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Mallette puts up 19, Pepperdine defeats UC San Diego 68-62

AP
Dec 10, 2023

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Houston Mallette's 19 points helped Pepperdine defeat UC San Diego 68-62 on Saturday night.

Mallette shot 7 for 14 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Waves (5-7). Michael Ajayi added 15 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 6 of 17 (2 for 4 from 3-point range). Boubacar Coulibaly shot 5 of 6 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Bryce Pope led the way for the Tritons (5-5) with 17 points and four assists. Francis Nwaokorie added 16 points and seven rebounds for UCSD. Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones also had 11 points.

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1st Half
UCSD
Tritons
28
PEP
Waves
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Waves gains possession)
19:40		Houston Mallette turnover (lost ball)
19:19	+2	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:01	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	2-2
18:39		Bryce Pope misses two point jump shot
18:37		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
18:26		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
18:24		Bryce Pope defensive rebound
17:59	+2	Hayden Gray makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:37		Jalen Pitre misses two point jump shot
17:35		Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes two point layup	6-2
17:26		Malik Moore shooting foul (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones draws the foul)
17:26	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-2
16:59		Ethan Anderson misses two point jump shot
16:57		Hayden Gray defensive rebound
16:48	+2	J'Raan Brooks makes two point layup (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones assists)	9-2
16:21	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	9-4
16:21		J'Raan Brooks personal foul (Ethan Anderson draws the foul)
16:21		Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:21		J'Raan Brooks defensive rebound
16:08		Bryce Pope misses two point jump shot
16:06		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	9-6
15:48		Nils Cooper personal foul (Hayden Gray draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:06		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
15:06		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
14:40		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
14:38		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
14:22	+2	Emmanuel Tshimanga makes two point jump shot	11-6
13:51		Nils Cooper misses three point jump shot
13:49		Curtis Williams offensive rebound
13:46		Curtis Williams misses two point jump shot
13:44		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Emmanuel Tshimanga makes two point jump shot (Bryce Pope assists)	13-6
13:09		Houston Mallette turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Tshimanga steals)
12:55	+3	Francis Nwaokorie makes three point jump shot (Bryce Pope assists)	16-6
12:55		Waves 30 second timeout
12:55	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point jump shot (Nils Cooper assists)	16-8
11:57		Hayden Gray turnover (bad pass)
11:57		Tritons 30 second timeout
11:57		TV timeout
11:42	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point jump shot	16-10
11:22		Justin DeGraaf turnover (lost ball)
11:04	+2	Nils Cooper makes two point dunk (Boubacar Coulibaly assists)	16-12
10:40		Bryce Pope misses two point layup
10:38		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
10:25	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	16-14
10:13		Hayden Gray turnover (bad pass) (Michael Ajayi steals)
10:13		Hayden Gray shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
10:13	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-15
10:13		Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:13		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones defensive rebound
9:54		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
9:52		Justin DeGraaf offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Bryce Pope makes two point layup	18-15
9:36	+3	Nils Cooper makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	18-18
9:11		Bryce Pope misses two point jump shot
9:09		Tritons offensive rebound
8:53		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses two point jump shot
8:51		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
8:21		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
8:19		J'Raan Brooks defensive rebound
8:07	+2	J'Raan Brooks makes two point jump shot	20-18
7:56		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
7:54		Hayden Gray defensive rebound
7:47		Francis Nwaokorie misses three point jump shot
7:45		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
7:27		J'Raan Brooks blocks Malik Moore's two point layup
7:25		Michael Pearson Jr. defensive rebound
7:14		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones offensive foul
7:14		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones turnover (offensive foul)
7:14		TV timeout
7:14		Tritons 30 second timeout
6:55		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
6:53		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
6:33		Camden McCormick turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Anderson steals)
6:30		Michael Ajayi turnover (traveling)
6:15		Emmanuel Tshimanga misses two point layup
6:13		Emmanuel Tshimanga offensive rebound
5:56		Ethan Anderson shooting foul (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-18
5:56	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-18
5:36		Michael Ajayi turnover (Emmanuel Tshimanga steals)
5:31		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
5:29		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
5:20		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
5:18		Tritons defensive rebound
4:58		Boubacar Coulibaly personal foul
4:56		Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Emmanuel Tshimanga's two point layup
4:54		Michael Pearson Jr. offensive rebound
4:52		Francis Nwaokorie turnover (lost ball)
4:24		Emmanuel Tshimanga shooting foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
4:24		Boubacar Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:24	+1	Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-19
4:05	+2	Hayden Gray makes two point layup	24-19
3:47		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
3:45		Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Francis Nwaokorie makes two point layup	26-19
3:15	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	26-21
2:55		Houston Mallette blocks Bryce Pope's two point layup
2:55		Tritons offensive rebound
2:55		TV timeout
2:45		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones offensive foul (Waves draws the foul)
2:45		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones turnover (offensive foul)
2:22		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
2:20		Bryce Pope defensive rebound
2:01		Bryce Pope turnover (traveling)
1:43	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point jump shot	26-23
1:15		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
1:13		Hayden Gray offensive rebound
1:13	+2	Hayden Gray makes two point layup	28-23
0:49	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	28-25
0:25		Bryce Pope misses two point layup
0:23		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
0:02		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
0:00		Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCSD
Tritons
34
PEP
Waves
43

