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Jade' Smith vs. Concordia
Kyle Cajero
Jade' Smith
68
Concordia-Irvine CUI 0-0
91
Winner Pepperdine PEP 4-3
Concordia-Irvine CUI
0-0
68
Final
91
Pepperdine PEP
4-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Concordia-Irvine CUI 36 32 68
Pepperdine PEP 42 49 91

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | by Athletic Communications

Waves Rout Concordia, 91-68

MALIBU, California – All five starters scored in double-figures and the Pepperdine men's basketball team defeated visiting Concordia, 91-68, on Wednesday evening.
 
The Waves (4-3) shot 73.9% from the field in the first half and 66.0% overall against the Eagles, an NCAA Division II team playing this game an exhibition.
 
BIG WAVES
  • Senior guard Colbey Ross (Aurora, Colo./Eaglecrest HS) had a team-high 21 points along with eight assists.
  • Junior forward Kessler Edwards (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS) scored 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting, just missing a chance to extend his streak of 20-point games to four. He also had a team-high seven rebounds and two blocks.
  • Sophomore guard Sedrick Altman (Rialto, Calif./Colony HS) finished a point shy of his career high with 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting. He also had three rebounds, three assists and two blocks. He had a team-best plus-minus of +20.
  • Junior guard Jade' Smith (Oakland, Calif./St. Joseph Notre Dame HS) had 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting.
  • Sophomore forward Jan Zidek (Prague, Czech Republic) scored in double-figures for the fifth time in his five games with 11 points.
KEY STATS 
  • The Waves finished with their best shooting percentage in a game since March 2018.
  • Concordia was held to 42.4% shooting.
  • Pepperdine outscored CUI 58-36 in the paint.
  • Concordia was led by Dayshone Henry's 21 points.
PLAY BY PLAY
 
Concordia hung close for a while, and the Eagles' last lead was at 22-21. But Pepperdine went on a 17-5 run, six of the points coming from Altman, to go up 38-27. It was 42-36 at the break as the Waves went 17-for-23 from the field.
 
The Waves quickly pushed the lead back to double-digits near the start of the second half on back-to-back baskets by Edwards. It grew to 70-49 with eight minutes left after Zidek finished off a 7-0 run. Pepperdine's biggest lead of the night was the final margin.
 
NOTABLES 
  • Senior guard Michael Wexler (Plymouth, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's School) scored the first two points of his career late in the contest.
  • Before the game, it was announced that the planned home game for next Wednesday (Dec. 23) against Tarleton has been canceled due to the Texans' ongoing pause with COVID-19 issues.
UP NEXT
 
Pepperdine hosts UC Santa Barbara on Saturday (Dec. 19) at 3 p.m. The game will be streamed online via WaveCasts on the WCC Network with Al Epstein on the call.
 
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