STOCKTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Pacific held off a furious second-half rally by Seattle to secure a 56-54 victory in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at A.C. Spanos Center.

The Tigers built a 33-18 halftime lead behind Isaac Jack’s 14 points but were forced to survive a late push. Seattle’s Brayden Maldonado scored 20 points, including four second-half 3-pointers, to fuel the comeback. His final 3-pointer tied the game at 55 with 15 seconds remaining.

Pacific’s Kajus Kublickas made one of two free throws with eight seconds left for the decisive margin. TJ Wainwright led Pacific with 15 points. Both teams are now 14-8 overall. Attendance was 1,589.