Abilene Christian Wildcats at Pepperdine Waves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 77
Pepperdine gives Abilene Christian 1st loss, 77-62
Pepperdine (5-2), which has won four of its last five, had doubled Abilene Christian's score, 26-13, midway through the first half. The Wildcats fought back to trail 42-31 at the half. Abilene Christian started the second half on a 10-2 run to close to 44-41. Pepperdine's Victor Ohia Obioha slammed home a dunk for a 50-42 lead six minutes into the half and the Waves rode to a 60-49 lead midway in the second half.
Abilene Christian (7-1) stayed close but could never get the margin into the single digits.
Edwards drilled 5 of 8 from long range. Jade Smith and Eric Cooper Jr. added 13 points apiece and Ohia Obioha chipped in 11 points.
Pepperdine made 25 of 30 free-throw attempts while ACU was just 8 of 13.
Jaren Lewis had 15 points and Jaylen Franklin 12 for the Wildcats.
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Statistics
 ACU |
 PEPP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 22-46 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 8-13 | FT | 25-30 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 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 |
| 24 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Malibu, CA
Attendance: 1,044 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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 |