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WCC Tournament: Colbey Ross, Pepperdine men upset Loyola Marymount

Pepperdine guard Colbey Ross (4) dribbles the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Young Kwak / AP)
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LAS VEGAS – Colbey Ross scored 20 points and eighth-seeded Pepperdine upset fifth-seeded Loyola Marymount 68-65 in the second round of the WCC Tournament on Friday at the Orleans Arena.

Jade’ Smith added 16 points for the Waves (15-17), while Kessler Edwards had 15 points and six rebounds.

Mattias Markusson paced Lions (20-11) with 20 points and six rebounds.

Pepperdine advances to face fourth-seeded San Francisco on Saturday, with the winner moving on to face top-seeded Gonzaga in a Monday semifinal.

Other second-round games:

San Diego 62, Santa Clara 45: Isaiah Wright scored 23 points and dished out eight assists as the seventh-seeded Toreros eliminated the sixth-seeded Broncos.

Isaiah Pineiro added 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Toreros (20-13), who face third-seeded BYU on Saturday.

Trey Wertz led Santa Clara (16-15) with 12 points.

Women

Loyola Marymount 66, San Francisco 45: Jasmine Jones had a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds as the fifth-seeded Lions eliminated the ninth-seeded Dons.

Bree Alford (13 points), Cierra Belvin (12) and Gabby Green (11) also finished in double figures for Loyola Marymount (18-13). The Lions face fourth-seeded Saint Mary’s on Saturday, with the winner moving on to face top-seeded Gonzaga in a Monday semifinal.

Nia Alexander paced San Francisco (7-24) with 11 points.

Pacific 76, Santa Clara 60: Valerie Higgins scored 18 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and had four steals as the sixth-seeded Tigers (18-11) used a strong second half to eliminate the seventh-seeded Broncos (14-17).

Brooklyn McDavid added 16 points for Pacific, which takes on third-seeded Pepperdine on Saturday.