Huntley-Hatfield's 20 points spark Louisville past Pepperdine 85-63
AP
Dec 17, 2023
Louisville Cardinals, Ky. (AP) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield put up 20 points for the second straight game and pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds as Louisville out-paced Pepperdine Waves to earn an 85-63 victory to snap a three-game losing streak on Sunday.
Losses to Virginia Tech and DePaul followed by an embarrassing, 75-63 loss to Arkansas State, the program's first double-digit loss at home to a team with a losing record since 1963, have sparked speculation about coach Kenny Payne's job security. Payne is 5-6 in his second season, 9-34 overall. The win Sunday gives Louisville one more win than a year ago. The Cardinals face ranked opponents in their next two games: No. 14 Kentucky, their arch-rival, at home on Thursday and at No. 22 Virginia on January 3.
Louisville got off to a fast start against the Waves. After Houston Mallette hit a jumper and a trey back-to-back to give Pepperdine a 5-2 lead, Mike James knocked down a three and Tre White dunked and scored twice at the basket to ignite a run that saw Louisville take a 39-25 lead at the break.
The Cardinals had the lead for all but the first two minutes of the contest and pushed it to as many as 30 points in the second half. Pepperdine got within single digits in the second half, cutting the deficit to 45-38 with 14:22 left, but the Cardinals went on a 10-0 run over a three-minute span and hit 13 of 16 shots over the final 13 minutes.
James finished with 19 points, hitting 3 of 4 from beyond the arc. Curtis Williams hit 4 of 5 from distance to add 16 points as the team hit 9 of 16 from deep. The Cardinals held a 41-22 advantage on the boards and outscored the Waves in the paint, 41-22.
Michael Ajayi scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Pepperdine (5-8). Mallette finished with 11 points and Malik Moore added 10 points.
Pepperdine returns home to play host to William & Mary Thursday.
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1st Half
PEP
Waves
25
LOU
Cardinals
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Cardinals gains possession)
19:38
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point layup
19:36
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
19:34
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup
0-2
19:13
+2
Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)
2-2
18:55
Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Brandon Huntley-Hatfield's two point layup
18:53
Malik Moore defensive rebound
18:49
+3
Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)
5-2
18:39
Boubacar Coulibaly personal foul
18:24
+3
Mike James makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)
5-5
18:10
Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
18:08
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
17:53
+2
Tre White makes two point dunk (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)
5-7
17:35
Malik Moore turnover (traveling)
17:22
Mike James misses three point jump shot
17:20
Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
17:15
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Boubacar Coulibaly's two point layup
17:13
Waves offensive rebound
17:13
Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
17:11
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
17:01
+2
Tre White makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)
5-9
16:45
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot
7-9
16:26
Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:24
Malik Moore defensive rebound
16:15
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
16:13
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
16:03
+2
Tre White makes two point layup (Skyy Clark assists)
7-11
15:47
Houston Mallette turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
15:35
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
15:33
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
15:16
Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
15:14
Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
15:09
Ethan Anderson shooting foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
15:09
TV timeout
15:09
+1
Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-12
15:09
+1
Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-13
14:57
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
14:55
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
14:33
Mike James turnover (traveling)
14:18
+2
Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)
9-13
13:51
Cord Stansberry personal foul
13:45
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
13:43
Tre White offensive rebound
13:43
Cord Stansberry personal foul
13:35
Mike James misses two point layup
13:33
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
13:22
+2
Mike James makes two point layup
9-15
12:51
+2
Ethan Anderson makes two point jump shot
11-15
12:35
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
12:33
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
12:16
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Skyy Clark assists)
11-17
12:02
Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
12:00
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
11:53
+2
Curtis Williams makes two point layup
11-19
11:30
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
11:28
Mike James defensive rebound
11:13
+3
Mike James makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)
11-22
11:10
Waves 30 second timeout
11:10
TV timeout
10:55
+2
Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point hook shot
13-22
10:26
Cord Stansberry kicked ball violation
10:12
Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot
10:10
Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
10:07
+2
Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup
13-24
9:53
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Houston Mallette assists)
15-24
9:33
Skyy Clark misses two point layup
9:31
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
9:26
Curtis Williams personal foul
9:21
+2
Houston Mallette makes two point layup (Cord Stansberry assists)
17-24
9:11
Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass)
8:58
Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
8:56
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
