Pepperdine University
2-1,0-0WCC
Lincoln University
0-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (CA) | 37 | 39 | 76 |
| Pepperdine | 53 | 60 | 113 |
Men's Basketball Cruises to 113-76 Victory Over Lincoln
11/11/2025 8:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine men's basketball (2-1) shot over 60-percent from the field in a 113-76 win over Lincoln (0-4) Tuesday night from Firestone Fieldhouse.
Pepperdine shot 49-for-81 from the field in a dominant offensive effort which saw eight Waves finish with at least eight points.
Danilo Dozic led the way with a career-high 23 points on 11-for-13 shooting while Yonatan Levy recorded his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Luka Vudragovic (14) and David Mager (13) also notched career-bests in the scoring department, while Aaron Clark finished with 14 points and four assists. Styles Phipps contributed nine assists to go along with nine points.
"It was a nice game for us to get everyone an opportunity to play," said head coach Ed Schilling. "Scoring 88 points in the paint and dishing out 26 assists highlighted our unselfish play."
The Waves jumped out to an early 17-6 lead with a 9-0 run which featured a pair of field goals from Dozic and a three-point play converted by Levy.
After the Oaklanders cut the lead down to four at 32-28, Pepperdine used an 11-0 run to increase its lead to double-digits and would never look back. The 11-0 spurt featured a pair of jumpers from Dozic and a three-point play from David Mager.
Pepperdine kept up its hot scoring from the jump, starting 18-for-27 from the field and scoring 53 first half points despite not hitting a three-pointer in the opening 20 minutes.
Pepperdine ultimately held a 53-47 lead at the break. Dozic and Aaron Clark paced the Waves early with 10 first half points while Phipps registered eight points and four assists.
The Waves continued to build on the lead in the second half, as Dozic continued his scoring prowess as the sophomore made all six of his field goal attempts in the half on the way to his career-high scoring night.
Pepperdine held the Oaklanders scoreless for another four-minute stretch early to put together a 13-0 run, which put the lead at 74-42 less than five minutes into the second half. The lead never got back to within 25 as the Waves offense proved efficient down the stretch.
Luka Vudragovic and David Mager got the Waves started from distance, each hitting on two of three looks each from downtown in the second half. Yonatan Levy and Pasha Shemirani also connected from distance in the half.
Dozic (13), Levy (11) and Mager (10) all scored in double figures in the second half, as the Waves posted 60 points after the break while holding Lincoln to 14-for-35 from the field.
Stefan Cicic put on the finishing touch offensively for the Waves with the final points to give Pepperdine the 113-76 victory. Cicic recorded nine points and five rebounds in the second half.
Lincoln was led by Laolu Kalejaiye's 38 points as his 12 three-point makes marked a new opponent single-game high against the Waves.
Game Notes
- Danilo Dozic scored a career-high 23 points on 11-for-13 from the field.
- Dozic added seven rebounds (five offensive) and three assists in the winning effort.
- Yonatan Levy recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double as a Wave.
- Levy grabbed five offensive boards to go along with three assists.
- Styles Phipps posted nine points and a career-high nine assists.
- David Mager notched a career-high 13 points, converting five-for-six from the field.
- Luka Vudragovic tabbed a career-high 14 points on six-for-eight shooting.
- Vudragovic and Mager paced the Waves with two three-pointers.
- Stefan Cicic scored a career-high nine points with six rebounds, each coming on the offensive glass.
- Pasha Shemirani recorded his first points with the Waves, knocking down a three in the second half.
- Javon Cooley added eight points, four rebounds and three assists.
- Vladimir Sudar had four points and two rebounds off the bench.
- The Waves shot over 60-percent from the field for the ninth time since the 2013-14 season.
- Pepperdine's 26 offensive rebounds marked the second most from a team in a game this season (Florida, 28 vs. North Florida).
- The Waves had 26 assists as a team for the seventh time since the 2007-08 season.
- Pepperdine is the first team to have a 25-plus assist effort as a team this season while collecting 25 or more offensive rebounds.
The Waves will remain home to host Northern Colorado on Saturday with opening tip set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Pepperdine men's basketball has made 13 NCAA postseason appearances while earning 12 WCC Regular-Season Championships and three WCC Tournament Championships in its history. This success has spanned multiple decades, with the Waves most recently winning the 2021 CBI Tournament. The program has also seen 19 All-Americans along with 19 NBA players, which included a streak of 34 consecutive seasons with at least one alum on an NBA roster from 1976-2011.
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