Around the Big West

The Big West was 2-0 on Bracket Buster Saturday, including Pacific’s 73-66 win over UTEP. The Tigers have won 18 straight, but rarely dominate their opponents. “We’re the kind of team that people lose to and they leave the court thinking, ‘If we play them again, we’d beat them,’ ” coach Bob Thomason told the Stockton Record. “But when they play us again, we win again.” … Pacific played UTEP in front of its first sellout since 1998. The Spanos Center (6,150) is already sold out for Saturday’s home date with Cal State Northridge. … Guard Joseph Frazier, dubbed the “low man on the totem pole” by coach Bobby Braswell when he returned from an 11-game suspension last week, poured in 18 points in 19 minutes in Cal State Northridge’s Bracket Buster win over Fairfield. … CS Northridge senior Ian Boylan, already the school record holder in 3-pointers attempted and made, is now first in steals. He had his 253rd last week, passing Markus Carr. … Cal State Fullerton can clinch a top four spot and the resulting first-round bye with a win over UC Santa Barbara tonight. A win would also give CSF its highest win total since the 1988-89 season.