Bal scores 28 as Santa Clara takes down Pepperdine 78-72

AP
Jan 07, 2024

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Adama Bal had 28 points in Santa Clara's 78-72 victory against Pepperdine on Saturday.

Bal shot 7 for 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 12 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (11-6, 2-0 West Coast Conference). Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 12 points, going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the foul line. Johnny O'Neil had 11 points and was 3-of-8 shooting, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the free-throw line.

Michael Ajayi finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Waves (7-10, 0-2). Jevon Porter added 14 points for Pepperdine. In addition, Houston Mallette had 10 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
SACL
Broncos
33
PEP
Waves
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kosy Akametu vs. Boubacar Coulibaly (Waves gains possession)
19:55	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup (Houston Mallette assists)	0-2
19:45	+2	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes two point layup (Christoph Tilly assists)	2-2
19:39		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
19:37		Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
19:17		Christoph Tilly misses two point layup
19:15		Waves defensive rebound
19:01		Johnny O'Neil personal foul (Waves draws the foul)
18:48	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	2-5
18:38		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:36		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
18:31		Ethan Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Christoph Tilly steals)
18:26	+2	Johnny O'Neil makes two point layup	4-5
18:18	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point jump shot	4-7
18:06		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
18:04		Brenton Knapper offensive rebound
17:58		Ethan Anderson personal foul (Brenton Knapper draws the foul)
17:43		Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
17:41		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
17:37		Johnny O'Neil blocks Houston Mallette's two point jump shot
17:35		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
17:28		Brenton Knapper misses three point jump shot
17:26		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
17:21		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
17:19		Brenton Knapper defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Christoph Tilly makes two point layup	6-7
16:50		Michael Ajayi turnover (lost ball) (Johnny O'Neil steals)
16:43		Johnny O'Neil turnover (bad pass) (Boubacar Coulibaly steals)
16:30		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point jump shot
16:28		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
16:17		Ethan Anderson personal foul (Brenton Knapper draws the foul)
15:53	+2	Camaron Tongue makes two point layup	8-7
15:43		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
15:41		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
15:38		Camaron Tongue personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
15:38		TV timeout
15:20	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	8-9
14:53	+2	Jake Ensminger makes two point jump shot	10-9
14:42	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	10-11
14:09		Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
14:07		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
13:49	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot	10-13
13:42	+2	Tyeree Bryan makes two point layup	12-13
13:27		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
13:25		Jalen Benjamin defensive rebound
13:20		Jalen Benjamin offensive foul
13:20		Jalen Benjamin turnover (offensive foul)
13:02		Michael Ajayi turnover (lost ball) (Camaron Tongue steals)
13:02		Jevon Porter personal foul
12:30	+3	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Benjamin assists)	15-13
12:30		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point layup
12:30		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
12:30	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	15-15
12:30		Camaron Tongue shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
12:28		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:28		Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
12:16		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
12:14		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
12:04		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
12:02		Nils Cooper offensive rebound
11:45		Nils Cooper misses two point layup
11:43		Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound
11:19	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point jump shot	17-15
11:04	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	17-17
11:04		Jalen Benjamin shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
11:04		TV timeout
11:04		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:04		Carlos Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
10:54		Tyeree Bryan misses two point jump shot
10:52		Broncos offensive rebound
10:40		Houston Mallette personal foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
10:24		Christoph Tilly misses two point jump shot
10:22		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
10:01		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
9:59		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
9:43		Nils Cooper personal foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
9:36		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
9:34		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
9:27		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
9:25		Brenton Knapper defensive rebound
9:15		Christoph Tilly misses two point layup
9:13		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
8:56	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point dunk (Ethan Anderson assists)	17-19
8:56		Christoph Tilly shooting foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
8:56		Boubacar Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:56		Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
8:50		Malik Moore shooting foul (Johnny O'Neil draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Johnny O'Neil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-19
8:50		Johnny O'Neil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:50		Nils Cooper defensive rebound
8:41		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
8:39		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
8:33		Carlos Marshall Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nils Cooper steals)
8:23	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	18-22
8:07		Brenton Knapper turnover (lost ball) (Boubacar Coulibaly steals)
8:04	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point dunk	18-24
8:04		Broncos 30 second timeout
8:04		TV timeout
7:52		Jalen Benjamin misses two point layup
7:50		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
7:42		Houston Mallette turnover (lost ball) (Adama-Alpha Bal steals)
7:32		Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
7:32	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
7:32	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-24
7:10	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	20-26
6:50		Jalen Benjamin turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Anderson steals)
6:32		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
6:30		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
6:22	+2	Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point layup	22-26
6:22		Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
6:22	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-26
6:07		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
6:07		Broncos defensive rebound
6:07		Jevon Porter personal foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
6:07	+1	Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-26
5:52		Jake Ensminger personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-27
5:52		Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:52		Jake Ensminger defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes two point jump shot	27-27
5:07		Nils Cooper misses three point jump shot
5:05		Brenton Knapper defensive rebound
4:42	+2	Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point jump shot	29-27
4:21	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	29-29
4:04		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:02		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
3:41		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
3:39		Jake Ensminger defensive rebound
2:57		Brenton Knapper misses three point jump shot
2:55		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
2:41		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
2:39		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
2:35		Jevon Porter misses two point dunk
2:33		Brenton Knapper defensive rebound
2:33		Cord Stansberry personal foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
2:33		TV timeout
2:33		Waves 30 second timeout
2:33	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-29
2:33	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-29
2:33	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point jump shot	31-31
2:29		Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point layup
2:27		Christoph Tilly offensive rebound
2:18		Christoph Tilly turnover (lost ball) (Nils Cooper steals)
1:46		Tyeree Bryan personal foul (Nils Cooper draws the foul)
1:46		Nils Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:41		Nils Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:41		Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
1:18	+2	Brenton Knapper makes two point layup	33-31
0:58		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
0:56		Brenton Knapper defensive rebound
0:32		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
0:30		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
0:01		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
0:00		Brenton Knapper defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Bal scores 28 as Santa Clara takes down Pepperdine 78-72

1st Half
SACL
Broncos
33
PEP
Waves
31

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Bal scores 28 as Santa Clara takes down Pepperdine 78-72

1st Half SACLBroncos33PEPWaves31

1st Half
SACL
Broncos
33
PEP
Waves
31