Saturday, January 12
San Diego, Calif.
1:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
9-9, 2-2
76
at
71
San Diego
12-6, 1-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine | 30 | 46 | 76 |
| San Diego | 26 | 45 | 71 |
Colbey Ross
Photo by: Roger Horne
Waves Earn Long-Awaited Road Win for Romar's 400th
1/12/2019 4:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN DIEGO, California – Lorenzo Romar earned his 400th career head coaching victory, Colbey Ross scored a career-high 27 points and Kameron Edwards had a season-high 23 points as the Pepperdine men's basketball team picked up a long-awaited road win, beating San Diego 76-71 on Saturday afternoon.
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The Toreros (12-6, 1-2) were 9-0 this season in the Jenny Craig Pavilion entering today. The Waves (9-9, 2-2) were 0-6 in road games this season coming in. This was actually Pepperdine's first road victory in nearly two years since winning here in San Diego in February 2017.
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BIG WAVES
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The first half saw six ties and three lead changes. Ross had the first five points in a 9-0 run that made it 13-8 in the Waves favor. Trailing 24-20, the Waves ended the half on a 10-2 run that featured three-pointers by both Edwards brothers, making it 30-26 in the Waves' favor. The biggest lead of the half by either team was five points.
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The Waves went up by eight at 36-28 early in the second half, and it was 47-40 with 12 minutes left after a Ross three-pointer. But the Toreros then went on a 15-4 run over four minutes to reclaim the lead at 55-51.
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The advantage went back and forth until the final three-plus minutes. With USD ahead 63-61, Ross made two free throws and a lay-up, then assisted on a Kessler Edwards three-pointer, putting Pepperdine up 68-63 with under two minutes to play. With four more free throws, Ross extended the run to 11-1 and made it 72-64 with under a minute to go.
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Until a three-pointer in the final seconds, the Toreros had only had one field goal in the final eight minutes, and none in the final 4 1/2 minutes. The Waves made their final 11 free throws attempts and went 14-for-15 in the final five minutes.
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NOTABLESÂ
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Pepperdine Coach Lorenzo Romar said: "Maybe I shouldn't have joked about it but down the stretch, two or three minutes left, I said, 'One thing's for sure guys, we've had a lot of practice in these situations, but now we've got to take the next step.' Our guys did a great job moving the basketball. USD had their way with us for a spell in the second half but we regrouped and began to guard. Basically we told the guys let's just finish the game, we've been here before."
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UP NEXT
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Pepperdine returns home for a game on Thursday (Jan. 17) against BYU at 8 p.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse. It will be televised by ESPNU and it can also be heard on WaveCasts with Al Epstein at PepperdineWaves.com.
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The Toreros (12-6, 1-2) were 9-0 this season in the Jenny Craig Pavilion entering today. The Waves (9-9, 2-2) were 0-6 in road games this season coming in. This was actually Pepperdine's first road victory in nearly two years since winning here in San Diego in February 2017.
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BIG WAVES
- Sophomore guard Colbey Ross (Aurora, Colo./Eaglecrest HS) scored a career-high 27 points, as he made eight of 13 shots, three of six three-pointers and eight of eight free throws. Twenty of his 27 points came in the second half.
- Junior forward Kameron Edwards (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS) scored 14 of his 23 points in the first half. He also finished with eight rebounds.
- Freshman forward Kessler Edwards (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS) came off the bench to score 13 points, 10 of them coming in the second half.
- Shooting percentages were almost equal with USD at 48.1% and the Waves at 48.0%.
- The Waves doubled up the Toreros on three-pointers made (eight to four) and outscored them at the foul line, going 20-for-25 to 15-for-18.
- The Waves forced 15 turnovers, committed 10, and had an 18-12 edge in points off turnovers.
- USD had four players score in double-figures, led by Isaiah Pineiro's 19 points.
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The first half saw six ties and three lead changes. Ross had the first five points in a 9-0 run that made it 13-8 in the Waves favor. Trailing 24-20, the Waves ended the half on a 10-2 run that featured three-pointers by both Edwards brothers, making it 30-26 in the Waves' favor. The biggest lead of the half by either team was five points.
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The Waves went up by eight at 36-28 early in the second half, and it was 47-40 with 12 minutes left after a Ross three-pointer. But the Toreros then went on a 15-4 run over four minutes to reclaim the lead at 55-51.
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The advantage went back and forth until the final three-plus minutes. With USD ahead 63-61, Ross made two free throws and a lay-up, then assisted on a Kessler Edwards three-pointer, putting Pepperdine up 68-63 with under two minutes to play. With four more free throws, Ross extended the run to 11-1 and made it 72-64 with under a minute to go.
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Until a three-pointer in the final seconds, the Toreros had only had one field goal in the final eight minutes, and none in the final 4 1/2 minutes. The Waves made their final 11 free throws attempts and went 14-for-15 in the final five minutes.
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NOTABLESÂ
- The Waves had lost their final two road games of 2016-17, all 14 road games last year and the first six road games of the season.
- Pepperdine has led at halftime in all four WCC games.
- The Waves have now won at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in five of the last six years.
- The Waves were coming off a pair of three-point losses in WCC games to San Francisco and Santa Clara.
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Pepperdine Coach Lorenzo Romar said: "Maybe I shouldn't have joked about it but down the stretch, two or three minutes left, I said, 'One thing's for sure guys, we've had a lot of practice in these situations, but now we've got to take the next step.' Our guys did a great job moving the basketball. USD had their way with us for a spell in the second half but we regrouped and began to guard. Basically we told the guys let's just finish the game, we've been here before."
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UP NEXT
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Pepperdine returns home for a game on Thursday (Jan. 17) against BYU at 8 p.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse. It will be televised by ESPNU and it can also be heard on WaveCasts with Al Epstein at PepperdineWaves.com.
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VIDEO | Want highlights of today's victory at San Diego? Enjoy! #WavesUp pic.twitter.com/D8o2ibnAHj
— Pepperdine M. Hoops (@PeppBasketball) January 13, 2019
VIDEO | @CoachRomar talks about today's victory at USD and career win number 400. #WavesUp pic.twitter.com/Yi7bGgK2mi
— Pepperdine M. Hoops (@PeppBasketball) January 13, 2019
VIDEO | @_Kam20 tells us about today's big road victory. #WavesUp pic.twitter.com/aWRtSOiZDS
— Pepperdine M. Hoops (@PeppBasketball) January 13, 2019
Team Stats
PEP
USD
FG%
.480
.481
3FG%
.320
.222
FT%
.800
.833
RB
25
33
TO
10
15
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
8
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
0
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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