MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Jevon Porter scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Pepperdine Waves over BYU 92-80 on Thursday night.
Houston Mallette added 22 points and three steals for the Waves (9-17, 2-10 West Coast Conference). Jan Zidek scored 14.
Fousseyni Traore led the Cougars (16-11, 6-6) with 19 points and six rebounds. Gideon George added 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Dallin Hall also had 12 points.
Pepperdine took the lead with 2:46 left in the first half and never looked back.
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Both teams next play Saturday. Pepperdine visits San Francisco, while BYU visits Gonzaga.
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1st Half
BYU
Cougars
40
PEP
Waves
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Fousseyni Traore vs. Carson Basham (Cougars gains possession)
19:57
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Gideon George assists)
2-0
19:47
Maxwell Lewis misses two point jump shot
19:45
Gideon George defensive rebound
19:40
Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:38
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
19:30
+2
Jevon Porter makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
2-2
18:56
Carson Basham shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
18:56
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-2
18:56
Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:56
Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
18:43
Maxwell Lewis offensive foul (Gideon George draws the foul)
18:43
Maxwell Lewis turnover (offensive foul)
18:27
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point hook shot (Gideon George assists)
5-2
18:18
+3
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot
5-5
17:44
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
17:42
Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
17:37
Noah Waterman misses two point hook shot
17:35
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
17:27
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
17:25
Noah Waterman defensive rebound
17:14
+2
Gideon George makes two point layup
7-5
16:58
Dallin Hall personal foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
16:51
+3
Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
7-8
16:23
+2
Gideon George makes two point layup
9-8
16:13
+3
Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
9-11
16:01
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Gideon George assists)
11-11
15:50
+2
Carson Basham makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
11-13
15:35
Gideon George misses three point jump shot
15:33
Maxwell Lewis defensive rebound
15:27
Carson Basham turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Johnson steals)
15:14
Fousseyni Traore turnover (traveling)
15:14
TV timeout
14:52
Jevon Porter misses two point layup
14:50
Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
14:36
Gideon George turnover (3-second violation)
14:17
Richie Saunders personal foul
14:12
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
14:10
Jan Zidek offensive rebound
14:06
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
14:04
Rudi Williams defensive rebound
13:55
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point jump shot
13-13
13:45
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:43
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
13:24
Rudi Williams turnover (lost ball) (Malik Moore steals)
13:19
Spencer Johnson shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
13:19
+1
Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-14
13:19
+1
Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-15
12:51
+3
Rudi Williams makes three point jump shot
16-15
12:44
+2
Jalen Pitre makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
16-17
12:21
+2
Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup (Richie Saunders assists)
18-17
12:07
+2
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup (Malik Moore assists)
18-19
11:51
+3
Richie Saunders makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Robinson assists)
21-19
11:36
Jan Zidek turnover (lost ball) (Atiki Ally Atiki steals)
11:30
Spencer Johnson misses two point layup
11:28
Rudi Williams offensive rebound
11:22
+2
Rudi Williams makes two point layup
23-19
11:08
Spencer Johnson shooting foul (Mike Mitchell Jr. draws the foul)
11:08
TV timeout
11:08
+1
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3
23-20
11:08
+1
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3
23-21
11:08
+1
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3
23-22
10:50
Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
10:50
+1
Richie Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-22
10:50
Richie Saunders misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:50
Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound
10:47
Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point layup
10:45
Jan Zidek defensive rebound
10:41
Maxwell Lewis misses two point dunk
10:39
Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
10:31
+2
Jaxson Robinson makes two point layup
26-22
10:13
Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Gideon George steals)
10:03
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
10:01
Malik Moore defensive rebound
9:41
+3
Jan Zidek makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
26-25
9:11
Richie Saunders misses two point layup
9:09
Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
8:52
Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball)
8:32
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
8:30
Waves defensive rebound
8:09
Maxwell Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Noah Waterman steals)
7:43
+3
Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Noah Waterman assists)
29-25
7:16
Maxwell Lewis turnover (bad pass)
7:16
TV timeout
7:00
Maxwell Lewis shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
7:00
Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:00
+1
Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-25
6:43
Jevon Porter misses two point layup
6:41
Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
6:27
+2
Dallin Hall makes two point layup
32-25
6:21
Maxwell Lewis misses three point jump shot
6:19
Gideon George defensive rebound
6:08
+2
Gideon George makes two point jump shot
34-25
5:44
Noah Waterman shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
5:44
+1
Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 3
34-26
5:44
Official timeout
5:44
Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 2 of 3
5:44
+1
Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 3 of 3
34-27
5:22
Gideon George turnover (traveling)
5:08
+2
Jevon Porter makes two point jump shot
34-29
4:52
Carson Basham blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point layup
4:50
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
4:39
+2
Houston Mallette makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
34-31
4:08
Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
4:06
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
3:50
+2
Jevon Porter makes two point layup
34-33
3:36
TV timeout
3:26
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
3:24
Jevon Porter offensive rebound
3:21
+2
Jevon Porter makes two point layup
34-35
2:58
Carson Basham shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
2:58
Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:58
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-35
2:46
Richie Saunders shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
2:46
Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:46
+1
Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-36
2:35
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
2:33
Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
2:28
+2
Jan Zidek makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
35-38
2:20
Richie Saunders turnover (lost ball)
2:05
Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Gideon George steals)
2:00
Houston Mallette personal foul (Gideon George draws the foul)
1:40
+2
Jaxson Robinson makes two point jump shot
37-38
1:20
+3
Jan Zidek makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)
37-41
1:00
Gideon George misses two point layup
0:58
Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
0:46
Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
0:44
Jan Zidek offensive rebound
0:35
Jevon Porter offensive foul (Richie Saunders draws the foul)
0:35
Jevon Porter turnover (offensive foul)
0:13
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup
39-41
0:13
Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
0:13
+1
Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1
40-41
0:13
Cougars 30 second timeout
0:04
Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
0:02
Waves offensive rebound
0:01
Jan Zidek misses three point jump shot
0:00
Cougars defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BYU
Cougars
40
PEP
Waves
51
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
—
19:49
+2
Carson Basham makes two point layup (Maxwell Lewis assists)
40-43
19:17
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
19:15
Carson Basham defensive rebound
19:12
+3
Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Maxwell Lewis assists)
40-46
18:58
Gideon George misses two point layup
18:56
Houston Mallette defensive rebound
18:46
+2
Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
40-48
18:46
Noah Waterman shooting foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
