Bal scores 19, Santa Clara takes down Pepperdine 91-80
AP
Dec 28, 2024
Santa Clara Broncos, Calif. (AP) Adama Bal scored 19 points as Santa Clara beat Pepperdine Waves 91-80 on Saturday night in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Bal had eight assists for the Broncos (9-5). Tyeree Bryan scored 18 points and added five rebounds. Carlos Stewart had 11 points and shot 5 for 11, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc. The Broncos picked up their sixth straight victory.
The Waves (6-8) were led by Stefan Todorovic, who posted 25 points and four assists. Dovydas Butka added 16 points and eight rebounds for Pepperdine. Moe Odum also had 14 points, six rebounds, nine assists and two steals.
Santa Clara took the lead with 18:54 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 52-43 at halftime, with Bal racking up 10 points. Santa Clara used a 14-2 run in the second half to build a 17-point lead at 86-69 with 5:10 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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1st Half
PEP
Waves
43
SACL
Broncos
52
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Waves gains possession)
19:42
Moe Odum misses two point jump shot
19:40
Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
19:40
Christoph Tilly personal foul
19:33
Jaxon Olvera turnover (Tyeree Bryan steals)
19:28
+2
Tyeree Bryan makes two point layup
0-2
19:14
Tyeree Bryan personal foul
19:13
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)
2-2
18:54
+2
Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point layup
2-4
18:33
Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
18:31
Carlos Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
18:22
Carlos Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:20
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
17:55
Jaxon Olvera misses two point jump shot
17:53
Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
17:40
+2
Tyeree Bryan makes two point jump shot
2-6
17:28
Jaxon Olvera turnover (Adama-Alpha Bal steals)
17:21
+2
Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point layup
2-8
17:21
Waves 30 second timeout
17:08
Adama-Alpha Bal shooting foul (Jaxon Olvera draws the foul)
17:08
+1
Jaxon Olvera makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-8
17:08
+1
Jaxon Olvera makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-8
16:52
Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
16:52
+1
Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-9
16:52
+1
Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-10
16:34
+2
Jaxon Olvera makes two point jump shot
6-10
16:17
+3
Carlos Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)
6-13
16:02
Jaxon Olvera misses two point jump shot
16:00
Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound
15:51
+3
Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot
6-16
15:44
Carlos Stewart Jr. personal foul
15:44
TV timeout
15:33
Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
15:31
Camaron Tongue defensive rebound
15:22
+2
Brenton Knapper makes two point layup
6-18
15:13
+2
Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)
8-18
14:58
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
14:56
Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
14:38
Camaron Tongue blocks Stefan Todorovic's two point layup
14:38
Waves offensive rebound
14:35
Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
14:33
Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
14:27
+2
Dovydas Butka makes two point layup
10-18
14:21
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
14:19
Waves defensive rebound
14:01
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot
12-18
13:34
Kosy Akametu misses three point jump shot
13:32
Jaxon Olvera defensive rebound
13:22
Mike Saunders Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:06
+2
Camaron Tongue makes two point dunk (Johnny O'Neil assists)
12-20
12:59
Waves 30 second timeout
12:50
Stefan Todorovic turnover (bad pass)
12:40
Camaron Tongue turnover (lost ball)
12:22
Kosy Akametu personal foul
12:11
+2
Dovydas Butka makes two point layup
14-20
11:58
Danilo Dozic blocks Carlos Stewart Jr.'s two point layup
11:56
Carlos Stewart Jr. offensive rebound
11:47
Carlos Stewart Jr. misses two point layup
11:47
Camaron Tongue offensive rebound
11:47
+2
Carlos Stewart Jr. makes two point layup (Johnny O'Neil assists)
14-22
11:30
+2
Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)
16-22
11:14
+2
Kosy Akametu makes two point layup
16-24
10:59
Danilo Dozic misses two point dunk
10:57
Moe Odum offensive rebound
10:55
Moe Odum turnover
10:54
TV timeout
10:45
+3
Johnny O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart Jr. assists)
16-27
10:23
Moe Odum misses two point jump shot
10:21
Carlos Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
10:13
+3
Johnny O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)
16-30
9:48
+3
Dovydas Butka makes three point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)
19-30
9:34
+2
Christoph Tilly makes two point layup (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)
19-32
9:17
Christoph Tilly personal foul
9:12
Danilo Dozic misses two point jump shot
9:10
Broncos defensive rebound
8:57
Moe Odum personal foul
8:43
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
8:41
Moe Odum defensive rebound
8:34
Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
8:32
Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
8:22
+2
Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup
21-32
8:17
Jake Ensminger misses three point jump shot
8:15
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
8:06
+3
Stefan Todorovic makes three point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)
24-32
7:56
Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point layup
7:56
Camaron Tongue offensive rebound
7:56
Danilo Dozic personal foul
7:56
TV timeout
7:52
Brenton Knapper misses two point layup
7:50
Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
7:43
+3
Moe Odum makes three point jump shot
27-32
7:29
Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Brenton Knapper's two point layup
7:27
Broncos offensive rebound
7:25
+3
Brenton Knapper makes three point jump shot (Camaron Tongue assists)
27-35
7:02
Jaxon Olvera misses two point jump shot
7:00
Jake Ensminger defensive rebound
6:53
+3
Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot (Jake Ensminger assists)
27-38
6:30
Brenton Knapper shooting foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
6:30
+1
Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-38
6:30
+1
Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-38
6:20
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
6:18
Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
6:11
Moe Odum turnover (Camaron Tongue steals)
6:05
+3
Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)
29-41
5:47
+2
Moe Odum makes two point layup
31-41
5:37
+3
Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)
31-44
5:14
+2
Jaxon Olvera makes two point jump shot
33-44
5:00
Jake Ensminger turnover (Stefan Todorovic steals)
4:51
+3
Moe Odum makes three point jump shot (Stefan Todorovic assists)
36-44
4:43
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
4:41
Jake Ensminger offensive rebound
4:39
Stefan Todorovic personal foul
4:33
Brenton Knapper misses three point jump shot
4:31
Camaron Tongue offensive rebound
4:27
Camaron Tongue misses three point jump shot
4:25
Jaxon Olvera defensive rebound
4:08
+2
Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup
38-44
3:56
Carlos Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:54
Moe Odum defensive rebound
3:51
TV timeout
3:44
Boubacar Coulibaly turnover (Carlos Stewart Jr. steals)
3:34
+2
Johnny O'Neil makes two point layup (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)
38-46
3:11
+3
Danilo Dozic makes three point jump shot (Dovydas Butka assists)
41-46
2:50
Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Adama-Alpha Bal's two point layup
2:48
Moe Odum defensive rebound
2:35
Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
2:33
Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
2:21
Jaxon Olvera misses two point jump shot
2:19
Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
2:15
Dovydas Butka shooting foul (Kosy Akametu draws the foul)
2:15
Kosy Akametu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:15
+1
Kosy Akametu makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-47
1:58
Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point jump shot
1:56
Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
1:42
+2
Camaron Tongue makes two point layup (Johnny O'Neil assists)
41-49
1:29
Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
1:27
Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
1:08
Danilo Dozic blocks Adama-Alpha Bal's two point layup
1:06
Broncos offensive rebound
1:03
Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
1:01
Tyeree Bryan offensive rebound
0:55
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
0:53
Tyeree Bryan offensive rebound
0:45
Johnny O'Neil turnover (David Mager steals)
0:39
David Mager misses two point layup
0:37
Camaron Tongue defensive rebound
0:29
Carlos Stewart Jr. turnover (Boubacar Coulibaly steals)
0:22
Camaron Tongue personal foul (Moe Odum draws the foul)
0:22
+1
Moe Odum makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-49
0:22
+1
Moe Odum makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-49
0:06
+3
Christoph Tilly makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart Jr. assists)
43-52
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
PEP
Waves
37
SACL
Broncos
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point layup
19:40
Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
19:22
Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
19:20
Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
18:52
Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
18:52
+1
Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-53
18:52
+1
Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-54
18:26
Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point layup
18:24
Adama-Alpha Bal defensive rebound
18:15
Jaxon Olvera personal foul
18:05
+3
Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot (Christoph Tilly assists)
43-57
17:57
Moe Odum turnover (Christoph Tilly steals)
17:37
+2
Carlos Stewart Jr. makes two point layup
43-59
17:09
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)
45-59
16:54
Jake Ensminger turnover (Moe Odum steals)
16:49
Jaxon Olvera misses two point layup
16:48
Stefan Todorovic offensive rebound
16:48
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point layup
47-59
16:48
Jake Ensminger shooting foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
16:48
+1
Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1
48-59
16:28
+2
Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point layup (Christoph Tilly assists)
48-61
16:27
Moe Odum shooting foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
16:27
+1
Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 1 of 1
48-62
16:16
Dovydas Butka turnover (traveling)
16:05
Christoph Tilly misses two point jump shot
16:03
Kyle Braun defensive rebound
15:48
+3
Stefan Todorovic makes three point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)
51-62
15:36
+2
Brenton Knapper makes two point layup
51-64
15:18
+2
Moe Odum makes two point layup (Stefan Todorovic assists)
53-64
15:04
Carlos Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:02
Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
15:01
Carlos Stewart Jr. personal foul
15:01
TV timeout
14:52
Kosy Akametu shooting foul (Kyle Braun draws the foul)
14:52
+1
Kyle Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 3
54-64
14:52
+1
Kyle Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 3
55-64
14:52
+1
Kyle Braun makes regular free throw 3 of 3
56-64
14:29
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
14:27
Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
14:19
+2
Stefan Todorovic makes two point layup (Dovydas Butka assists)
