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Merkviladze scores 21 in Loyola Marymount's 93-82 win over Pepperdine

AP
Feb 23, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) Alex Merkviladze's 21 points helped Loyola Marymount defeat Pepperdine 93-82 on Saturday night.

Merkviladze also contributed five rebounds for the Lions (16-13, 8-9 West Coast Conference). Will Johnston scored 19 points, going 7 of 15 (3 for 9 from 3-point range). Jevon Porter shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points.

Moe Odum led the Waves (10-19, 4-12) in scoring, finishing with 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Dovydas Butka added 25 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks for Pepperdine. Stefan Todorovic had 18 points.

Loyola Marymount entered halftime up 37-36. Porter paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 points. Johnston's 3-pointer a little more than three minutes into the second half gave Loyola Marymount the lead for good at 49-46.

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These two teams both play Thursday. Loyola Marymount hosts Saint Mary's and Pepperdine visits Portland.

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

1st Half
PEP
Waves
36
LMU
Lions
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Danilo Dozic vs. Caleb Stone-Carrawell (Will Johnston gains possession)
19:41		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
19:39		Will Johnston offensive rebound
19:26		Rick Issanza turnover (lost ball)
19:09		Danilo Dozic turnover (lost ball)
18:48		Lions turnover (lost ball)
18:44		Moe Odum turnover (lost ball) (Jevon Porter steals)
18:35	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:09	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:39		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
17:37		Danilo Dozic defensive rebound
17:31	+2	Moe Odum makes two point jump shot	4-2
16:57		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
16:55		Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound
16:49	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point jump shot	4-4
16:33	+2	Alex Leiba makes two point layup	6-4
16:21		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
16:19		Moe Odum defensive rebound
16:10		Dovydas Butka misses three point jump shot
16:08		Caleb Stone-Carrawell defensive rebound
15:59		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
15:57		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
15:37		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
15:35		Danilo Dozic offensive rebound
15:29	+3	Dovydas Butka makes three point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)	9-4
15:11		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
15:09		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
15:05		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
15:03		Danilo Dozic defensive rebound
14:57		Rick Issanza blocks Moe Odum's two point jump shot
14:55		Moe Odum offensive rebound
14:47	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point layup	11-4
14:35		Danilo Dozic personal foul
14:22		TV timeout
14:22	+3	Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists)	11-7
13:54	+3	Moe Odum makes three point jump shot	14-7
13:36	+2	Aaron McBride makes two point layup (Jan Vide assists)	14-9
13:27		Aaron McBride personal foul
13:21		Danilo Dozic misses two point layup
13:19		Jan Vide defensive rebound
13:14		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
13:12		Jan Vide offensive rebound
12:32		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
12:32	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot	16-9
12:32		Caleb Stone-Carrawell personal foul
12:32		Stefan Todorovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:32		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
12:13		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:11		Moe Odum defensive rebound
12:04		Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
12:02		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
11:58	+2	Jan Vide makes two point jump shot	16-11
11:29		Jaxon Olvera turnover (bad pass)
11:29		TV timeout
11:20		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
11:18		Zion Bethea defensive rebound
10:58	+3	Zion Bethea makes three point jump shot (Dovydas Butka assists)	19-11
10:37	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	19-14
10:23		Dovydas Butka misses two point jump shot
10:21		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
10:13		Dovydas Butka blocks Will Johnston's two point layup
10:08		Jaxon Olvera turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Stone-Carrawell steals)
9:48	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Caleb Stone-Carrawell assists)	19-17
9:33		Aaron McBride shooting foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-17
9:33	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-17
9:23	+2	Myron Amey Jr. makes two point layup (Jevon Porter assists)	21-19
9:03	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Jaxon Olvera assists)	23-19
8:47		Stefan Todorovic personal foul
8:47	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	23-21
8:30		Taj Au-Duke misses three point jump shot
8:28		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
8:24	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup	25-21
8:06	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	25-23
7:41		Zion Bethea turnover (lost ball)
7:41		TV timeout
7:17		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
7:15		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
6:59		Moe Odum turnover (lost ball)
6:43		Lamaj Lewis misses two point layup
6:41		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
6:26		Zion Bethea misses three point jump shot
6:24		Lions defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Rick Issanza makes two point dunk (Jan Vide assists)	25-25
5:54		Rick Issanza personal foul
5:36		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
5:34		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
5:19		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
5:17		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
5:07		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
5:05		Danilo Dozic offensive rebound
5:01		Danilo Dozic misses two point layup
4:59		Caleb Stone-Carrawell defensive rebound
4:45	+2	Rick Issanza makes two point dunk (Caleb Stone-Carrawell assists)	25-27
4:29	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot (Taj Au-Duke assists)	27-27
4:20		Jan Vide turnover (lost ball) (Dovydas Butka steals)
4:12		Danilo Dozic misses two point jump shot
4:10		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
4:10		Rick Issanza shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
4:07		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:07	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-27
3:50		Zion Bethea personal foul
3:50		TV timeout
3:47	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup (Jan Vide assists)	28-29
3:16		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
3:14		Jan Vide defensive rebound
3:08	+3	Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot (Jan Vide assists)	28-32
2:55		Waves 30 second timeout
2:41		Jevon Porter shooting foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 1 of 3	29-32
2:41	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-32
2:41	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 3 of 3	31-32
2:25	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point dunk	31-34
1:50		Waves turnover
1:27		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
1:25		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
1:17		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
1:15		Will Johnston defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Will Johnston makes two point layup	31-36
0:55	+3	Moe Odum makes three point jump shot	34-36
0:44		Lions 30 second timeout
0:25		Stefan Todorovic shooting foul (Alex Merkviladze draws the foul)
0:23		Alex Merkviladze misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:23	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-37
0:01	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)	36-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PEP
Waves
46
LMU
Lions
56

