Men's Basketball PCH Cup Game Set for Thursday

PEPPERDINE VS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Site: Firestone Fieldhouse (Malibu, California)
Time: 6 p.m.
Video: Stadium
Audio: WaveCasts
Series: Pepperdine leads 104-69
Last Meeting: Waves 68, Lions 67 (OT) (2/1/2020 in Los Angeles)

PEPPERDINE WAVES
2020-21 Record: 10-10
   WCC Record: 6-5
   Home Record: 7-4
Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar
Website: www.PepperdineWaves.com
Twitter: @PeppBasketball

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS
2020-21 Record: 11-7
   WCC Record: 6-4
   Away Record: 3-4
Head Coach: Stan Johnson
Website: www.LMULions.com
Twitter: @LMULionsMBB

WAVEPOINTS
• The 174th edition of the PCH Cup rivalry takes place on Thursday between the Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount men's basketball teams.
• Pepperdine has won 21 of the last 22 meetings against LMU in Firestone Fieldhouse.
• This is Pepperdine's home finale and Senior Night. A pregame ceremony will be recorded and shared online.
• The Waves are in the midst of wrapping up the regular season with four games in eight days. This is the only home game in that stretch.
• In the latest KenPom rankings for determining the WCC standings and tournament seedings, Pepperdine remains in third place.
• Colbey Ross continues to move up the WCC's all-time stat rankings. He's currently eighth in points (2,106), 10 away from USF's Bill Cartwright and seventh place. He's third all-time in assists (796), 20 away from SMC's Emmett Naar and second place.
• Ross recently became the first player in program history and the 13th in WCC history to reach 2,000 career points. Ross is one of just eight players in the history of Division I men's basketball to accumulate 2,000 points, 750 assists and 400 rebounds. With four more assists, he'll be one of just four players with 2,000/800/400.
• Among active Division I players, Ross ranks first in career assists (796) and free throws made (614), fourth in points (2,106) and eighth in scoring average (17.8).
• Ross ranks #4 in the nation and #1 in the WCC in assists per game (7.6). Ross is sixth in the WCC in scoring (17.2), eighth in steals (1.2) and first in minutes (36.9).
• If Ross plays at least 32 minutes, he'll set another school record, passing Dana Jones' career total of 4,178 minutes played.
• Kessler Edwards ranks fifth in the WCC in blocks (1.0), sixth in rebounding (6.7) and seventh in scoring (16.7). He's seventh all-time in blocked shots at Pepperdine (113).
• Sedrick Altman is coming off a career-high 22-point effort at Saint Mary's on Monday. He's been in double-figures in five of the last seven games (and scored nine in the other two) and is averaging 13.3 points in that time.
• Pepperdine is #5 in the country in three-point defense (27.5%) and #23 in the country in free throw percentage (77.5%).

WAVECASTS — The LMU game can be listened to online via WaveCasts at PepperdineWaves.com. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, a 2015 Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame inductee who is now in his 36th season, will be behind the microphone. This will be his 1,089th consecutive men's basketball broadcast for the Waves.

WATCH — The game will be streamed online by Stadium (watchstadium.com). Anne Marie Anderson and Wyking Jones have the call.

HOME ATTENDANCE — Per the current COVID-19 guidelines set by the state of California and Los Angeles County, fans will not be permitted to attend home games in Firestone Fieldhouse.

PEPPERDINE — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.

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Players Mentioned

Sedrick Altman

Kessler Edwards

Colbey Ross

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