Pepperdine-Portland Box Score 
MALIBU, Calif. - Sophomore guard Keion Bell had team highs of 23 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots, but the Pepperdine men's basketball team lost at home to Portland, 83-62, on Thursday night in West Coast Conference action.
The Waves fell to 7-20 overall and 3-8 in the WCC, while the Pilots improved to 17-8, 8-3.
Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) surpassed the 20-point mark for the 14th time this season, and the fifth time in WCC play. Sophomore forward Taylor Darby (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) posted 11 points and junior forward Jonathan Dupre' (Houston, Texas/Collin Country CC) scored 10.
Portland, which outshot Pepperdine 53.8% to 42.9%, got 18 points and four assists apiece from Jared Stohl and T.J. Campbell. Most of their offense came from outside, as Stohl made six three-pointers and Campbell was 5-for-6 from beyond the arc.
Portland led by as many as eight points early on, first at 12-4 just 4 1/2 minutes in. But the Waves rallied and took their first lead at 21-20 after a three-pointer by junior forward Mychel Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep), and a basket by Darby made it a three-point lead at 23-20 with less than eight minutes to go.
It was still a three-point lead at 25-22 after a lay-up by sophomore guard Lorne Jackson (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS), but Portland then went on a 13-2 run to reclaim the advantage and to go back up by eight at 35-27 with less than a minute to go in the first half. Bell would connect on a three-pointer to make the halftime score 35-30.
Bell hit a three-pointer and made a lay-up to make it a six-point game three minutes into the second half at 43-37. But Portland began to pull away from there. Stohl sank a three-pointer to give the Pilots a 53-42 lead with a little more than 12 minutes left, and the Waves weren't able to get it back into single-digits again. The Pilots led by as many as 24 points in the second half.
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 11 of the 15 players are underclassmen, was led in scoring by its sophomore class for the 26th time in 27 games. The Waves announced earlier in the day that sophomore Dane Suttle Jr., who was averaging 7.7 points, will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.
The Waves play their final home game of the season on Saturday (Feb. 20) at 6 p.m. as #13 Gonzaga visits Firestone Fieldhouse. The game will be shown on FOX Sports West. Fans can also watch the game and listen to Al Epstein's broadcast at www.pepperdinesports.com with a subscription to Wave Casts.
