Pepperdine Waves at UC Davis Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson makes go-ahead layup with 0.8 seconds left and UC Davis takes down Pepperdine 79-78
After Pepperdine's Malik Moore made 1 of 2 free throws with 5.1 seconds left for a 78-77 lead, Johnson went coast-to-coast and banked in a layup for UC Davis' first lead since it was 7-6.
Pepperdine led 50-31 with 19:23 left in the second half.
Johnson finished with 28 points for the Aggies (2-0). Elijah Pepper added 24 points, going 8 of 14 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free throw line. Niko Rocak had nine points and was 3 of 3 shooting and 2 of 4 from the free throw line.
Michael Ajayi led the Waves (1-1) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Houston Mallette added 15 points for Pepperdine. In addition, Moore had 15 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ty Johnson made Layup. | 78 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Malik Moore made Free Throw. | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Pepperdine Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 77 |
Statistics
 PEPP |
 UCD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-50 | FG | 26-48 |
| 56.0 | Field Goal % | 54.2 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 4-9 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 44.4 |
| 18-25 | FT | 23-36 |
| 72.0 | Free Throw % | 63.9 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 27 | Fouls | 24 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Davis, CA
Attendance: 1,263 | Capacity:
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| Gonzaga | 14-4 | 3 | 26-9 |
| San Francisco | 13-5 | 4 | 25-10 |
| Santa Clara | 12-6 | 5 | 21-13 |
| Oregon State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Washington State | 8-10 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Loyola Marymount | 8-10 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Portland | 7-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 13 | 13-22 |
| Pacific | 4-14 | 13 | 9-24 |
| San Diego | 2-16 | 15 | 6-27 |
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 18-2 | - | 30-5 |
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | 1 | 32-7 |
| Cal State Northridge | 14-6 | 4 | 22-11 |
| UC Riverside | 14-6 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 7 | 21-13 |
| UC Davis | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Cal Poly | 8-12 | 10 | 16-19 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Hawai'i | 7-13 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Long Beach State | 3-17 | 15 | 7-25 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1-19 | 17 | 6-26 |