RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Pacific Tigers return to familiar territory on Thursday night when they visit the UC Riverside Highlanders for the first time since the 2012-13 season, their last in the Big West. Pacific's last game versus Riverside was at Student Recreation Center on March 2, 2013 when Pacific earned a 70-68 win on their way to finishing the campaign with an NCAA Tournament berth.
Pacific is 20-4 all-time versus the Highlanders and have lost at Riverside just once in the all-time series, a 66-63 loss on Feb. 5, 2009. The Tigers have won five of the last six meetings in the series, with their most recent loss coming at the Spanos Center on Jan.