Pepperdine-Long Beach State Box Score 
MALIBU, Calif. - An enormous rebounding advantage wasn't enough as the Pepperdine men's basketball team lost to visiting Long Beach State, 67-58, at Firestone Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
Pepperdine (0-2) had a 54-33 edge on the boards, including 25-6 in offensive rebounds, but the Waves couldn't find the mark on enough of their opportunities, as they shot 30.8% for the game.
Sophomore guard Keion Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) led the Waves again with 21 points and three assists, but he was the only Pepperdine player in double-figures. Sophomore forward Taylor Darby (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) had eight points and 10 rebounds, and sophomore guard Lorne Jackson (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) also had eight points.
Long Beach State (2-0), which shot 42.9% and forced 18 Wave turnovers, got 20 points from Larry Anderson and 15 points and 10 rebounds from T.J. Robinson.
The Waves trailed by as many as five points early in the first half, but came back to take a five-point lead of their own on a three-pointer by Bell, which made the score 25-20 with 6 1/2 minutes left. Another three-pointer by Bell and a free throw by Darby in the final minute of the half sent the Waves into the break with a 31-29 lead.
A jumper by junior forward Mychel Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) gave the Waves their final lead at 34-32 with 17 1/2 minutes left in the game. Anderson took over the next few minutes for Long Beach State, scoring the game's next seven points on a three-pointer and two dunks.
Bell scored the next two baskets to get the Waves back within one point at 39-38 with a little less than 14 minutes left, but a 12-1 run by the 49ers over the next two minutes gave Long Beach State its first double-digit lead of the night. The 49ers maintained that lead the rest of the way, going up by as many as 13. Pepperdine got no closer than seven, and that was in the final minute.
Pepperdine concludes its three-game homestand to start the season on Friday (Nov. 20) against Cal State San Bernardino at 7 p.m. Fans that can't make the game can watch on-line and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at www.pepperdinesports.com with a subscription to Wave Casts.
