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Murauskas puts up 19 in Saint Mary's 72-45 win against Pepperdine

AP
Dec 30, 2025

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Paulius Murauskas' 19 points helped Saint Mary's Gaels defeat Pepperdine Waves 72-45 on Tuesday.

Murauskas also contributed five rebounds for the Gaels (13-2, 2-0 West Coast Conference). Joshua Dent shot 4 for 8, including 1 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 11 points. Liam Campbell shot 2 of 3 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with nine points.

Styles Phipps led the Waves (5-10, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with eight points. Danilo Dozic added eight points for Pepperdine. Pavle Stosic had eight points.

Saint Mary's took the lead for good with 19:16 remaining in the first half. The score was 34-25 at halftime, with Murauskas racking up nine points. Saint Mary's pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend a nine-point lead to 18 points. They outscored Pepperdine by 18 points in the final half, as Murauskas led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.

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1st Half
SMARY
Gaels
34
PEP
Waves
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Gaels gains possession)
19:37		Mikey Lewis turnover (bad pass)
19:26		Yonatan Levy turnover (bad pass) (Dillan Shaw steals)
19:16	+2	Mikey Lewis makes two point layup	2-0
19:04		Yonatan Levy turnover (bad pass)
18:45		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
18:43		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
18:36	+2	Mikey Lewis makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:21		Aaron Clark turnover (lost ball) (Dillan Shaw steals)
18:02		Paulius Murauskas turnover (traveling)
17:34		Danilo Dozic misses two point jump shot
17:32		Danilo Dozic offensive rebound
17:30		Joshua Dent shooting foul (Pavle Stosic draws the foul)
17:30	+1	Pavle Stosic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-1
17:30		Pavle Stosic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:30		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
17:13	+3	Mikey Lewis makes three point jump shot (Paulius Murauskas assists)	7-1
17:02		Styles Phipps turnover (bad pass)
16:39		Pavle Stosic personal foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
16:34		Dillan Shaw misses three point jump shot
16:32		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
16:24		Mikey Lewis misses two point layup
16:22		Yonatan Levy defensive rebound
16:11		Aaron Clark misses three point jump shot
16:09		Yonatan Levy offensive rebound
15:58	+2	Javon Cooley makes two point layup (Danilo Dozic assists)	7-3
15:32		Yonatan Levy shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
15:32		TV timeout
15:32	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-3
15:32	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-3
15:21	+3	Danilo Dozic makes three point jump shot (Stefan Cicic assists)	9-6
15:01		Joshua Dent misses three point jump shot
14:59		Gaels offensive rebound
14:53	+3	Paulius Murauskas makes three point jump shot (Mikey Lewis assists)	12-6
14:19		Waves turnover (shot clock violation)
14:03		Andrew McKeever turnover (lost ball) (Danilo Dozic steals)
13:47		Paulius Murauskas personal foul
13:30	+2	Pavle Stosic makes two point hook shot	12-8
13:30		Andrew McKeever shooting foul (Pavle Stosic draws the foul)
13:30	+1	Pavle Stosic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-9
13:16	+2	Joshua Dent makes two point layup	14-9
12:52		Stefan Cicic turnover (lost ball) (Dillan Shaw steals)
12:47	+2	Dillan Shaw makes two point layup	16-9
12:26		Aaron Clark misses two point layup
12:24		Waves offensive rebound
12:15	+2	Danilo Dozic makes two point jump shot (Styles Phipps assists)	16-11
11:57	+2	Joshua Dent makes two point layup	18-11
