Box score

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pioneer men's basketball team put up a tremendous battle before losing a tough 66-63 exhibition game to Pacific on Saturday night.

A pair of three-pointers by Jacari Whitfield gave the Pioneers a 56-49 lead with 8:59 remaining in the game.

The Tigers went on a 7-1 run to trim the Pioneers' lead to 57-56 with 7:14 left.

Mark Samuels hit a layup with 6:10 remaining to increase the Pioneers advantage to 59-56.

UOP converted four free throws the following three minutes to take a one point lead.

Samuels hit a layup giving the Pioneers their final lead of the game with just over three minutes remaining.

Once again, the Tigers took advantage of the charity stripe as Andrew Bock hit a free throw with 44 seconds left to give UOP a 64-63 lead.

The Tigers increased their lead to 66-63 on a pair of Lorenzo McCloud free throws with seven seconds left.

The Pioneers' Jason Smith missed a three-pointer with one second remaining.

Marshall converted a jumper to give the Pioneers an early 2-0 lead.

The Tigers scored seven unanswered points to grab a 7-2 advantage with 18:43 left in the first half.

A jumper by Marshall cut the Tigers' lead to 11-7 with 14:08 remaining.

The Tigers went on a 6-2 run the next two minutes to enjoy their biggest advantage in the first half at 17-9.

Samuels hit a three-pointer with 10:37 left as the Pioneers went on an 8-0 run to tie the game 17-17.

The Tigers outscored the Pioneers 14-8 the following five minutes to jump out to a six-point lead.

Rodrigue Maza nailed a three-pointer just seconds later to cut the Tigers margin to 31-28.

The two teams played on even terms the remainder of the first half as UOP took a five point lead into the locker room.

For the game, the Pioneers made 24 baskets including eight 3-pointers. The Tigers converted 21 field goals and only two baskets from the 3-point area. 

Samuels led all scorers with 30 points on 12 of 18 from the field and 4 of 5 three pointers.

The Pioneers will open the 2011-12 regular season on November 11 as they host Dominican University.