Long Beach State Beach at Pepperdine Waves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 71
78 - 71
Alberts scores 20; Long Beach State beats Pepperdine 78-71
Alberts was 6 of 15 from the floor. Gabe Levin added 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting for Long Beach State (5-7), which has won two of its last three games. Deishuan Booker made all five of his field goals and his only free-throw attempt and finished with 12 points.
Trae Berhow scored 15 points and Eric Cooper Jr. chipped in 14 for Pepperdine (3-7), which has lost four of five.
The Waves closed the first half on a 9-0 surge to tie it 35-all at halftime. Cooper's 3-pointer tied it again at 51 before the 49ers answered with a 13-2 for a 64-53 lead with eight minutes remaining. Nolan Taylor made back-to-back layups and the Waves pulled to 76-70 with 18 seconds left.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Deishuan Booker Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Eric Cooper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Bryan Alberts made Free Throw. | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Long Beach State Deadball Team Rebound. | 77 - 71 |
Statistics
 LBSU |
 PEPP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-60 | FG | 29-64 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 12-17 | FT | 7-12 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Firestone Fieldhouse
Location: Malibu, CA
Attendance: 976 | Capacity:
Location: Malibu, CA
Attendance: 976 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |