Pepperdine Waves at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 78
Southern Utah rallies past Pepperdine in overtime, 78-69
Southern Utah grabbed the lead early and led by six at the break, 36-30. The Waves trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half but came back to take the lead on a Kessler Edwards 3 with 6:01 left, 56-54.
Colby Ross hit his third jumper in the final four minutes to put Pepperdine ahead in the final minute of regulation, 64-62, but Oluyitan scored at the basket with a second left to force overtime.
Pepperdine led, 68-64 midway through the overtime period but could not hold it. The Thunderbirds scored the next eight points, including a 3-point play by Oluyitan, and closed the game on a 14-1 run.
Brandon Better hit 5 of 14 from distance and finished with 17 points for Southern Utah (5-3), which closes out its nonconference slate Friday at USC and is assured of a better-than-.500 record for a second straight season for the first time in program history.
Ross scored 24 points and dished seven assists for Pepperdine (6-5).
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 69 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:12 | Jacob Calloway Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:12 | Kessler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:19 | Cameron Oluyitan made Free Throw. | 69 - 78 |
Statistics
 PEPP |
 SUU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-66 | FG | 26-63 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-31 | 3PT | 12-39 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 10-21 | FT | 14-26 |
| 48 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 26 | Fouls | 22 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,772 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |