SAN DIEGO - T.J. Wallace scored 16 points and Ray Bowles had 14 points as the Pacific men's basketball team finally broke through for its first West Coast Conference win of the season, leading most of the night and holding off San Diego 56-53 on Thursday night at Jenny Craig Pavilion.
Pacific (7-9, 1-2 WCC) never led by more than seven in the second half. San Diego tied it at 47 with 3:47 remaining on Cameron Neubauer's layup.
Bowles' 3-pointer with less than a minute later put Pacific up for good. Tyler Williams' layin brought San Diego to within 54-53 with 33 seconds left before Wallace made two free throws with 21 seconds to play.