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	36-40
19:23	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)	38-40
19:07		Alex Merkviladze misses two point dunk
19:05		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
19:02		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
18:59		Moe Odum defensive rebound
18:42		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
18:42	+3	Stefan Todorovic makes three point jump shot	41-40
18:37		Alex Leiba shooting foul (Rick Issanza draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Rick Issanza makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-41
18:37		Rick Issanza misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:37		Rick Issanza offensive rebound
18:21		Rick Issanza misses two point jump shot
18:19		Moe Odum defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Moe Odum makes two point jump shot	43-41
17:52	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	43-43
17:27		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Moe Odum draws the foul)
17:27		Moe Odum misses regular free throw 1 of 3
17:27	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 2 of 3	44-43
17:27		Moe Odum misses regular free throw 3 of 3
17:27		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
17:27	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	44-46
17:22	+2	Moe Odum makes two point layup	46-46
16:51	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot	46-49
16:19		Stefan Todorovic misses two point layup
16:05	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)	48-49
15:58		Jan Vide misses three point jump shot
15:55		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
15:54		Moe Odum misses two point jump shot
15:52		Lions defensive rebound
15:13		TV timeout
15:37		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
15:35		Danilo Dozic defensive rebound
15:26		Zion Bethea misses three point jump shot
15:24		Will Johnston defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Aaron McBride makes two point dunk (Will Johnston assists)	48-51
14:57		Zion Bethea misses two point layup
14:55		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
14:48	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	48-54
14:41		Waves 30 second timeout
14:41		TV timeout
14:38		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
14:36		Will Johnston defensive rebound
14:35		Myron Amey Jr. personal foul
14:26	+2	Moe Odum makes two point jump shot	50-54
13:54		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
13:52		Lions offensive rebound
13:47		Jevon Porter technical foul
13:47		Stefan Todorovic technical foul
13:47		Jevon Porter turnover
13:47		Stefan Todorovic turnover
13:46	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup (Aaron McBride assists)	50-56
13:20		Myron Amey Jr. personal foul
13:18		Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
13:16		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
13:08	+2	Myron Amey Jr. makes two point layup	50-58
12:57	+3	Moe Odum makes three point jump shot	53-58
12:45		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:43		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
12:34		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
12:32		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
12:29		Alonso Faure shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
12:29	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
12:29	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-60
12:07		Jevon Porter blocks Alonso Faure's two point jump shot
12:05		Jan Vide defensive rebound
11:58	+3	Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jan Vide assists)	53-63
11:52	+3	Zion Bethea makes three point jump shot	56-63
11:36		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:34		Lions offensive rebound
11:34		TV timeout
11:33		Alonso Faure shooting foul (Alex Merkviladze draws the foul)
11:33	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-64
11:33	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-65
11:11		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
11:09		Alonso Faure offensive rebound
10:56		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
10:54		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
10:38		Alonso Faure shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-66
10:38	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-67
10:20		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
10:18		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
10:15	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup	58-67
10:08	+3	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes three point jump shot (Jan Vide assists)	58-70
9:50		Zion Bethea misses three point jump shot
9:48		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
9:28		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
9:26		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
9:17	+2	Danilo Dozic makes two point layup (Stefan Todorovic assists)	60-70
8:57	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot	60-73
8:39		Dovydas Butka misses two point jump shot
8:37		Jan Vide defensive rebound
8:22		Alex Merkviladze turnover (bad pass) (Stefan Todorovic steals)
8:07	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot	62-73
7:50		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
7:48		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
7:45	+2	Aaron McBride makes two point layup	62-75
7:23		Caleb Stone-Carrawell shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:23	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-75
7:23		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:23		Caleb Stone-Carrawell defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Jan Vide makes two point layup	63-77
7:02		Moe Odum shooting foul (Jan Vide draws the foul)
7:02		Jan Vide misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:02		Danilo Dozic defensive rebound
6:44		Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
6:42		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
6:39		Caleb Stone-Carrawell blocks Dovydas Butka's two point layup
6:37		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists)	63-79
6:08		Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
6:06		Jan Vide defensive rebound
5:59		Dovydas Butka blocks Jan Vide's two point layup
5:57		Lions offensive rebound
5:52	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point layup	63-81
5:41	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point layup	65-81
5:06		Will Johnston offensive foul
5:06		Will Johnston turnover (offensive foul)
4:49		Will Johnston shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-81
4:49	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-81
4:48		Zion Bethea misses two point layup
4:43		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
4:43	+3	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	67-84
4:19	+2	Moe Odum makes two point layup	69-84
3:51		TV timeout
3:49		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
3:47		Zion Bethea defensive rebound
3:38	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)	71-84
3:15		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
3:13		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
3:07		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
3:05		Moe Odum offensive rebound
2:56	+2	Moe Odum makes two point jump shot	73-84
2:46		Lions 30 second timeout
2:30		Jevon Porter turnover (lost ball) (Dovydas Butka steals)
2:30		Jevon Porter shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-84
2:30	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-84
2:04	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	75-86
1:52		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
1:50		Moe Odum offensive rebound
1:47	+3	Zion Bethea makes three point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)	78-86
1:44		Waves 30 second timeout
1:21	+3	Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Caleb Stone-Carrawell assists)	78-89
1:11	+2	Moe Odum makes two point jump shot	80-89
0:49		Zion Bethea shooting foul (Caleb Stone-Carrawell draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-90
0:49	+1	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-91
0:40	+2	Moe Odum makes two point layup	82-91
0:35		Zion Bethea shooting foul (Will Johnston draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-92
0:35	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-93
0:27		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
0:25		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jevon Porter defensive rebound