STOCKTON, Calif. – Three Waves scored in double-figures as the Pepperdine men's basketball team enjoyed a 17-point win over Pacific on Saturday afternoon.
The result is the first road win of the 2024-25 season and first win in West Coast Conference play for the Waves (7-10, 1-3 WCC).
BIG WAVES
- Stefan Todorovic (Belgrade, Serbia/SMU/USF) had a stellar shooting night, putting together a 29-point performance on 10-of-13 field goal shooting and 7-of-8 from three-point land. He also had six rebounds and two steals.
- Jaxon Olvera (Houston, Texas/Golden State Prep) recorded a new road career high with 19 points while going 8-for-13 from the field.
- Moe Odum (The Bronx, N.Y./Pacific) recorded a double-double in his homecoming game of sorts, scoring 15 points and dishing out 11 assists while racking in six boards and two steals.
KEY STATS
- Pepperdine enjoyed a dominant shooting night, going .574 from the field and .429 from beyond the arc. In the second half alone, the Waves shot 64% from the field, and 61.5% from the three.
- In a rare feat, the Waves outscore Pacific inside the paint, going for 26 compared to the Tigers' 22.
- The Waves also shared the ball more than Pacific at a rate of 21-13.
RECAP
The two squads traded buckets early until the 12-minute mark where they remained tied at 16-all and didn't see a field goal until around four minutes later when
Dovydas Butka scored on an Odum dish. The Waves never trailed past that moment as Todorovic, Olvera and Odum all took turns putting the ball in the rim while keeping the Tigers to just 21.4% from three-point range. Todorovic would hit his fourth three of the half with just seconds to go, leading Pepperdine into the locker rooms with his 20 points and a 12-point Waves lead.
The second half saw Pepperdine fair even better from a shooting standpoint as Olvera and Todorovic hit back-to-back threes to extend the lead as the Waves didn't slow down. The highlight of the night happened around the 14-minute mark, as Odum eyed a rim-cutting
Boubacar Coulibaly and lobbed up an alley-oop from nearly halfcourt. Coulibaly caught the ball and slammed it home with ease to get the Waves bench out of their seats.
Danilo Dozic eventually wanted in on the action, nailing two threes with eight minutes to go as Pepperdine rode home its 87-70 win in Stockton.
UP NEXT
The Waves will savor a three-game home streak, beginning with PCH Cup rival Saturday at 7 pm.
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