Elias Ralph, Jazz Gardner rally Pacific to 70-68 victory over Washington State
AP
Jan 31, 2025
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Elias Ralph had 18 points and Jazz Gardner scored on a layup with five seconds left to rally Pacific Tigers to a 70-68 victory over Washington State Cougars on Thursday night.
Ralph also had eight rebounds for the Tigers (7-17, 2-8 West Coast Conference). Gardner hit all seven of his shots and scored 14. Petar Krivokapic also scored 14 and added five rebounds.
The Cougars (15-8, 5-5) were led by Dane Erikstrup with 17 points, four assists and four steals. Nate Calmese added 13 points. He hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 34 seconds to go. WSU has lost three in a row.
Pacific went into the half ahead of Washington State 33-30. Ralph scored 11 points in the half. Lamar Washington scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half for the Tigers.
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1st Half
WSU
Cougars
30
UOP
Tigers
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Cougars gains possession)
19:40
Elias Ralph misses two point layup
19:38
Elias Ralph offensive rebound
19:34
Elias Ralph misses two point layup
19:32
Jazz Gardner offensive rebound
19:29
+2
Jazz Gardner makes two point layup
0-2
19:13
+2
Ethan Price makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists)
2-2
18:53
Lamar Washington misses three point jump shot
18:51
Tigers offensive rebound
18:26
Elijah Fisher misses two point jump shot
18:24
Ethan Price defensive rebound
18:19
Jefferson Koulibaly personal foul
18:13
Isaiah Watts offensive foul
18:13
Isaiah Watts turnover (offensive foul)
17:51
Elijah Fisher misses three point jump shot
17:49
Cougars defensive rebound
17:37
+3
LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot (Dane Erikstrup assists)
5-2
17:17
+3
Elias Ralph makes three point jump shot (Jefferson Koulibaly assists)
5-5
17:06
Ethan Price turnover (bad pass)
16:59
Lamar Washington turnover (Dane Erikstrup steals)
16:53
+2
Nate Calmese makes two point layup (Dane Erikstrup assists)
7-5
16:23
Elijah Fisher misses two point layup
16:21
Ethan Price defensive rebound
16:11
Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
16:09
Elijah Fisher defensive rebound
16:01
Jefferson Koulibaly turnover (Dane Erikstrup steals)
15:45
Jefferson Koulibaly personal foul
15:45
TV timeout
15:33
+2
ND Okafor makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists)
9-5
15:09
Elias Ralph misses three point jump shot
15:07
ND Okafor defensive rebound
14:56
ND Okafor misses two point layup
14:54
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
14:48
Lamar Washington turnover (LeJuan Watts steals)
14:43
Ethan Price turnover (traveling)
14:19
+2
Petar Krivokapic makes two point layup
9-7
14:06
+2
Nate Calmese makes two point layup
11-7
13:51
ND Okafor personal foul
13:35
+3
Petar Krivokapic makes three point jump shot (Lamar Washington assists)
11-10
13:08
Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass)
12:56
Jazz Gardner offensive foul
12:56
Jazz Gardner turnover (offensive foul)
12:38
Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot
12:36
Tomas Thrastarson offensive rebound
12:29
+3
Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)
14-10
12:01
Lamar Washington misses three point jump shot
11:59
Tigers offensive rebound
11:58
TV timeout
11:56
Petar Krivokapic misses three point jump shot
11:54
Tigers offensive rebound
11:40
Petar Krivokapic misses two point layup
11:38
Elias Ralph offensive rebound
11:32
+2
Lamar Washington makes two point jump shot (Petar Krivokapic assists)
14-12
11:17
LeJuan Watts turnover (Lamar Washington steals)
11:12
+2
Jazz Gardner makes two point layup (Lamar Washington assists)
14-14
10:55
+2
Isaiah Watts makes two point jump shot (Dane Erikstrup assists)
16-14
10:26
Elias Ralph turnover (Dane Erikstrup steals)
10:13
LeJuan Watts turnover (Lamar Washington steals)
10:04
Lamar Washington turnover (Parker Gerrits steals)
9:52
Rihards Vavers turnover (bad pass)
9:52
Cougars 30 second timeout
9:33
Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Elijah Fisher draws the foul)
9:33
+1
Elijah Fisher makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-15
9:33
+1
Elijah Fisher makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-16
9:20
LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
9:18
Parker Gerrits offensive rebound
9:12
Elias Ralph personal foul
9:05
Dane Erikstrup turnover
9:02
Lamar Washington turnover (Isaiah Watts steals)
8:38
Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
8:36
Elias Ralph defensive rebound
8:13
Ethan Price blocks Burke Smith's two point layup
8:11
Ethan Price defensive rebound
8:07
Elijah Fisher shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
