West Coast foes will collide when the Pacific Tigers (7-19) face off against the San Francisco Dons (15-12) at Spanos Center. Action begins at 10:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 25 and can be seen on CI.
The Tigers are hoping to rebound after their 80-67 loss to Portland in their last matchup. Jacob Lampkin had a solid performance, recording 11 points, six rebounds, and two steals for Pacific. The Dons, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 100-87 loss against Loyola Marymount in their last game. San Francisco lost despite the best efforts of Tim Derksen, who recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 27 points and 11 rebounds.
Derksen has upped his play for the Dons, averaging 21.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.0 three-pointers over the past five games.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Dons winning the first matchup 89-76. Ronnie Boyce III had a stellar game with 20 points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals, one block, and four three-pointers.
Notes
With 68.5 possessions and 1.013 points per possession, the Pacific Tigers perform worse on both metrics than the San Francisco Dons. San Francisco averages 71.6 possessions and 1.087 points per possession.
The Pacific Tigers average an effective field goal percentage of 49.9% this season. The San Francisco Dons have a subpar record of 3-10 when opponents have an eFG% of 49.9% or greater.
On average, the Pacific Tigers attempt 20.0 three point field goals per game and the San Francisco Dons attempt 21.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, Pacific has a subpar record of 4-11, while San Francisco is 8-11.
Pacific ranks 233rd in offensive rebounds, while San Francisco ranks 59th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Pacific makes 4.7 steals per game. San Francisco has a winning 14-9 record when it gives up at least 4 steals.
