STOCKTON, Calif. – The last time the Pacific Tigers and UNLV Runnin' Rebels met on the hardwood, the teams were coached by Bob Thomason and Bill Bayno, respectively. Both teams were members of the Big West Conference and UNLV was just six years removed from winning a national championship under Jerry Tarkanian. Pacific and UNLV will lock horns for the first time in 21 years on Saturday night at the Alex G. Spanos Center, with tip-off set for 7 p.m. PT.
The Tigers enter the contest coming off back-to-back road losses at UC Davis on Dec. 6 and most recently at Wyoming on Dec.