	W 86–77	4–0	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
11/29/2013* 12:00 pm, P12N	at No. 14 Oregon Global Sports Hardwood Classic	L 62–85	4–1	Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
11/30/2013* 1:00 pm	vs. Cal Poly Global Sports Hardwood Classic	W 73–71	5–1	Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
12/01/2013* 4:30 pm	vs. North Dakota Global Sports Hardwood Classic	W 93–76	6–1	Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
12/07/2013* 4:00 pm, MW Network	at Utah State	W 78–68	7–1	Smith Spectrum  Logan, UT
12/14/2013* 7:00 pm, Tigers TV	Menlo College	W 84–73	8–1	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
12/20/2013* 7:30 pm, Holiday Hoops TV	vs. Princeton South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	L 58–83	8–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/21/2013* 5:30 pm, Holiday Hoops TV	vs. Bradley South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	W 71–55	9–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/30/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA	Saint Mary's	L 80–88	9–3 (0–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
01/02/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Portland	L 64–72	9–4 (0–2)	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
01/04/2014 5:00 pm, TheW.tv	at No. 24 Gonzaga	L 64–86	9–5 (0–3)	McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
01/09/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	San Francisco	L 72–81 OT	9–6 (0–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
01/11/2014 1:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA	Santa Clara	W 80–68	10–6 (1–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
01/18/2014 5:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Saint Mary's	L 73–79	10–7 (1–5)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	Loyola Marymount	L 81–92	10–8 (1–6)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
01/25/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	Pepperdine	W 76–66	11–8 (2–6)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
01/30/2014 6:00 pm, BYUtv	at BYU	L 78–88	11–9 (2–7)	Marriott Center  Provo, UT
02/01/2014 1:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA	at San Diego	W 84–67	12–9 (3–7)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
02/06/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Pepperdine	L 69–80	12–10 (3–8)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
02/08/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Loyola Marymount	W 82–72	13–10 (4–8)	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
02/13/2014 8:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA	BYU	W 89–82	14–10 (5–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
02/15/2014 7:00 pm, CSN CA	San Diego	L 55–70	14–11 (5–9)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
02/20/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Santa Clara	L 50–70	14–12 (5–10)	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
02/22/2014 3:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA	at San Francisco	L 59-64	14–13 (5–11)	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, CA
02/27/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Gonzaga	L 53–70	14–14 (5–12)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
03/01/2014 3:00 pm, TheW.tv	Portland	W 68–65	15–14 (6–12)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
WCC Tournament
03/06/2014 8:30 pm, BYUtv	vs. Santa Clara First round	L 64–81	15–15	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
CIT
03/19/2014* 8:00 pm, Cox7	at Grand Canyon First round	W 69–67	16–15	Antelope Gymnasium  Phoenix, AZ
03/22/2014* 6:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Second round	W 89–60	17–15	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
03/26/2014* 7:00 pm	San Diego Quarterfinals	W 75–60	18–15	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
04/01/2014* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Murray State Semifinals	L 75–98	18–16	CFSB Center  Murray, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

Exhibition: Cal State Stanislaus

Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty

Tigers TV

Oct 30 7:05 pm PDT

Recap

Cal State Stanislaus Warriors 70, Pacific Tigers 80
Scoring by half: 34-47, 36-33
Pts: Tyler Barber 15 Rebs: Rob Walters 10 Asts: Sam Marcus 10		Pts: Sama Taku 25 Rebs: Khalil Kelley & Ross Rivera 8 Asts: Andrew Bock 6

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,861 Referees: Tony Padilla, Coban Lopez, Sam haddad

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Exhibition: Montana Tech

Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty

Tigers TV

Nov 3 4:05 pm PST

Recap

Montana Tech Diggers 52, Pacific Tigers 76
Scoring by half: 21-39, 31-37
Pts: Travis Peevey 14 Rebs: Bryan Bock 7 Asts: Roman Pruenda-Garza 4		Pts: Tony Gill 19 Rebs: Tony Gill 8 Asts: Andrew Bock 6

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,653 Referees: Mike Reed, Ken Ditty, Dennis Flannery

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Nevada

Series History: Pacific leads 53-44
Broadcaster: Ryan Radtke

MW Net

Nov 8 7:05 pm PST

Pacific Tigers 80, Nevada Wolf Pack 78
Scoring by half: 37-42, 43-36
Pts: Tony Gill 22 Rebs: Khalil Kelley 6 Asts: Andrew Bock 3		Pts: Deonte Burton 23 Rebs: Jerry Evans, Jr. 9 Asts: Deonte Burton 3

Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Attendance: 5,936 Referees: Ruben Ramos, Glen Mayberry, Deldre Carr

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UC Irvine

Series History: Pacific leads 42-37
Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty

Tigers TV

Nov 12 7:05 pm PST

Recap

UC Irvine Anteaters 79, Pacific Tigers 84
Scoring by half: 39-43, 40-41
Pts: Alex Young 17 Rebs: Mamadou Ndiaye 6 Asts: Alex Young 4		Pts: Ross Rivera 21 Rebs: Sama Taku & Ross Rivera 8 Asts: Sama Taku 4

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,862 Referees: Horace Shields, Marc Beasley, Casey McClellan

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Western Illinois

Series History: Pacific leads 1-0
Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty

Tigers TV

Nov 17 2:05 pm PST

Recap

Western Illinois Leathernecks 52, Pacific Tigers 66
Scoring by half: 23-44, 29-22
Pts: Garret Covington 16 Rebs: Michael Ochereobia 8 Asts: Remy Roberts-Burnett 4		Pts: Tony Gill 19 Rebs: Sama Taku 6 Asts: Trevin Harris & Sama Taku 4

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,771 Referees: Deldre Carr, Kurt Walker, Sam Haddad

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Fresno State

Series History: Pacific leads 78-77
Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty

Tigers TV

Nov 23 7:05 pm PST

Recap

Fresno State Bulldogs 77, Pacific Tigers 86
Scoring by half: 26-27, 51-59
Pts: Tyler Johnson 25 Rebs: Tyler Johnson & Alex Davis 6 Asts: Tyler Johnson, Cezar Guerrero, & Allen Huddleston 3		Pts: Andrew Bock 19 Rebs: Khalil Kelley 12 Asts: Sama Taku 6

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 3,204 Referees: Michael Greenstein, Tommy Nunez, Donald McAllister

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Global Sports Classic: Oregon

Series History: Oregon leads 6-2
Broadcasters: Aaron Goldsmith and Ernie Kent

P12N

Nov 29 12:06 pm PST

Recap

Pacific Tigers 62, Oregon Ducks 85
Scoring by half: 36-29, 26-56
Pts: Trevin Harris & T.J. Wallace 14 Rebs: Tim Thomas 6 Asts: Trevin Harris 3		Pts: Mike Moser 19 Rebs: Damyean Dotson 7 Asts: Johnathan Loyd 13

Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR Attendance: N/A Referees: Bob Staffen, Michael Greenstein, Martin Cota

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Global Sports Classic: Cal Poly

Series History: Pacific leads 34-14

Nov 30 12:30 pm PST

Recap

Cal Poly Mustangs 71, Pacific Tigers 73
Scoring by half: 28-36, 43-47
Pts: Chris Eversley 22 Rebs: Chris Eversley 10 Asts: Jamal Johnson 4		Pts: Tony Gill 14 Rebs: Sama Taku 7 Asts: Trevin Harris & Sama Taku 3

Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR Attendance: 5,937 Referees: Bob Staffen, Shawn Lehigh, Martin Cota

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Global Sports Classic: North Dakota

Series History: Series tied 1-1

Dec 1 4:30 pm PST

Recap

Pacific Tigers 93, North Dakota 76
Scoring by half: 45-48, 48-28
Pts: Ross Rivera 19 Rebs: Tony Gill 8 Asts: Andrew Bock & T.J. Wallace 3		Pts: Troy Huff 21 Rebs: Troy Huff 8 Asts: Aaron Anderson & Troy Huff 3

Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR Attendance: N/A Referees: Michael Greenstein, Shawn Lehigh, Martin Cota

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Utah State

Series History: Utah State leads 44-23
Broadcasters: Evan Nyman and Rod Tueller

MW Net

Dec 7 5:00 pm MST

Recap

Pacific Tigers 78, Utah State Aggies 68
Scoring by half: 37-29, 41-39
Pts: Andrew Bock 18 Rebs: Tony Gill 7 Asts: T.J. Wallace 4		Pts: Jarred Shaw 17 Rebs: Spencer Butterfield 8 Asts: Marcel Davis & Preston Medlin 4

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, UT Attendance: 9,558 Referees: Dick Cartmell, Duane Allen, Kevin Brill

