Spartans Head To Pacific For Non-Conference Tilt on SaturdaySpartans Head To Pacific For Non-Conference Tilt on Saturday
RJ Garcia

Spartans Head To Pacific For Non-Conference Tilt on Saturday

San José State (8-3, 0-0 MW) at Pacific (5-8)
When Saturday, December 17 | 4 p.m. PT
Location Alex G. Spanos Center, Stockton, Calif.
Broadcast & Statistics WCC Network
KTRB 860 AM
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Game Notes San José State | Pacific
Rosters San José State | Pacific


Now that all the projects, papers and exams are finished, the San José State men's basketball team heads back to the hardwood for a non-conference contest at Pacific Saturday afternoon.

San José State enters Saturday's game with an 8-3 record after winning at Santa Clara last Saturday, 75-64, overcoming an eight-point first-half deficit to outscore the Broncos, 46-27, in the second half. Omari Moore led the team with 24 points, while Sage Tolbert III had his third double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

 
TIME CHANGE: The January 7th game between the Spartans and Nevada will now tip at 1 p.m.
 
ABOUT PACIFIC:  The Tigers enter Saturday's game with a 5-8 overall record. This will be the fourth game for the team in the past eight days, defeating Fresno State, 76-72, last Saturday, before falling to Cal State East Bay, 79-73, on Sunday, before rebounding with an 80-56 win over Stanislaus State on Tuesday. Head coach Leonard Perry is in his second season at the school. Perry is in his second stint as a head coach after leading the Idaho Vandals for the 2002-06 seasons. He has a 2-0 record over SJSU as he faced the Spartans twice in 2005-06 when the teams were members of the Western Athletic Conference.
                                           Pacific's Leaders
Points/Game    156, 12.0 pg      Jordan Ivy-Curry
Reb./Game          57, 4.4 pg      Cam Denson
3pt Made                        32      Luke Avdalovic
Assists                            36      Tyler Beard
Blocks                              9      Cam Denson
Steals                             11      Cam Denson
Field Goal %     .537 (44-82)      Luke Avdalovic
3PT %              .593 (32-54)      Luke Avdalovic
Free Throw %   .895 (17-19)      Luke Avdalovic
Series Record - 76-83
The schools are no strangers to each other as San Jose State has faced Pacific more often than any other college opponent dating back to the Spartans' first season of the sport in December 1909. The Tigers were the fourth opponent and second four-year college the Spartans faced.
Last SJSU Win - 78-66, Dec. 11, 2021, San Jose
Last Meeting - W, 78-66, Dec. 11, 2021, San Jose
The two teams faced each other last year for the first time in 11 years. Trey Anderson scored a career-best 23 points including five three-pointers made in the win.
Last 10 Series Meetings
11/24/1999       L            52-44        Stockton
12/16/2000      W            62-56        San Jose
12/8/2001         L            74-59        Stockton
12/21/2002       L            70-61        San Jose
11/21/2003       L            76-65        Stockton
11/20/2004       L            70-52        San Jose
12/7/2005         L            81-63        Stockton
2/23/2008         L            84-75        Stockton
11/28/2009      W            59-55        San Jose
12/11/2021      W            78-66        San Jose
 
NET RANKINGS (as of 12/15): The Spartans have cracked the top-150 of the NET rankings, checking in at 133 after games played on December 12. After the win at Santa Clara, the Spartans jumped up for 191 to 132, with a Quadrant 2 win over the Broncos. The team has two Quadrant 3 wins (Ball State & Northern Colorado) and four Quadrant 4 wins.
 
DOING MOORE FOR THE SPARTANS: Omari Moore continues to prove why he is a captain on this Spartan team as he leads the team in scoring and has dished out a team-best 51 assists, including nine in a win over Oakland. He averages 14.5 points per game as he is shooting a team-best 43.9 percent from the field (61-139). He has grabbed a team-high 11 steals and averages 34.5 minutes played. Moore led the team in scoring against Georgia Southern (14), Alabama State (19), Northern Colorado (20), Ball State (15), at No. 11 Arkansas (21) and at Santa Clara (24).
 
TOLBERT GRABBING THE ROCK: Sage Tolbert III has made an immediate impact in the paint for SJSU as he leads the team at 8.4 rpg. He has grabbed 10+ rebounds in four games - 14 vs. Bethesda, 12 vs. Hofstra and at Santa Clara and 11 at No. 11 Arkansas. Tolbert is second in the Mountain West and 50th in the nation in rebounds per game. He is tied for 51st in double-doubles with three. His 96 rebounds is the 37th-highest total in the country.
 
SPARTANS COME BACK IN 11-POINT WIN AT SANTA CLARA: Trailing 37-29 at halftime at Santa Clara on December 10, San Jose State used a 46-point second half to defeat the Broncos, 75-64 at the Leavey Center. Omari Moore led the Spartans with 24 points, while Sage Tolbert III had 18 points and a team-best 12 rebounds in the win.
 
SPARTAN REBOUNDING EFFORTS RANKS AMONG THE NATION'S BEST: SJSU has been out-rebounding their opponents by an average of 10.5 rebounds per game, ranking them seventh out of 352 teams ranked nationally. The Spartans average 38.73 rebounds per game, ranking 68th in the nation.
 
Four Spartans average 5.0 or more rebounds per game, led by Sage Tolbert III at 8.7 pg. Robert Vaihola is next at 5.4, followed by Omari Moore at 5.2 and Ibrahima Diallo at 5.0.
 
UP NEXT: The Spartans finish the non-conference part of the schedule with a home game against Cal Poly on Tuesday, December 20. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center.

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