11:39		Javon Cooley misses two point jump shot
11:37		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
11:23		Joshua Dent misses three point jump shot
11:21		Stefan Cicic defensive rebound
11:01		David Mager misses two point layup
10:59		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
10:48		Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
10:46		Styles Phipps defensive rebound
10:46		Paulius Murauskas personal foul
10:46		TV timeout
10:15		Waves turnover (shot clock violation)
9:45		Rory Hawke misses two point layup
9:43		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
9:36		Styles Phipps turnover (bad pass) (Liam Campbell steals)
9:30		Andrew McKeever offensive foul
9:30		Andrew McKeever turnover (offensive foul)
9:17		Javon Cooley turnover (bad pass) (Andrew McKeever steals)
9:00	+3	Liam Campbell makes three point jump shot (Andrew McKeever assists)	21-11
8:40		Styles Phipps misses three point jump shot
8:38		Stefan Cicic offensive rebound
8:33		Stefan Cicic turnover (lost ball) (Rory Hawke steals)
8:29		Javon Cooley shooting foul (Liam Campbell draws the foul)
8:29	+1	Liam Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-11
8:29	+1	Liam Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-11
8:09	+2	Styles Phipps makes two point layup (Yonatan Levy assists)	23-13
7:50		Dillan Shaw misses two point jump shot
7:48		Aaron Clark defensive rebound
7:35		Yonatan Levy misses three point jump shot
7:33		Waves offensive rebound
7:35		TV timeout
7:11		Aaron Clark misses two point jump shot
7:09		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
6:51		Harry Wessels turnover (lost ball) (Yonatan Levy steals)
6:47		Styles Phipps misses three point jump shot
6:45		Luka Vudragovic offensive rebound
6:28		Aaron Clark misses two point jump shot
6:26		Rory Hawke defensive rebound
6:07		Yonatan Levy shooting foul (Joshua Dent draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Joshua Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-13
6:07	+1	Joshua Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-13
5:46	+2	Styles Phipps makes two point layup	25-15
5:16		Jump ball. Andrew McKeever vs. Pavle Stosic (Pavle Stosic gains possession)
5:16		Andrew McKeever turnover (lost ball) (Pavle Stosic steals)
4:59		Styles Phipps misses two point layup
4:57		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
4:47		Rory Hawke misses two point layup
4:45		Waves defensive rebound
4:29		Danilo Dozic misses two point jump shot
4:27		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
4:08	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Andrew McKeever assists)	27-15
3:57		Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
3:55		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
3:47		Pavle Stosic blocks Mikey Lewis's two point layup
3:45		Danilo Dozic defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Styles Phipps makes two point layup (Danilo Dozic assists)	27-17
3:24	+2	Andrew McKeever makes two point layup (Joshua Dent assists)	29-17
3:05	+3	Aaron Clark makes three point jump shot	29-20
2:44	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup	31-20
2:28		Waves 30 second timeout
2:28		TV timeout
2:12		Pavle Stosic misses three point jump shot
2:10		Mantas Juzenas defensive rebound
1:42		Joshua Dent turnover (bad pass)
1:33	+3	Luka Vudragovic makes three point jump shot (Styles Phipps assists)	31-23
1:11		Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
1:09		Mikey Lewis offensive rebound
1:05		Mikey Lewis turnover (lost ball)
0:46	+2	Pavle Stosic makes two point layup (Aaron Clark assists)	31-25
0:22	+3	Dillan Shaw makes three point jump shot (Mantas Juzenas assists)	34-25
0:02		Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
0:01		Pavle Stosic offensive rebound
0:01		Pavle Stosic misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMARY
Gaels
38
PEP
Waves
20

