Pepperdine Waves at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Traore's 19 lead BYU over Pepperdine 91-81
Traore had nine rebounds and three blocks for the Cougars (14-7, 4-2 West Coast Conference). Dallin Hall scored 13 points and added seven assists. Spencer Johnson was 4-of-8 shooting (3 for 5 from distance) to finish with 13 points.
The Waves (7-12, 0-5) were led in scoring by Houston Mallette, who finished with 19 points and four steals. Maxwell Lewis added 18 points for Pepperdine. Jan Zidek also had 14 points. The loss is the sixth straight for the Waves.
BYU took the lead with 18:20 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 41-28 at halftime, with Traore racking up 12 points. BYU used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 10-point lead at 65-55 with 10:02 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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Both teams play again on Thursday. BYU visits Santa Clara and Pepperdine hosts Saint Mary's (Cal).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Mike Mitchell Jr. made Layup. | 81 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Jaxson Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Dallin Hall. | 79 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Dallin Hall Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 89 |
Statistics
 PEPP |
 BYU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-60 | FG | 29-57 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 13-18 | FT | 25-32 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 14,434 | 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 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |