Pacific 67, UC Davis 60

Published Mar. 13, 2009 4:10 a.m. ET

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Bryan LeDuc scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to lead Pacific to a 67-60 victory over UC Davis in the Big West Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday night. Sam Willard had 12 points and eight rebounds for the third-seeded Tigers (18-11), who have won four consecutive games and six of eight. Dominic Calegari scored 17 points for the eighth-seeded Aggies (13-19). Joe Harden added 10 points and eight rebounds, and Mark Payne had six rebounds and five assists. LeDuc scored nine points during an 11-3 surge that gave Pacific a 59-51 lead. Calegari scored the next four points to narrow Davis' deficit to 59-55 with 1:11 left but the Tigers made all six of their free throws in the final 36 seconds. Pacific will face second-seeded Long Beach State in Friday night's semifinals.