PEPPERDINE VS. UC IRVINE
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Site: Firestone Fieldhouse (Malibu, California)
Time: 5 p.m.
TV: none
Video: WCC Network
Series: Pepperdine leads 14-11
Last Meeting: Anteaters 82, Waves 48 (11/20/2021 in Irvine)

PEPPERDINE WAVES
2022-23 Record: 3-1
    WCC Record: 0-0
    Home Record: 3-0
Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar
Website: www.PepperdineWaves.com
Twitter: @PeppBasketball

UC IRVINE ANTEATERS
2022-23 Record: 3-0
    Big West Record: 0-0
    Away Record: 1-0
Head Coach: Russell Turner
Website: www.UCIrvineSports.com
Twitter: @UCImbb

WAVEPOINTS
• The Pepperdine men's basketball team concludes its three-game homestand on Saturday against UC Irvine.
• The Anteaters' victory in Irvine last season ended a five-game Pepperdine win streak in the series.
• Pepperdine is trying to start a season 4-1 for the first time since 2016-17, and improve to 4-0 at home for the first time since 2015-16.
• Houston Mallette, who was named to the preseason All-WCC team, has made a three-pointer in 30 consecutive games, tied for the third-best run in program history. The school record is 32 by Terrance Johnson.
• The Waves have made 15, 13 and 13 three-pointers in the three home games so far. Pepperdine is averaging 97.0 points in Firestone Fieldhouse this season.
• Pepperdine currently leads the WCC in scoring (90.5 ppg), shooting (55.5%), three-point percentage (46.2%), blocked shots (6.3), assists (19.8) and three-pointers (12.0).
• Jevon Porter is coming off his first 20-point game in college after a game-high 23 points in Tuesday's win vs. Vanguard.
• Leading scorer Maxwell Lewis (19.3 ppg) made all seven of his shots against Vanguard, raising his overall field goal percentage to 71.1% this season.
• Four of the first five games are at home, and nine of the 15 non-conference games in all will be in Firestone Fieldhouse. Seven of the 15 are against other Southern California schools.
• Lorenzo Romar is in his 26th season as a college head coach. It's his fifth season this time around at Pepperdine, and his eighth overall with the Waves. Romar will be inducted into the SoCal Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022.

WAVECASTS — Saturday's game can be watched online via the WCC Network. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, a 2015 Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame inductee who is now in his 38th season, will be behind the microphone. This will be his 1,132nd consecutive men's basketball broadcast for the Waves.

TICKETS — Home game tickets are available via e-ticket ONLY and must be purchased online before arriving onto campus. To purchase e-tickets and/or read the spectator guidelines, visit: https://gowav.es/WavesTix. Due to campus construction, nearby parking may be limited and guests are advised to arrive early.

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — 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 20 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 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 26 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, four times (most recently in 2021-22). 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 #55 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.