Box Score SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Yasmine Robinson-Bacote of the Pepperdine women's basketball team had 28 points as the Waves defeated San Francisco 72-66 on Thursday. Barbara Sitanggan had 17 points.

With the win against the Dons (6-16, 2-9 WCC), the Waves (14-7, 8-4 WCC) get their third straight West Coast Conference victory, and eighth overall. This is the first time having eight WCC wins since 2011-2012.

BIG WAVES

• Yasmine Robinson-Bacote (Hillside, N.J./Hillside HS) had 28 points and six rebounds. This was her 10th game on the year in which she scored at least 20 points. She has also scored at least 10 in every game up to this point.
• Barbara Sitanggan (Fullerton, Calif./Troy HS) had 17 points and four rebounds. She also added four assists and shot 7-8 from the free throw line.

KEY STATS

• The Waves shot 51% from the floor, and needed every bit of it as the Dons shot 46.1%.
• Pepperdine got to the free throw line 26 times – 20 more than San Francisco's six.

GAME RECAP
After scoring the first points of the contest, the Waves went on an 8-2 run at the beginning of the game, with Sitanggan scoring half of the points. Points were at a premium in the first ten minutes, as the quarter ended with the Waves leading 12-8. The second quarter was close as well, with only as big a lead as four points for either team. The Dons took their first lead of the game halfway through the quarter and again with three minutes left, but thanks to eight points from Robinson-Bacote down the stretch, the Waves took a 32-30 lead into the locker room at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Dons kept it close, tying the game at 36 with seven minutes left in the quarter but the Waves pulled away, eventually leading by seven with a minute and a half left thanks to a jumper from Rose Pflug (Eugene, Ore./Sunset HS). Going in to the fourth, the Waves had a 49-44 lead.
The fourth quarter started off close, with the teams trading points until there were six minutes left to play. At that point, the Waves went on an 8-0 run, taking their largest lead of the day at 10 points, which proved too much for the Dons, as the Waves took the 6-point victory.

UP NEXT
The Waves head to Santa Clara to take on the Broncos on Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.