Pepperdine-San Diego Box Score 
MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine men's basketball team's offense could never get going on Saturday night, and the result was a 66-44 victory for San Diego in West Coast Conference play at Firestone Fieldhouse.
The Waves (7-16, 3-4) were held to 25.5% shooting by the Toreros (9-14, 2-5), who ended a five-game losing streak.
Only junior forward Mychel Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was able to find the mark for the Waves, as he made five of 11 shots and scored 14 points.
Sophomore guard Keion Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) made three shots and scored eight points, but no one else for the Waves had more than four points or made more than one field goal.
San Diego, which shot 41.8%, got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Chris Manresa, 12 points from Matt Dorr and 11 points from Brandon Johnson.
Pepperdine took its largest lead of three points at 9-6 after a jumper by freshman forward Tanner Kerry (Sydney, Australia) and a basket by sophomore forward Taylor Darby (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS). The Toreros scored the next six points, however, and didn't trail again. Though the Waves shot 29.0% from the floor in the first half, they trailed by just six at 29-23 at halftime.
Thompson had a couple of baskets early in the second half, and it was still just a six-point game at 34-28 with a little more than 17 minutes to play. But Pepperdine went nearly 15 minutes without a field goal from then on, and before freshman guard Joshua Lowery (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) ended the drought with a bucket with 2:35 left, the Toreros had pulled ahead by 26 at 64-38. The Waves shot 4-for-20 from the field in the second half.
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen, has been led in scoring by its sophomore class in 23 of 23 games this season.
The Waves begin the second half of conference play at rival Loyola Marymount next Saturday (Feb. 6) at 7:30 p.m. It will be preceded by the women's game at 5 p.m. Points will be up for grabs in the newly created PCH Challenge. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at www.pepperdinesports.com with a subscription to Wave Casts.
