Pepperdine University
Miami (Fla.)
Men's Basketball Trip Ends With Loss at Miami
12/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2010
Pepperdine-Miami Box Score 
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- A challenging two-game road trip by the Pepperdine men's basketball team came to an end as the Waves lost at Miami (Fla.), 94-59, on Thursday night.
Pepperdine (5-11) fell at Alabama on Tuesday night before venturing further east to play the Hurricanes, who are unbeaten at home (11-3 overall, 7-0 in the BankUnited Center).
Senior forward Mychel Thompson (Portland, Ore./Santa Margarita Catholic HS/Stoneridge Prep) scored 15 points and junior guard Keion Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) added 12, but the Waves shot just 30.9% from the field.
The Hurricanes made 12 of 25 three-pointers (48.0%) and hit 53.8% of their shots overall.
Miami never trailed in the game. The Hurricanes had a 14-point lead at 27-13 though the Waves later trimmed the deficit to six at 29-23 thanks to a 10-2 run that included six points by Bell and two baskets by junior forward Taylor Darby (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS).
But Miami immediately went on an 14-0 run and took a 43-25 lead at halftime. The Hurricanes began the second half on a 12-1 run to push the lead to 55-26 and would take their largest leads at 82-42 and 89-49.
Malcolm Grant led the Hurricanes with 22 points and eight assists while Reggie Johnson had 12 points and 15 rebounds.
The Waves are back home on Sunday (Jan. 2) for their final non-conference game against Seattle at 4 p.m. Fans can watch the game and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast for free via Wave Casts at www.pepperdinesports.com.
