PROVO, Utah (AP) Fousseyni Traore scored 19 points as BYU beat Pepperdine Waves 91-81 on Saturday night.
Traore had nine rebounds and three blocks for the Cougars (14-7, 4-2 West Coast Conference). Dallin Hall scored 13 points and added seven assists. Spencer Johnson was 4-of-8 shooting (3 for 5 from distance) to finish with 13 points.
The Waves (7-12, 0-5) were led in scoring by Houston Mallette, who finished with 19 points and four steals. Maxwell Lewis added 18 points for Pepperdine. Jan Zidek also had 14 points. The loss is the sixth straight for the Waves.
BYU took the lead with 18:20 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 41-28 at halftime, with Traore racking up 12 points. BYU used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 10-point lead at 65-55 with 10:02 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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Both teams play again on Thursday. BYU visits Santa Clara and Pepperdine hosts Saint Mary's (Cal).
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1st Half
PEP
Waves
28
BYU
Cougars
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Carson Basham vs. Fousseyni Traore (Waves gains possession)
19:47
+2
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:18
Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
19:16
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
18:58
Maxwell Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Johnson steals)
18:52
Gideon George misses three point jump shot
18:50
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
18:45
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup
2-2
18:34
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:32
Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
18:20
+2
Jaxson Robinson makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
2-4
18:20
Maxwell Lewis shooting foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
18:20
Jaxson Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:20
Carson Basham defensive rebound
18:08
Spencer Johnson personal foul
18:03
Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Johnson steals)
17:57
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
17:55
Gideon George offensive rebound
17:55
Carson Basham shooting foul (Gideon George draws the foul)
17:55
+1
Gideon George makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-5
17:55
+1
Gideon George makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-6
17:27
Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Johnson steals)
17:22
Dallin Hall turnover (lost ball) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
17:10
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
17:08
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
16:53
Gideon George misses two point layup
16:51
Carson Basham defensive rebound
16:35
Maxwell Lewis misses two point jump shot
16:33
Dallin Hall defensive rebound
16:29
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
16:27
Gideon George offensive rebound
16:23
+3
Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Gideon George assists)
2-9
16:12
+2
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup
4-9
15:50
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Gideon George assists)
4-11
15:50
Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
15:50
TV timeout
15:50
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1
4-12
15:32
Carson Basham turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Johnson steals)
15:23
Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:21
Malik Moore defensive rebound
14:52
Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
14:50
Gideon George defensive rebound
14:45
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:43
Carson Basham defensive rebound
14:34
Malik Moore turnover (lost ball)
14:16
Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point jump shot
14:14
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
14:09
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
14:07
Rudi Williams defensive rebound
13:46
+2
Rudi Williams makes two point driving layup
4-14
13:35
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:33
Rudi Williams defensive rebound
13:28
Rudi Williams turnover (lost ball) (Houston Mallette steals)
13:23
Jalen Pitre turnover (lost ball)
12:57
Rudi Williams turnover (lost ball) (Malik Moore steals)
12:47
+2
Jan Zidek makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
6-14
12:25
Richie Saunders misses two point layup
12:23
Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound
12:20
+2
Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup
6-16
12:15
Mike Mitchell Jr. offensive foul
12:15
Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
11:52
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
11:50
Rudi Williams offensive rebound
11:41
Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point hook shot
11:39
Jan Zidek defensive rebound
11:38
+2
Maxwell Lewis makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
8-16
11:38
Noah Waterman shooting foul (Maxwell Lewis draws the foul)
11:38
TV timeout
11:38
+1
Maxwell Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-16
11:15
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
11:13
Jan Zidek defensive rebound
11:04
Jan Zidek misses three point jump shot
11:02
Noah Waterman defensive rebound
10:48
Houston Mallette shooting foul (Spencer Johnson draws the foul)
10:48
+1
Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-17
10:48
+1
Spencer Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-18
10:17
Fousseyni Traore blocks Jan Zidek's three point jump shot
10:15
Dallin Hall defensive rebound
10:11
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
10:09
Waves defensive rebound
9:52
+2
Maxwell Lewis makes two point jump shot
11-18
9:46
Jalen Pitre personal foul
9:41
+3
Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
11-21
9:19
Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
9:17
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
9:13
Noah Waterman turnover (out of bounds)
8:51
+2
Maxwell Lewis makes two point layup
13-21
8:33
Fousseyni Traore misses two point turnaround hook shot
8:31
Jan Zidek defensive rebound
8:19
+3
Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Jan Zidek assists)
16-21
8:01
Gideon George misses three point jump shot
7:59
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
7:56
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup
16-23
7:36
Gideon George shooting foul (Maxwell Lewis draws the foul)
7:36
TV timeout
7:36
+1
Maxwell Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-23
7:36
Maxwell Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:36
Gideon George defensive rebound
7:19
Carson Basham shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
7:19
+1
Atiki Ally Atiki makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-24
7:19
+1
Atiki Ally Atiki makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-25
6:59
Carson Basham misses two point hook shot
6:57
Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
6:44
Spencer Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:42
Houston Mallette defensive rebound
6:36
+3
Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)
20-25
6:16
Atiki Ally Atiki turnover (3-second violation)
5:58
Malik Moore turnover (bad pass)
5:41
Gideon George misses three point jump shot
5:39
Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound
5:39
Atiki Ally Atiki turnover (traveling)
5:16
Carson Basham misses two point hook shot
5:14
Cougars defensive rebound
5:16
Maxwell Lewis personal foul
5:16
+1
Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-26
5:16
+1
Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-27
5:03
+2
Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot
22-27
4:47
Rudi Williams offensive foul
4:47
Rudi Williams turnover (offensive foul)
4:24
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
4:22
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
3:55
+2
Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot
22-29
3:35
Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
3:33
Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
3:28
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Gideon George assists)
22-31
3:28
Jevon Porter shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
3:28
TV timeout
3:28
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-32
3:12
Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
3:10
Jevon Porter offensive rebound
3:07
+2
Jevon Porter makes two point layup
24-32
2:49
+2
Richie Saunders makes two point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
24-34
2:36
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:34
Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
2:30
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)
24-36
2:29
Waves 30 second timeout
2:12
+2
Jevon Porter makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jan Zidek assists)
26-36
1:58
+3
Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)
26-39
1:39
Jan Zidek misses three point jump shot
1:37
Richie Saunders defensive rebound
1:30
Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
1:17
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:15
Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
1:10
Fousseyni Traore offensive foul
1:10
Fousseyni Traore turnover (offensive foul)
0:54
+2
Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Majok Deng assists)
28-39
0:29
+2
Noah Waterman makes two point jump shot (Atiki Ally Atiki assists)
28-41
0:03
Atiki Ally Atiki blocks Jevon Porter's two point jump shot
0:01
Houston Mallette offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
PEP
Waves
53
BYU
Cougars
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:49
+2
Maxwell Lewis makes two point layup (Carson Basham assists)
30-41
19:24
Spencer Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:22
Gideon George offensive rebound
19:06
Houston Mallette shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
19:06
Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 3
19:06
Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 3
19:06
+1
Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 3 of 3
30-42
18:53
+3
Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Carson Basham assists)
33-42
18:38
Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
18:34
Jaxson Robinson shooting foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
18:34
+1
Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 3
34-42
18:34
+1
Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 3
35-42
18:34
+1
Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 3 of 3
36-42
18:15
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
18:13
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
18:09
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
18:07
Gideon George offensive rebound
18:07
Gideon George misses two point layup
18:05
Carson Basham defensive rebound
18:02
+2
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot
38-42
17:51
Gideon George misses three point jump shot
17:49
Carson Basham defensive rebound
17:42
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
17:40
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
17:33
Jevon Porter shooting foul (Gideon George draws the foul)
17:33
+1
Gideon George makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-43
17:33
+1
Gideon George makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-44
17:12
Houston Mallette misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:10
Gideon George defensive rebound
17:05
Carson Basham shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
17:05
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-45
17:05
Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:05
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
16:55
Fousseyni Traore blocks Jalen Pitre's two point layup
16:55
Jalen Pitre offensive rebound
16:39
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)
38-47
16:28
Spencer Johnson personal foul
16:11
+2
Maxwell Lewis makes two point jump shot
40-47
15:54
TV timeout
15:37
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot
40-49
15:10
+2
Jalen Pitre makes two point dunk (Maxwell Lewis assists)
