Pepperdine Waves at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 69
75 - 69
Pepperdine holds off UC Irvine 75-69
The Waves (6-4) overcame a 40-30 halftime deficit, opening the second half with a 10-2 run sparked by 3-pointers from Malcolm Brooks and Major. They grabbed the lead on a Brooks three-point play and stretched it to eight on a pair of free throws from Major with 1:13 remaining.
UC Irvine (5-5) looked to rally as Alex Young and Chris McNealy each hit 3-pointers to make the score 71-69, but Major and Davis each sank two free throws in the final eight seconds to ice the game.
McNealy had 16 points for the Anteaters on 5-of-12 shooting, while Young added 12 with eight assists.
Davis and Major finished a combined 11-of-18 on field goal attempts and Brooks had 16 points for Pepperdine.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Stacy Davis made Free Throw. | 75 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Stacy Davis made Free Throw. | 74 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Chris McNealy. | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Stacy Davis Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 69 |
Statistics
 PEPP |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 24-53 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 16-24 | FT | 13-21 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Bren Events Center
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 2,283 | Capacity:
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 2,283 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |