California Golden Bears at Pepperdine Waves
· NCAA Men's BasketballEdwards scores 26; Pepperdine gets first win over Cal, 74-62
Edwards was 9-of-13 shooting from the floor and made four 3-pointers. Jan Zidek, a 6-9 sophomore from Prague, Czech Republic, added 14 points off the bench for the Waves (3-2). Andre Ball had 12 points.
Colbey Ross, who is on the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy watch lists, added nine points for Pepperdine. He also had 11 assists, two shy of a career high.
Zidek made four of Pepperdine's 10 3-pointers in the first half as the Waves built a 44-30 lead. Matt Bradley and Grant Anticevich did nearly all of the scoring for Cal in the half, combining for 25 points on 8-of-16 shooting.
Pepperdine led by double digits the entire second half. Edwards had 13 points and his dunk with 7:43 to play stretched the Waves' lead to 63-47 with 7:33 remaining.
Bradley finished with 27 points and Anticevich had 21 for the Golden Bears (2-4).
It was the first time a Pac-12 school has traveled to Pepperdine since 2012. Cal had won three in the series, each at home.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:20 | California Timeout | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Matt Bradley made Layup. | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Kessler Edwards made Free Throw. | 60 - 74 |
Statistics
CAL |
PEPP |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 29-57 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 12-26 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 15-21 | FT | 4-5 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Malibu, CA
Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
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 |


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