8:49
Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Kaleb Glenn's two point layup
8:47
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
8:47
Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
8:45
Cardinals defensive rebound
8:27
Mike James misses two point jump shot
8:25
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
8:19
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
8:17
Mike James defensive rebound
8:17
Jevon Porter personal foul
8:01
Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:59
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
7:54
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
7:52
Curtis Williams defensive rebound
7:46
Mike James misses two point jump shot
7:44
Jevon Porter defensive rebound
7:36
Jevon Porter turnover (traveling)
7:36
TV timeout
7:23
+3
Curtis Williams makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Glenn assists)
17-27
7:00
Malik Moore turnover (bad pass) (Mike James steals)
6:50
Curtis Williams turnover
6:42
Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
6:42
Boubacar Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:42
+1
Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-27
6:17
Tre White misses two point jump shot
6:15
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
6:13
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup
18-29
5:48
Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point layup
5:46
Cardinals defensive rebound
5:19
+2
Skyy Clark makes two point jump shot
18-31
5:12
Jalen Pitre turnover (lost ball)
5:07
+2
Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point jump shot
18-33
4:55
Ethan Anderson turnover (lost ball)
4:40
Emmanuel Okorafor offensive foul
4:40
Emmanuel Okorafor turnover (offensive foul)
4:25
Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
4:23
Tre White defensive rebound
4:01
Ethan Anderson blocks Ty-Laur Johnson's two point jump shot
3:59
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
3:56
Michael Ajayi turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
3:52
Mike James misses two point jump shot
3:50
Skyy Clark offensive rebound
3:47
+2
Skyy Clark makes two point layup
18-35
3:47
Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul
3:47
TV timeout
3:33
+2
Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)
20-35
3:04
Skyy Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Pitre steals)
2:59
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Ethan Anderson assists)
22-35
2:39
Tre White misses two point jump shot
2:37
Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
2:25
Curtis Williams misses two point jump shot
2:23
Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
2:19
+2
Emmanuel Okorafor makes two point layup
22-37
1:46
+3
Ethan Anderson makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)
25-37
1:32
Michael Ajayi blocks Mike James's two point layup
1:30
Cardinals offensive rebound
1:27
Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot
1:25
Malik Moore defensive rebound
1:18
Ethan Anderson misses three point jump shot
1:16
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
0:58
Malik Moore shooting foul (Mike James draws the foul)
0:58
+1
Mike James makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-38
0:58
+1
Mike James makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-39
0:40
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
0:38
Tre White defensive rebound
0:31
Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:12
Curtis Williams turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
0:05
Tre White personal foul
0:03
Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
0:01
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
PEP
Waves
38
LOU
Cardinals
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:35
Ethan Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Tre White steals)
19:29
Skyy Clark turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Anderson steals)
19:21
Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
19:19
Mike James defensive rebound
19:09
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
19:07
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
18:59
+2
Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot
27-39
18:40
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point dunk (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)
27-41
18:21
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
18:19
Tre White defensive rebound
18:06
Mike James turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Anderson steals)
17:58
+2
Malik Moore makes two point layup
29-41
17:40
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
17:38
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
17:35
Ty-Laur Johnson blocks Malik Moore's two point layup
17:33
Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
17:28
Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Ty-Laur Johnson's two point layup
17:26
Cardinals offensive rebound
17:17
Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
17:17
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-42
17:17
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:17
Malik Moore defensive rebound
17:11
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Ethan Anderson assists)
31-42
17:01
Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot
16:59
Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
16:53
Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Malik Moore draws the foul)
16:53
+1
Malik Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-42
16:53
+1
Malik Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-42
16:38
Mike James turnover (bad pass) (Boubacar Coulibaly steals)
16:17
Boubacar Coulibaly turnover (traveling)
16:06
+3
Mike James makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)
33-45
15:45
Tre White shooting foul
15:45
TV timeout
15:45
Malik Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:45
+1
Malik Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-45
15:18
Curtis Williams misses three point jump shot
15:16
Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
14:55
+2
Malik Moore makes two point layup (Boubacar Coulibaly assists)
36-45
14:30
Mike James misses two point jump shot
14:28
Houston Mallette defensive rebound
14:20
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point layup