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Styles Phipps personal foul
19:22	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point layup	36-25
18:50		Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
18:48		Gaels defensive rebound
18:28		Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
18:26		Styles Phipps defensive rebound
18:15	+2	Pavle Stosic makes two point layup (Yonatan Levy assists)	36-27
17:55		Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
17:53		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
17:49	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point layup	38-27
17:16	+2	Aaron Clark makes two point jump shot	38-29
17:07		Pavle Stosic personal foul
16:53		Joshua Dent misses three point jump shot
16:51		Aaron Clark defensive rebound
16:39		Javon Cooley misses two point layup
16:37		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
16:23	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot	40-29
15:57		Styles Phipps turnover (lost ball)
15:57		TV timeout
15:37		Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
15:35		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
15:35		Dillan Shaw personal foul
15:12	+2	Aaron Clark makes two point layup	40-31
14:45		Dillan Shaw misses three point jump shot
14:43		Styles Phipps defensive rebound
14:37		Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
14:35		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
14:02		Javon Cooley shooting foul (Liam Campbell draws the foul)
14:02	+1	Liam Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-31
14:02	+1	Liam Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-31
13:44		Dillan Shaw blocks Javon Cooley's two point layup
13:42		Dillan Shaw defensive rebound
13:36	+3	Joshua Dent makes three point jump shot (Paulius Murauskas assists)	45-31
13:20		Aaron Clark misses three point jump shot
13:18		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
13:12		Joshua Dent turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Clark steals)
13:02		Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
13:00		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
12:47	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Joshua Dent assists)	47-31
12:40		Waves 30 second timeout
12:40		TV timeout
12:15		Styles Phipps misses two point jump shot
12:13		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
12:00		Joshua Dent misses three point jump shot
11:58		Styles Phipps defensive rebound
11:52		Luka Vudragovic misses three point jump shot
11:50		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
11:35		Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
11:33		Joshua Dent offensive rebound
11:28	+2	Joshua Dent makes two point layup (Andrew McKeever assists)	49-31
11:16	+3	Danilo Dozic makes three point jump shot (Styles Phipps assists)	49-34
10:58	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point dunk (Dillan Shaw assists)	51-34
10:30		Dillan Shaw personal foul
10:30		TV timeout
10:17		Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
10:15		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
9:59		Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
9:57		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Styles Phipps makes two point jump shot (Javon Cooley assists)	51-36
9:16	+2	Andrew McKeever makes two point hook shot	53-36
8:58		Pavle Stosic misses two point layup
8:56		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Dillan Shaw makes two point jump shot	55-36
8:30		Waves 30 second timeout
8:30		TV timeout
8:14		Yonatan Levy misses three point jump shot
8:12		Javon Cooley offensive rebound
8:02	+2	Luka Vudragovic makes two point layup (Yonatan Levy assists)	55-38
7:29	+2	Liam Campbell makes two point jump shot	57-38
7:04	+2	Javon Cooley makes two point layup (Yonatan Levy assists)	57-40
6:38		Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
6:38		Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
6:38		Luka Vudragovic blocks Paulius Murauskas's two point jump shot
6:36		Javon Cooley defensive rebound
6:26		Luka Vudragovic misses three point jump shot
6:24		Joshua Dent defensive rebound
6:16		Javon Cooley personal foul
5:58		Dillan Shaw misses two point jump shot
5:56		Styles Phipps defensive rebound
5:32		Styles Phipps misses two point jump shot
5:30		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup	59-40
5:10		Danilo Dozic misses two point jump shot
5:08		Liam Campbell defensive rebound
4:49		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
4:47		Yonatan Levy defensive rebound
4:39		Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
4:37		Dillan Shaw defensive rebound
4:30	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point dunk (Dillan Shaw assists)	61-40
4:17	+2	Javon Cooley makes two point layup (Yonatan Levy assists)	61-42
3:59		Liam Campbell misses three point jump shot
3:57		Waves defensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:43		Aaron Clark turnover (bad pass) (Andrew McKeever steals)
3:27	+2	Andrew McKeever makes two point layup (Tony Duckett assists)	63-42
3:14		Danilo Dozic turnover (bad pass) (Liam Campbell steals)
2:49	+2	Andrew McKeever makes two point dunk (Joshua Dent assists)	65-42
2:28		David Mager misses two point dunk
2:26		Tony Duckett defensive rebound
2:23		Paulius Murauskas turnover (double dribble)
2:11		David Mager misses three point jump shot
2:09		Mantas Juzenas defensive rebound
1:59		David Mager shooting foul (Tony Duckett draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Tony Duckett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-42
1:59	+1	Tony Duckett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-42
1:35	+2	David Mager makes two point jump shot	67-44
1:35		Tony Duckett shooting foul (David Mager draws the foul)
1:35	+1	David Mager makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-45
1:24		Stefan Cicic personal foul
1:16		Andrew McKeever turnover (lost ball) (Luka Vudragovic steals)
1:07		Luka Vudragovic misses two point layup
1:05		Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
1:02	+3	Cade Bennett makes three point jump shot	70-45
1:00		Gaels 30 second timeout
0:36		Luka Vudragovic misses three point jump shot
0:34		Cade Bennett defensive rebound
0:17	+2	Tony Duckett makes two point jump shot	72-45
0:06		David Mager misses three point jump shot
0:04		Cade Bennett defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Cade Bennett defensive rebound