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Ajayi's double-double sparks Pepperdine past Loyola Marymount 72-63
LOS ANGELES (AP) Michael Ajayi scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Pepperdine beat Loyola Marymount 72-63 on Saturday night.
Houston Mallette scored 13 points for the Waves (10-16, 3-8 West Coast Conference), who put an end to a six-game losing streak. Jevon Porter pitched in with 11 points and six rebounds.
The Lions (10-14, 3-7) were led by Alex Merkviladze with 17 points and nine rebounds. Justice Hill added 13 points and five assists. Will Johnston scored 12.
Pepperdine took the lead with 1:03 left before intermission and led the whole second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Lions gains possession) | Â |
| 19:48 | | +2 | Lars Thiemann makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:27 |  | +2 | Ethan Anderson makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | | Â | Justice Hill turnover | Â |
| 18:50 | | Â | Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:48 | | Â | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:23 | | +2 | Lars Thiemann makes two point dunk (Alex Merkviladze assists) | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | | Â | Will Johnston shooting foul | Â |
| 17:58 | | Â | Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 17:58 | | Â | Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 17:58 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:31 | | +2 | Justin Wright makes two point layup | 2-6 |
| 17:22 | | Â | Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Justin Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:10 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 17:08 | | Â | Michael Ajayi defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze personal foul | Â |
| 16:50 | | Â | Malik Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:48 | | Â | Justice Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:39 | | Â | Justin Wright turnover | Â |
| 16:25 | | Â | Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:23 | | Â | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Will Johnston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Michael Ajayi defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Jevon Porter misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | Jevon Porter offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:43 | | +2 | Jevon Porter makes two point layup | 4-6 |
| 15:24 | | +2 | Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup | 4-8 |
| 15:24 | | Â | Jevon Porter shooting foul | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:24 | | +1 | Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-9 |
| 14:55 | | +3 | Malik Moore makes three point jump shot | 7-9 |
| 14:33 | | +3 | Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists) | 7-12 |
| 14:07 | | +3 | Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists) | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | | Â | Justin Wright misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | Michael Ajayi defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | Waves turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 12:40 | | +2 | Justice Hill makes two point jump shot | 10-14 |
| 12:22 | | Â | Jevon Porter turnover (lost ball) (Justin Wright steals) | Â |
| 12:22 | | Â | Michael Ajayi personal foul (Justin Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:22 | | Â | Justin Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:11 | | +1 | Justin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-15 |
| 12:01 | | +2 | Cord Stansberry makes two point layup | 12-15 |
| 11:36 | | Â | Nils Cooper personal foul (Alex Merkviladze draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:36 | | +1 | Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 11:36 | | +1 | Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-17 |
| 11:24 | | Â | Lars Thiemann personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:19 | | Â | Michael Graham blocks Michael Ajayi's two point layup | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Justin Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Justin Wright misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:50 | | Â | Ethan Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:48 | | Â | Ethan Anderson turnover | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Will Johnston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Malik Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot | 14-17 |
| 10:07 | | Â | Ethan Anderson blocks Justice Hill's two point layup | Â |
| 10:05 | | Â | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Jevon Porter misses two point dunk | Â |
| 9:56 | | Â | Justice Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:52 | | +2 | Will Johnston makes two point layup | 14-19 |
| 9:41 | | Â | Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:39 | | Â | Will Johnston defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Cord Stansberry personal foul | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Justice Hill misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Lions offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:05 | | Â | Malik Moore personal foul | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Malik Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:42 | | Â | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Cord Stansberry offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Cord Stansberry turnover | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Lars Thiemann offensive foul | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Lars Thiemann turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | Michael Graham personal foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:08 | | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 8:08 | | Â | Cord Stansberry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Justin Wright misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Michael Ajayi defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Michael Ajayi turnover | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Justin Wright turnover (lost ball) (Jevon Porter steals) | Â |
| 7:30 | | Â | Cord Stansberry turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Justice Hill misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:14 | | Â | Nils Cooper defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:55 | | +2 | Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot (Malik Moore assists) | 17-19 |
| 6:31 | | +3 | Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists) | 17-22 |
| 6:12 | | +2 | Jevon Porter makes two point layup (Nils Cooper assists) | 19-22 |
| 5:49 | | Â | Justin Wright misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:47 | | Â | Michael Graham offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Michael Graham misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | Waves defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Michael Graham personal foul (Waves draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:12 | | +2 | Malik Moore makes two point jump shot | 21-22 |
| 4:53 | | +3 | Justin Wright makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists) | 21-25 |
| 4:35 | | +3 | Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists) | 24-25 |
| 4:17 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Michael Graham offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | Michael Graham turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Nils Cooper turnover (Kevin Carney steals) | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Houston Mallette personal foul | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Lars Thiemann turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 3:33 | | Â | Justin Wright personal foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:33 | | +1 | Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-25 |
| 3:33 | | +1 | Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-25 |
| 3:11 | | Â | Lars Thiemann misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:09 | | Â | Ethan Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:02 | | Â | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Justin Wright misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Malik Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:41 | | Â | Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Jevon Porter defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:04 | | Â | Jevon Porter offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:51 | | Â | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Lions 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Waves 60 second timeout | Â |
| 1:35 | | +2 | Justice Hill makes two point jump shot | 26-27 |
| 1:03 | | +2 | Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot | 28-27 |
| 0:49 | | Â | Will Johnston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:47 | | Â | Malik Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Houston Mallette makes two point layup | 30-27 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Justice Hill makes two point jump shot | 30-29 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |