University of the Pacific NCAA News

Long Beach State's Casper Ware has earned the StatSheet Big West Player of the Week for the week ending February 13th.

GAME NOTES: The Pacific Tigers try to hand the Cal State Northridge Matadors their fourth straight loss when the Big West Conference rivals square off at Spanos Center in Stockton tonight.

Long Beach State's Casper Ware, seen in a file photo, was on fire against Pacific Thursday night in Stockton.

Pacific's Travis Fulton has made a smooth transition from Irvine Valley College, where he earned all-state honors as a sophomore, to Pacific's starting lineup.

Louisville, who enters the AP Top 25 at #24 this week, leads two new teams in the poll.

Cal State Fullerton's Kwame Vaughn has won the StatSheet Big West Player of the Week award for the week ending February 6th.

Irvine, CA - Travis Fulton scored 16 points as Pacific toppled UC Irvine 72-64 in a Big West showdown at the Lorenzo McCloud netted 15 and dished out seven assists for Pacific which has won four of its last five.

Skinny: The Tigers look to sweep the road trip after a 60-52 win at UC Riverside on Thursday.

It's rare that a player hits a game-winning 3-pointer. It's even more rare when two players who attended the school do it on the same night.

Ross Rivera scored 19 points to lead the Pacific Tigers to a 60-52 victory over the UC Riverside Highlanders in Big West Conference action at the Student Recreation Center.

The sophomore forward at Pacific usually has his father, Chico Rivera, waiting for him.

UC Riverside's Phil Martin has earned the StatSheet Big West Player of the Week for the week ending January 30th.

Gonzaga enters the AP Top 25 at #24 this week and is one of two new teams in the poll.

The UCSB women's basketball team dropped another close game Saturday afternoon at home against University of the Pacific by a score of 52-48. With the loss, the Gauchos drop to seventh place in the conference standings.

FACTS & STATS: Site: Spanos Center -- Stockton, California. Television: None. Home Record: UC Santa Barbara 7-3, Pacific 6-4. Away Record: UC Santa Barbara 3-4, Pacific 1-8. Neutral Record: UC Santa Barbara 0-0, Pacific 0-0. Conference Record: UC Santa Barbara 5-2, Pacific 3-4. Series Record: Pacific leads, 54-50. GAMES NOTES: UC Santa Barbara will ... (more)

James Nunnally will play his final college game in his hometown today and he views it as a shot at redemption.

GAME NOTES: Big West Conference foes square off in Stockton, California tonight, as the Pacific Tigers play host to the Cal Poly Mustangs.

Fresno City College remained undefeated in the Central Valley Conference men's basketball race Wednesday night as Rodney Webster and Marcus Hall each scored 25 points in a 107-69 win at Columbia.

Is there anything sweeter than blowing out a conference opponent? That happened on this day as Pacific beat Long Beach State by 33 points at home.

Kentucky makes a return appearance as the number one team in men's basketball, according to the AP Poll, replacing Syracuse who drops to #3. Kentucky gets back the number one ranking following a week in which they first got a victory at home against Arkansas, 86-63. After that came another win at home against Alabama, 77-71. Syracuse lost their ... (more)