MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - Three players scored in double figures for Pepperdine, led by Jordan Baker who scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting including three 3-pointers and the Waves went on to defeat UC Riverside 62-40 on Wednesday night.
Lorne Jackson and Nikolas Skouen each had 11 points for Pepperdine (5-3), which shot 45.5 percent from the field, hitting 25 of 55 shots including eight 3-pointers. The Waves held UC Riverside (2-7) to just 28.6 percent from the floor, a season low for a Pepperdine opponent.
The Waves trailed 19-14 with 6:02 to play in the first half, then went on an 11-0 run to take a 25-19 lead at halftime. Pepperdine managed an 8-0 run in the first 1:37 of the second half capped by Jackson's lay-in and never looked back.
Josh Fox had eight points and nine rebounds for the Highlanders, which didn't have a single player in double figures scoring.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| California Riverside (2-7) | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| Pepperdine (5-3) « | 25 | 37 | 62 |
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| California Riverside Highlanders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Fox, F | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| C. Patton, F | 22 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Guinn, F | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Smith, G | 26 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| D. Boddie, G | 25 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Johns | 19 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| L. Devenny | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| S. Jones | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| T. Owens | 15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Quick | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Johnson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Burke | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16-56 | 2-5 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 40 | |
| 28.6% | 40% | ||||||
| Pepperdine Waves | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Davis, F | 26 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Raines, F | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| L. Jackson, G | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| C. Willis, G | 29 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| N. Skouen, G | 20 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Baker | 22 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| J. Maehlen | 15 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| M. De Freitas | 13 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Russell | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Mills | 8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Ochenje | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Stevens | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-55 | 4-9 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 62 | |
| 45.5% | 44.4% | ||||||
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