Todorovic's 25 lead Pepperdine past Western Illinois 77-64
AP
Nov 06, 2024
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Stefan Todorovic scored 25 points as Pepperdine Waves beat Western Illinois Leathernecks 77-64 on Wednesday night.
Todorovic added five rebounds for the Waves (1-0). Moe Odum scored 18 points and added eight assists. Zion Bethea went 6 of 9 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points.
Sean Smith finished with 18 points for the Leathernecks (1-1). Western Illinois also got 15 points and two steals from Marko Maletic. Ryan Myers had 14 points.
Pepperdine took the lead with 2:18 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Todorovic led his team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to help put them up 34-27 at the break. Pepperdine outscored Western Illinois by six points in the second half, and Bethea scored a team-high 15 points in the second half to help his team secure the victory.
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1st Half
WIU
Leathernecks
27
PEP
Waves
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:53
Kiyron Powell vs. Isaac Pratt (Waves gains possession)
19:15
Ryan Myers misses two point jump shot
19:13
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
19:05
+2
Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)
0-2
18:53
+2
Sean Smith makes two point jump shot
2-2
18:33
Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
18:31
Ryan Myers defensive rebound
18:08
Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
18:06
Moe Odum defensive rebound
17:58
Tay Knox shooting foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
17:58
+1
Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-3
17:58
+1
Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-4
17:38
+2
Marko Maletic makes two point jump shot
4-4
17:16
Tay Knox shooting foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
17:16
Boubacar Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:16
+1
Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-5
17:04
Stefan Todorovic personal foul
17:00
Sean Smith misses two point jump shot
16:58
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
16:51
Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
16:49
Rodrick Payne defensive rebound
16:32
Marko Maletic misses three point jump shot
16:30
Zion Bethea defensive rebound
16:27
Trey Deveaux personal foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
16:27
+1
Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-6
16:27
+1
Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-7
15:57
Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Rodrick Payne's two point jump shot
15:55
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
15:50
Dovydas Butka turnover (traveling)
15:50
TV timeout
15:40
+3
Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Sean Smith assists)
7-7
15:19
Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point jump shot
15:17
Ryan Myers defensive rebound
15:05
+2
Ryan Myers makes two point jump shot
9-7
14:32
Zion Bethea turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Myers steals)
14:11
+2
Sean Smith makes two point jump shot
11-7
13:55
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot
11-9
13:28
Ryan Myers misses two point jump shot
13:26
Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
13:18
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point layup
11-11
13:00
Dovydas Butka blocks Trey Deveaux's two point layup
12:58
Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
12:53
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point dunk (Moe Odum assists)
11-13
12:34
Trey Deveaux misses three point jump shot
12:32
Waves defensive rebound
12:16
Alonso Faure turnover (bad pass) (Marko Maletic steals)
12:05
Sean Smith misses two point jump shot
12:03
Taj Au-Duke defensive rebound
11:59
Taj Au-Duke misses three point jump shot
11:57
Sean Smith defensive rebound
11:33
Taj Au-Duke personal foul (Julius Rollins draws the foul)
11:27
TV timeout
11:24
Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
11:22
Alonso Faure defensive rebound
10:53
Taj Au-Duke misses two point jump shot
10:51
Alonso Faure offensive rebound
10:43
+3
Stefan Todorovic makes three point jump shot (Taj Au-Duke assists)
11-16
10:25
Massal Diouf turnover (out of bounds)
10:07
Zion Bethea misses two point jump shot
10:05
Stefan Todorovic offensive rebound
9:59
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot
11-18
9:43
Julius Rollins misses two point jump shot
9:41
David Mager defensive rebound
9:33
Alonso Faure turnover (lost ball)
9:15
+3
Marko Maletic makes three point jump shot (Trey Deveaux assists)
14-18
8:56
Stefan Todorovic turnover (traveling)
8:37
Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Rodrick Payne draws the foul)
8:37
Rodrick Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:37
+1
Rodrick Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-18
8:22
Taj Au-Duke turnover (lost ball) (Trey Deveaux steals)
8:02
Trey Deveaux misses two point jump shot
8:00
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
7:49
Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point jump shot
7:47
Rodrick Payne defensive rebound
7:35
Sean Smith turnover (traveling)
7:35
TV timeout
7:12
Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
7:10
Waves offensive rebound
6:53
Moe Odum misses two point jump shot
6:51
Sean Smith defensive rebound
6:34
+2
Rodrick Payne makes two point dunk (Marko Maletic assists)
17-18
6:17
Boubacar Coulibaly turnover
6:06
Ryan Myers turnover (traveling)
5:52
Trey Deveaux personal foul
5:37
+2
Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Alonso Faure assists)
17-20
5:15
+2
Rodrick Payne makes two point layup (Marko Maletic assists)