San Diego Union-Tribune

Toreros at Pacific

- IVAN CARTER

Tonight: 7 p.m., Alex G. Spanos Center, Stockton

Records: USD 11-15, 4-8 WCC, Pacific 12-14, 5-6 Series: The Tigers lead 17-10.

Line: Pacific by 31 Streaming: wccsports.com

Tigers update: Pacific is coming off a 99-90 loss to Gonzaga after earning consecutiv­e wins over Pepperdine and Santa Clara. The Tigers lead the WCC and rank 10th in the nation in bench scoring (30 ppg) and rank 15th nationally in 3-point shooting percentage (38.5). G Keylan Boone leads the team in scoring (13.0 ppg) and scored a season-high 27 on 11 of 15 shooting in the 84-82 win at USD on Jan 5. G Luke Avdalovic leads the WCC in 3-point shooting (53.3 percent) and helped seal the win over USD by sinking a clutch 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining.

Toreros update: USD is coming off an 80-75 loss at Santa Clara following an 87-79 home win over Loyola Marymount. The Toreros led by 10 at Santa Clara with 10:26 to play but could not hold on. Graduate senior F Jaiden Delaire, who suffered a foot injury during the Feb. 2 loss to Portland, remains out. G/F Eric Williams leads the WCC in rebounding (9.5 rpg) and is one of five players in the NCAA with more than 1,700 career points and 1,000 rebounds. G Marcellus Earlington leads the team and ranks fifth in the WCC in scoring (17.7 ppg) and is shooting a team-best 50.2 percent from the field. Junior G Devan Dahlke started the last two games in a lineup including Earlington, Turner, Wayne McKinney III and Steven Jamerson II as coach Steve Lavin generally continues to lean on smaller lineups with the absence of Delaire.

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