Jan. 21, 2016

Box Score

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MALIBU -- The USD Toreros dropped a 76-58 decision to the Pepperdine Waves in WCC action. The win improved Pepperdine's home record to 8-0 and their season mark to 12-7 (5-3 WCC). The Waves were paced by Lamond Murray Jr. with 21 points and Stacy Davis with a double-double (18 Points, 10 rebounds). USD (6-12, 1-6 WCC) received a team-high 9 points from Brett Bailey and Olin Carter III.

The Toreros opened the game with a Cameron Neubauer basket, but then watched the host Waves go on a 17-0 run through the first eight minutes of the game. A Tyler Williams lay-in and three-pointer from Olin Carter III ended the run and got the Toreros back in the game at 17-7. The Waves would go on to take a 38-23 intermission lead with Lamond Murray (11 points) and Stacy Davis (10 points) leading the way. Vasa Pusica paced the Toreros with 5 points.

USD closed to within 38-25 off a Brett Bailey basket to open the 2nd half, but were never able to cut the lead into single digits. For the game USD shot 37.9% from the field, while Pepperdine converted 52.3%. Senior center Jito Kok had one blocked shot to move into a tie for 4th all-time among WCC players with 239 (Diamon Simpson, SMC). He finished with 7 points and 4 rebounds. Freshman Alex Floresca chipped in with season-highs of 8 points and 7 rebounds.

USD returns to action this Saturday with a 3:00 p.m. contest at Loyola Marymount. The contest will be televised by Time Warner Cable SportsNet.