A hot-shooting Saint Mary's team will try to stay within striking distance of No. 1 Gonzaga when the 18th-ranked Gaels travel to Pacific for a West Coast Conference game on Thursday at Spanos Center in Stockton, Calif.
Saint Mary's (19-2, 9-1 WCC) has won four in a row since losing to Gonzaga, which leads the Gaels by one game in the WCC standings. The Gaels are off to their best start since winning 22 of their first 24 games in 2011-12, when Matthew Dellavedova led them to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Pacific (8-15, 2-8) has lost five in a row and eight of its last 10.