Pepperdine-LMU Box Score 
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Pepperdine men's basketball team's seven-game win streak against rival Loyola Marymount came to an end in a 77-61 loss on Saturday night in West Coast Conference action.
Pepperdine (7-17, 3-5) came into the game having won 23 of the last 25 meetings with LMU (12-12, 3-5), but the Lions posted their first win in the series since 2006.
The Pepperdine women won the first game of the doubleheader 72-62, so the PCH Challenge standings now have the Waves in front 7.5 to 4.5.
Junior forward Mychel Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) led the Waves with 18 points, while sophomore guard Keion Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS) had 13 points. Sophomore forward Taylor Darby (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) pulled down 10 rebounds and scored eight points.
LMU's starters accounted for 70 of the Lions' 77 points, and four of them scored in double-figures, led by Drew Viney's 22.
Pepperdine's cold shooting carried over from last week's San Diego game, as the Waves shot 26.9% from the field in the first half and the Lions took a 37-24 lead at halftime.
The Waves also trailed by 13 at halftime in the first meeting this season but rallied to win 79-75 back on January 9. But instead of Pepperdine going on a big run to start the second half, LMU extended its lead to 57-30 with 13 minutes remaining thanks to a 14-0 run.
Junior forward Jonathan Dupre' (Houston, Texas/Collin County CC) and freshman guard Caleb Willis (Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge HS) then hit back-to-back three-pointers to help Pepperdine begin the process of getting back into the game. Thanks to a 23-8 run by the Waves, which ended with another three-pointer by Dupre', the Lions' 27-point lead shrank to 12 at 65-53 with 6:50 remaining.
A three-pointer by Thompson got the Waves one point closer at 67-56 with 5:45 left in regulation, but that was the closest Pepperdine would get down the stretch.
The Waves hit 44.0% of their shots in the second half to finish at 35.3% for the game. LMU shot 50.0% for the contest.
Pepperdine, which has no seniors and has a roster where 12 of the 16 players are underclassmen, had been led in scoring by its sophomore class in the previous 24 games this season. The juniors, with 26 points total, led the classes for the first time this season.
The Waves are on the road again next week with contests at San Francisco (Thursday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m.) and Santa Clara (Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.). Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at www.pepperdinesports.com with a subscription to Wave Casts.