8:07
+1
LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-16
8:07
LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:07
Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound
7:48
Elias Ralph misses three point jump shot
7:46
Nate Calmese defensive rebound
7:40
Burke Smith personal foul
7:40
TV timeout
7:36
+3
Nate Calmese makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)
20-16
7:18
+2
Elijah Fisher makes two point layup
20-18
7:07
+2
ND Okafor makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists)
22-18
6:50
Elias Ralph misses two point jump shot
6:48
Lamar Washington offensive rebound
6:32
Elias Ralph misses three point jump shot
6:30
Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
6:07
Burke Smith blocks Nate Calmese's two point layup
6:05
Cougars offensive rebound
6:00
LeJuan Watts turnover (Lamar Washington steals)
5:53
Lamar Washington misses two point layup
5:51
Elijah Fisher offensive rebound
5:48
+2
Elijah Fisher makes two point layup
22-20
5:29
Elias Ralph blocks Ethan Price's three point jump shot
5:27
Elias Ralph defensive rebound
5:26
Ethan Price technical foul
5:26
+1
Petar Krivokapic makes technical free throw 1 of 2
22-21
5:26
Petar Krivokapic misses technical free throw 2 of 2
5:26
Tigers offensive rebound
5:26
Elias Ralph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:26
+1
Elias Ralph makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-22
5:16
+2
Elias Ralph makes two point jump shot
22-24
4:43
Nate Calmese misses two point layup
4:41
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
4:30
Petar Krivokapic misses three point jump shot
4:28
Petar Krivokapic offensive rebound
4:11
Elijah Fisher misses two point layup
4:09
Elijah Fisher offensive rebound
4:08
ND Okafor personal foul
3:59
Lamar Washington offensive foul
3:59
Lamar Washington turnover (offensive foul)
3:59
TV timeout
3:52
+2
LeJuan Watts makes two point layup
24-24
3:21
Elijah Fisher misses two point layup
3:19
Rihards Vavers defensive rebound
3:12
+3
Rihards Vavers makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)
27-24
2:48
+2
Elias Ralph makes two point layup (Lamar Washington assists)
27-26
2:38
Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
2:36
Tomas Thrastarson offensive rebound
2:27
+2
Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup
29-26
1:56
+2
Elijah Fisher makes two point jump shot
29-28
1:47
Elias Ralph blocks Tomas Thrastarson's two point layup
1:45
Carter Benton defensive rebound
1:19
Tigers 30 second timeout
1:14
Petar Krivokapic misses two point jump shot
1:12
LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
1:03
Isaiah Watts misses two point jump shot
1:01
Elias Ralph defensive rebound
0:54
+2
Elijah Fisher makes two point jump shot
29-30
0:37
Ethan Price turnover (bad pass)
0:11
+3
Elias Ralph makes three point jump shot (Lamar Washington assists)
29-33
0:00
Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
0:00
Cougars offensive rebound
0:00
Elias Ralph shooting foul (Isaiah Watts draws the foul)
0:00
Isaiah Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:00
Isaiah Watts misses regular free throw 2 of 3
0:00
+1
Isaiah Watts makes regular free throw 3 of 3
30-33
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WSU
Cougars
38
UOP
Tigers
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
LeJuan Watts turnover (Jazz Gardner steals)
19:24
+3
Lamar Washington makes three point jump shot (Jefferson Koulibaly assists)
30-36
19:11
Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
19:09
Ethan Price offensive rebound
19:07
+2
Ethan Price makes two point layup
32-36
19:07
Elijah Fisher shooting foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
19:07
+1
Ethan Price makes regular free throw 1 of 1
33-36
18:31
Lamar Washington misses three point jump shot
18:29
Ethan Price defensive rebound
18:29
Elias Ralph shooting foul (Dane Erikstrup draws the foul)
18:29
+1
Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-36
18:29
Dane Erikstrup misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:27
Jazz Gardner defensive rebound
17:59
Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
17:41
Elijah Fisher personal foul
17:41
Petar Krivokapic personal foul
17:24
Ethan Price misses two point layup
17:22
Elias Ralph defensive rebound
16:53
+2
Jazz Gardner makes two point jump shot (Elias Ralph assists)
34-38
16:46
Elias Ralph personal foul
16:43
Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
16:41
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
16:33
Lamar Washington misses two point layup
16:31
Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
16:28
Dane Erikstrup turnover (Jefferson Koulibaly steals)
16:21
Ethan Price personal foul
16:07
+2
Jazz Gardner makes two point dunk (Carter Benton assists)