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Menlo College

Tigers TV

Dec 14 7:05 pm PST

Recap

Menlo College Oaks 73, Pacific Tigers 84
Scoring by half: 37-44, 36-40
Pts: John Smith 24 Rebs: John Smith 5 Asts: Keith Bowman 3		Pts: Khalil Kelley 27 Rebs: Khalil Kelley 11 Asts: Trevin Harris & Andrew Bock 3

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,837 Referees: James Giron, Dennis Flannery, Mark Cook

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South Point Holiday Classic: Princeton

Series History: First Meeting

Holiday Hoops TV

Dec 20 7:30 pm PST

Recap

Pacific Tigers 58, Princeton Tigers 83
Scoring by half: 30-45, 28-38
Pts: Sama Taku 12 Rebs: Khalil Kelley 8 Asts: Aaron Short 1		Pts: T.J. Bray 20 Rebs: Will Barrett 5 Asts: T.J. Bray 8

South Point Arena Enterprise, NV Attendance: N/A Referees: Todd Austin, Daryl Smith, Marty Kerrigan

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South Point Holiday Classic: Bradley

Series History: Bradley leads 1-0

Holiday Hoops TV

Dec 21 5:45 pm PST

Recap

Bradley Braves 55, Pacific Tigers 71
Scoring by half: 27-35, 28-36
Pts: Omari Grier 15 Rebs: Tyshon Pickett 9 Asts: Ka'Darryl Bell & Walt Lemon Jr. 3		Pts: T.J. Wallace 14 Rebs: Khalil Kelley & Gabriel Aguirre 6 Asts: Andrew Bock 7

South Point Arena Enterprise, NV Attendance: 312 Referees: Landon Brandes, Todd Austin, Marty Kerrigan

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Saint Mary's

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 66-43
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini

CSNCA

Dec 30 8:00 pm PST

Recap

Saint Mary's Gaels 88, Pacific Tigers 80
Scoring by half: 45-39, 43-41
Pts: Beau Levesque 18 Rebs: Brad Waldow & Beau Levesque 8 Asts: Stephen Holt 8		Pts: Andrew Bock 23 Rebs: Tony Gill 12 Asts: Trevin Harris 2

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 4,015 Referees: Michael Irving, Glen Mayberry, Tony Padilla

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Portland

Series History: Pacific leads 20-8
Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow & Bill Krueger

TheW.tv

Jan 2 7:00 pm PST

Recap

Pacific Tigers 64, Portland Pilots 72
Scoring by half: 28-35, 36-37
Pts: Sama Taku 19 Rebs: Trevin Harris & Tony Gill 9 Asts: T.J. Wallace 5		Pts: Thomas Van Der Mars 18 Rebs: Thomas Van Der Mars 13 Asts: Alec Wintering 5

Chiles Center Portland, OR Attendance: 1,173 Referees: Deron White, Daryl Gelinas, Brett Nansel

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Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 3-1
Broadcasters: Greg Hesiter and Richard Fox

TheW.tv

Jan 4 5:00 pm PST

Pacific Tigers 64, Gonzaga Bulldogs 86
Scoring by half: 25-46, 39-40
Pts: David Taylor 11 Rebs: TJ Wallace 6 Asts: Trevin Harris, Sama Taku, TJ Wallace, & Aaron Short 2		Pts: Kevin Pangos & Drew Barham 16 Rebs: Przemek Karnowski 8 Asts: Kyle Dranginis 7

McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Kevin Brill, Marc Beasley, Bruce Hicks

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San Francisco

Series History: San Francisco leads 60-34
Broadcasters: Rich Cellini & John Stege

TheW.tv

Jan 9 7:00 pm PST

Recap

San Francisco Dons 81, Pacific Tigers 72 (OT)
Scoring by half: 30-36, 33-27 Overtime: 18-9
Pts: Avry Holmes 18 Rebs: Matt Glover 9 Asts: Avry Holmes 8		Pts: Andrew Bock 17 Rebs: Sama Taku, Tony Gill, & Aaron Short 7 Asts: Andrew Bock 4

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,448 Referees: Tommy Nunez, Kurt Walker, Coban Lopez

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Santa Clara

Series History: Santa Clara leads 89-41
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Jarron Collins

CSNCA

Jan 11 1:05 pm PST

Recap

Santa Clara Broncos 68, Pacific Tigers 80
Scoring by half: 29-33, 39-47
Pts: Brandon Clark 20 Rebs: John McArthur 6 Asts: Brandon Clark 4		Pts: Sama Taku 19 Rebs: Tony Gill 7 Asts: Sama Taku 4

Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,816 Referees: Scott Brown, Rob Rorke, Nate Harris