Pepperdine University
Sam Houston
11/10/2026 11:17:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MALIBU, Calif. — Pepperdine men's basketball (2-1) will head to Huntsville, Texas, to take on Sam Houston (1-1) Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. CT from Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with live stats available here.
The Waves are coming off a pair of victories at home last week and will look to earn their first road win of the season. Pepperdine will head to Eugene, Ore., next for a contest at Oregon on Sunday at 2 p.m. before returning home for a three-game homestand.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Waves earned a 116-43 victory over Bethesda at home on Saturday night.
- The 73-point margin of victory set a new program record.
- Seven Waves scored in doubles figures with all 13 Pepperdine players who saw the floor recorded points.
- Petar Majstorovic led the way with 18 points (7-10 FG) while Alex Constanza recorded his first career double-double behind 15 points and 10 rebounds.
GAME NOTES
- Pepperdine's scoring offense ranks 12th in the country at 102.3 points per game, as the Waves have scored at least 85 points in all three games this season.
- The Waves have gotten to the free throw line 99 times in three games, which ranks 18th in the nation.
- Pepperdine has cleaned up on the glass early, with a +21 rebounding margin per game which is 10th in the country to this point.
- Pepperdine is top-20 in the country in offensive rebounds per game (18.0).
- Alex Constanza has paced the Waves with 8.3 boards per game, and collected his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 boards last time out against Bethesda.Constanza is one of nine true freshmen in Division I averaging at least 15 points, eight rebounds and two assists per game.
- Constanza (8.3) and Anthony Robinson (6.7) are one of two pairs of teammates in the conference to each have over 6.5 boards per game.
- Robinson has logged 12.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game so far, as he leads the WCC with 11 offensive rebounds.
- Robinson has been a force in the paint for the Waves, as he ranks third in the country with 29 free throws attempted this season.
- Petar Majstorovic has scored at least 15 points in each game this season, leading Pepperdine with 18 points per game.
- Majstorovic ranks sixth in the WCC in scoring and is fifth in field-goal percentage at .700.
- Jahari Williamson leads the WCC with three steals per game, as he swiped a career-high four last time out against Bethesda.
- Williamson and Evan Haywood have each connected on multiple triples in each game this season, with both guards averaging over 10 points per game to this point.
- Williamson had shot it at a .421 (8-19) clip from deep.
- Youri Fritz had a season-high 14 points last time out with five rebounds.
- Oren Sahar added five points, four assists and three rebounds against Bethesda.
- David Mager had 10 points and a career-high four assists against the Lion Angels.
SERIES HISTORY
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The game marks Pepperdine's first-ever meeting with Sam Houston.
SCOUTING THE BEARKATS
- Sam Houston opened the season with a 96-74 defeat at No. 20 Alabama before defeating Howard Payne 102-59 at home this past Saturday.
- The Bearkats were selected to finish fourth in the Conference USA Preseason Poll, with the backcourt duo of Jahvin Carter and Jacobe Coleman being named to the All-CUSA Preseason Team.
- Matt Dann, Aidan McDowell and Coleman have each recorded over 14 points per game this season, with the latter two combining for a 12-of-28 (.429) clip from three-point distance.
The Waves will head to Oregon next, with a matchup with the Ducks set for Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. on Big Ten Plus.
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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