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FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Pepperdine 72, Santa Clara 69
Marques Johnson scored 21 points and the Waves held the host Broncos to two points in the final 3:55 in scoring the upset win.
Steve Nash had 17 points and nine assists for Santa Clara, which lost a chance to move into a first-place tie with Gonzaga.
Pepperdine (8-9) - Brown 7-13 2-2 18, Hill 7-14 4-10 18, Van Der Putten 3-4 2-2 6, Hervey 1-4 2-2 4, Johnson 9-16 0-1 21, Griffin 0-2 0-0 0, Archie 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 28-57 11-19 72.
Santa Clara (12-5) - Sedlock 2-5 3-5 8, Dunne 4-8 2-2 10, Graves 4-4 1-5 9, Nash 7-16 2-2 17, Pierce 2-9 0-0 4, Anderson 2-6 0-1 5, Garnett 0-5 1-2 1, Zurek 5-7 1-2 14, Von Buchwaldt 0-1 0-0 0, Hofmann 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 10-19 69.
Halftime-Santa Clara 35, Pepperdine 32. 3-point goals- Pepperdine 5-14 (Johnson 3-9, Brown 2-4 Archie 0-1), Santa Clara 7-23 (Zurek 3-3, Anderson 1-2, Sedlock 1-3, Dunne 1-3, Nash 1-6, Pierce 0-1, Garnett 0-5). Fouled out-none. Rebounds-Pepperdine 37 (Hill 12), Santa Clara 37 (Dunne 10). Assists-Pepperdine 11 (Johnson 4), Santa Clara 17 (Nash 9). Total fouls-Pepperdine 20, Santa Clara 19. A-3,715.
Loyola Mary. 66, Saint Mary’s 60
Jim Williamson scored 23 points, including three key 3-pointers in the second half, to lead the visiting Lions past the Gaels.
Loyola Marymount (13-5) - Oduok 3-8 2-3 8, Ammerman 6-11 0-0 14, Hotopp 3-10 1-3 7, O’Quinn 2-6 0-0 4, Williamson 7-13 5-5 23, Kennedy 0-1 5-6 5, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Hammond 0-0 0-0 0, Woolery 1-2 3-4 5. Totals 22-51 16-21 66.
Saint Mary’s (9-8) - Unruh 2-6 1-2 5, Dodic 3-6 0-1 6, Horton 4-5 1-2 9, Sivulich 2-11 0-0 5, Sufi 3-7 0-0 9, Schraeder 3-6 5-6 13, Steele 1-5 0-0 2, Gilmore 4-8 1-2 11, Millard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 8-13 60.
Halftime-Loyola Marymount 36, St. Mary’s 30. 3-Point goals-Loyola Marymount 6-13 (Ammerman 2-6, O’Quinn 0-1, Williamson 4-6), St. Mary’s 8-26 (Unruh 0-3, Dodic 0-1, Sivulich 1-8, Sufi 3-5, Schraeder 2-4, Gilmore 2-5). Fouled out- Ammerman. Rebounds-Loyola Marymount 43 (Oduok 13), St. Mary’s 24 (Unruh 5). Assists-Loyola Marymount 12 (Williamson 5), St. Mary’s 14 (Unruh 6). Total fouls-Loyola Marymount 17, St. Mary’s 19. A-1,951.