MALIBU – The Pepperdine men's basketball team saw four players contribute double-figure scoring and
Boubacar Coulibaly recorded his second-straight double-double in the Waves' final non-conference game, winning 83-47 over Westcliff on Friday evening.
Pepperdine concludes non-conference play at a 7-8 mark, going 7-2 in Firestone Fieldhouse.
BIG WAVES
- In his third game back, Jevon Porter (Columbia, Missouri/Father Tolton Catholic) poured in a game-high 18 points on 43.7% field goal and 50% three-point shooting while pulling down six boards, tallying two assists and a block.
- Boubacar Coulibaly (Bamako, Mali/USC) recorded his second-straight double-double, going for 11 points and 15 rebounds. The forward also blocked three shots- his average per game since his return.
- Michael Ajayi (Kent, Wash./Pierce College) added on 17 points with 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, as well as four boards and two assists.
- Houston Mallette (Alameda, Calif./Pacifica Christian) delivered 16 points on a 50% shooting night across the board while gathering four rebounds and dishing out five assists.
KEY STATS
- The Waves outrebounded Westcliff 52-28 and held the Warriors to just nine offensive boards.
- Pepperdine held Westcliff to a 28.6% field goal shooting mark, while the Waves enjoyed a 50% mark from the same range.
- The Waves bench contributed more scoring power, putting in 30 points to WU's 14.
RECAP
The Waves came out firing as Mallette drained a three courtesy of Coulibaly on the opening play. It was all Pepperdine from the get-go, and a Porter three opened the floodgates for the Waves offense to run through the first half at a 50% three-point shooting mark. Porter, Ajayi and Mallette both finished the half with 10 or more points apiece, and the Waves led 42-22 heading into the break.
In the second stanza, Pepperdine completed a 13-0 run with an Ajayi jumper that began with three minutes to go in the first half. Coulibaly earned two of his three blocks in the latter half and the Waves stretched their lead to 41 with five minutes to go.
Malik Moore hit a jumper to cap the night for Pepperdine, who managed an 83-47 final score.
UP NEXT
For the fourth season in a row, the Waves will tip off WCC play in Spokane against #13 Gonzaga in the Spokane Arena on Thursday, January 4.
