Pepperdine Waves at Long Beach State Beach
· NCAA Men's Basketball
66 - 67
Byers' dunk lifts Long Beach State past Pepperdine, 67-66
Long Beach State had been idle since suffering a 74-68 loss to Pacific December 10, and after playing nine of its first 12 games on the road, opened a two-game home stand against the Waves.
Colbey Ross hit a jumper with :54 left to put the Waves up by three, 64-61, but Jordan Roberts scored at the basket and Byers hit a jumper with :32 left to put Long Beach State up by one, 65-64. Ross hit two free throws to put Pepperdine back in front, but Byers took a feed from Temidayo Yussuf and dunked with :05 left for the game-winning basket. Jade' Smith missed a 3-point attempt with a second left for Pepperdine.
Yussuf turned in his fourth double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Byers finished with 10 points and six boards for the 49ers (4-9).
Ross finished with 23 points for Pepperdine (6-7), which remains winless on the road. Smith finished with 11 rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Mason Riggins Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jade' Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Pepperdine Timeout | 66 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Long Beach State Timeout | 66 - 67 |
Statistics
 PEPP |
 LBSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-66 | FG | 25-64 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 6-27 | 3PT | 2-19 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 10-17 | FT | 15-25 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Long Beach, CA
Attendance: 1,617 | 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 |