Pacific Tigers @ Saint Mary's Gaels
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
PAC | 20 | 43 | 63 |
SMC | 35 | 36 | 71 |
St. Mary's uses balanced attack to beat Pacific
MORAGA, Calif. -- Dan Fotu scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting while collecting 10 rebounds and Saint Mary's beat Pacific 71-63 on Saturday night.
Malik Fitts scored 14 points, Jordan Ford 13 an Tommy Kuhse 10 for the Gaels (21-6, 8-4 West Coast Conference). Saint Mary's shot 28 of 51 (54.9%) and committed just eight turnovers.
The Gaels sped to an 18-6 lead and were never seriously threatened. They led 35-20 at halftime before Pacific made inroads and reduced its deficit to 48-41 on a layup by Amari McCray with 11:53 left. But the Gaels extended its margin back to double figures and Elijah Thomas' jumper with 3:48 left made it 67-50.
Jahlil Tripp led Pacific (20-9, 8-5) with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Jahbril Price-Noel scored 14 and McCray 10.
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Game Information
Moraga, CA
Referee:Marc A. Beasley
Referee:Ryan McDaniel
Referee:Tom Nally
2025-26 Standings
| West Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 12-1 | - | 21-5 |
| Gonzaga | 11-1 | 0.5 | 23-2 |
| Saint Mary's | 10-2 | 1.5 | 21-4 |
| Pacific | 7-6 | 5 | 16-10 |
| San Francisco | 6-7 | 6 | 14-12 |
| Oregon State | 6-7 | 6 | 13-13 |
| Washington State | 6-7 | 6 | 11-15 |
| Portland | 5-8 | 7 | 12-14 |
| Seattle U | 4-8 | 7.5 | 15-10 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4-9 | 8 | 13-13 |
| San Diego | 4-9 | 8 | 10-16 |
| Pepperdine | 1-11 | 10.5 | 6-19 |
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