Saint Mary's Gaels at Pepperdine Waves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Murauskas puts up 19 in Saint Mary's 72-45 win against Pepperdine
Murauskas also contributed five rebounds for the Gaels (13-2, 2-0 West Coast Conference). Joshua Dent shot 4 for 8, including 1 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 11 points. Liam Campbell shot 2 of 3 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with nine points.
Styles Phipps led the Waves (5-10, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with eight points. Danilo Dozic added eight points for Pepperdine. Pavle Stosic had eight points.
Saint Mary's took the lead for good with 19:16 remaining in the first half. The score was 34-25 at halftime, with Murauskas racking up nine points. Saint Mary's pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend a nine-point lead to 18 points. They outscored Pepperdine by 18 points in the final half, as Murauskas led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Cade Bennett Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:06 | David Mager misses 26-foot three point jumper | 72 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Tony Duckett makes 14-foot pullup jump shot | 72 - 45 |
Statistics
 SMC |
 PEPP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-53 | FG | 19-55 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 4-23 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 10-10 | FT | 3-4 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 98 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Malibu, CA
Attendance: 816 | 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 |