38-45
14:15
Cardinals 30 second timeout
14:15
TV timeout
14:10
Skyy Clark misses two point layup
14:08
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
14:07
Jalen Pitre personal foul
14:00
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (bad pass)
13:36
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
13:34
Tre White defensive rebound
13:25
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Tre White assists)
38-47
13:25
Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
13:25
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 1
38-48
13:18
Mike James personal foul
13:09
Houston Mallette turnover (lost ball) (Tre White steals)
12:56
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
12:54
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
12:51
Michael Ajayi turnover (lost ball) (Skyy Clark steals)
12:47
+2
Tre White makes two point dunk (Skyy Clark assists)
38-50
12:47
Waves 30 second timeout
12:20
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
12:18
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
12:09
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point dunk (Skyy Clark assists)
38-52
11:44
Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
11:42
Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
11:27
+3
Curtis Williams makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)
38-55
11:19
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
11:17
Jalen Pitre offensive rebound
11:17
TV timeout
11:12
+2
Jevon Porter makes two point hook shot
40-55
11:12
Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
11:12
+1
Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 1
41-55
10:58
Tre White offensive foul
10:58
Tre White turnover (offensive foul)
10:40
Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
10:38
Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
10:22
+2
Curtis Williams makes two point jump shot (Tre White assists)
41-57
10:06
Ethan Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:04
Cardinals defensive rebound
9:46
+3
Curtis Williams makes three point jump shot (Mike James assists)
41-60
9:29
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Jevon Porter's two point jump shot
9:27
Waves offensive rebound
9:19
Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
9:17
Mike James defensive rebound
9:03
Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
9:03
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-61
9:03
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:03
Mike James offensive rebound
8:56
+2
Mike James makes two point layup
41-63
8:43
+3
Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot
44-63
8:30
Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
8:30
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:30
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-64
8:20
+2
Ethan Anderson makes two point layup
46-64
8:01
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point layup
7:59
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
7:59
Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
7:59
TV timeout
7:59
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-65
7:59
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-66
7:40
Mike James blocks Malik Moore's two point layup
7:38
Mike James defensive rebound
7:22
Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass)
7:14
Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
7:13
Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
7:07
+2
Mike James makes two point layup
46-68
6:40
Ethan Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Williams steals)
6:36
+2
Mike James makes two point dunk (Curtis Williams assists)
46-70
6:36
Waves 30 second timeout
6:26
Mike James personal foul
6:15
Jalen Pitre turnover (out of bounds)
6:00
Michael Ajayi shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
6:00
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-71
6:00
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-72
5:30
+3
Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)
49-72
5:08
+3
Ty-Laur Johnson makes three point jump shot
49-75
4:46
Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
4:44
Tre White defensive rebound
4:32
+3
Curtis Williams makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)
49-78
4:13
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Boubacar Coulibaly assists)
51-78
4:13
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
4:13
Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:13
Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
3:55
+3
Hercy Miller makes three point jump shot
51-81
3:33
Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
3:31
Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
3:30
Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
3:30
TV timeout
3:30
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-81
3:30
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-81
3:08
+2
Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup
53-83
2:45
Hercy Miller shooting foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
2:45
+1
Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-83
2:45
+1
Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-83
2:34
+2
Tre White makes two point layup
55-85
2:34
Aladji Gassama shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
2:34
Tre White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:34
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
2:26
+3
Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists)
58-85
2:06
Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
2:04
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
1:52
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
1:50
Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
1:45
Cardinals 30 second timeout
1:32
Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point layup
1:30
Nils Cooper defensive rebound
1:24
Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
1:22
Cord Stansberry offensive rebound
1:20
Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul)
1:20
+1
Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-85
1:20
+1
Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-85
0:54
Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass)
0:34
+3
Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (David Mager assists)