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
19:47		Jalen Pitre offensive rebound
19:44		Jalen Pitre misses two point layup
19:42		Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
19:22	+3	Bryce Pope makes three point jump shot (Francis Nwaokorie assists)	31-25
19:02		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
19:00		Hayden Gray defensive rebound
18:32		Bryce Pope misses two point layup
18:30		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
18:22	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	31-28
18:01		Hayden Gray misses three point jump shot
17:59		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
17:54		Houston Mallette turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Gray steals)
17:51		Ethan Anderson personal foul
17:46		J'Raan Brooks turnover (traveling)
17:33	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point layup	31-30
17:07		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses two point layup
17:05		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
16:55		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
16:53		Malik Moore offensive rebound
16:47	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot	31-32
16:47		Tritons 30 second timeout
16:47		TV timeout
16:16	+3	Francis Nwaokorie makes three point jump shot (Bryce Pope assists)	34-32
15:55	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot	34-34
15:39	+2	Francis Nwaokorie makes two point layup	36-34
15:39		Hayden Gray shooting foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
15:39		TV timeout
15:22		Houston Mallette misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:22	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-35
15:09		Houston Mallette personal foul
14:56		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones turnover (bad pass) (Nils Cooper steals)
14:40		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
14:38		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
14:36		Emmanuel Tshimanga turnover (bad pass) (Nils Cooper steals)
14:34		Emmanuel Tshimanga shooting foul (Nils Cooper draws the foul)
14:34	+1	Nils Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-36
14:34		Nils Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:34		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones defensive rebound
14:22		Francis Nwaokorie misses three point jump shot
14:20		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
14:06		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
14:04		Houston Mallette offensive rebound
14:01	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot	36-39
13:45	+2	Bryce Pope makes two point layup (Emmanuel Tshimanga assists)	38-39
13:17		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point jump shot
13:15		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
13:04	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)	38-42
12:43	+2	Hayden Gray makes two point jump shot (Bryce Pope assists)	40-42
12:34	+2	Nils Cooper makes two point dunk (Malik Moore assists)	40-44
12:07		Emmanuel Tshimanga turnover (lost ball)
11:55	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	40-46
11:29		Francis Nwaokorie misses three point jump shot
11:27		Hayden Gray offensive rebound
11:16		Michael Ajayi personal foul (Francis Nwaokorie draws the foul)
11:16		TV timeout
11:16	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-46
11:16	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
10:58		Francis Nwaokorie blocks Michael Ajayi's two point jump shot
10:56		Nils Cooper offensive rebound
10:48	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Nils Cooper assists)	42-49
10:31	+2	Hayden Gray makes two point layup (Camden McCormick assists)	44-49
10:09		Malik Moore offensive foul
10:09		Malik Moore turnover (offensive foul)
10:09		Malik Moore personal foul
9:42		Bryce Pope misses two point layup
9:40		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
9:30		Nils Cooper misses two point jump shot
9:28		Bryce Pope defensive rebound
9:16		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones turnover (bad pass)
8:55	+2	Jalen Pitre makes two point dunk (Houston Mallette assists)	44-51
8:28	+2	Bryce Pope makes two point jump shot	46-51
8:11	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	46-53
7:56		Nils Cooper blocks Camden McCormick's two point layup
7:54		J'Raan Brooks offensive rebound
7:54		Michael Ajayi personal foul
7:54		TV timeout
7:54		Francis Nwaokorie turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Pitre steals)
7:31	+2	Jalen Pitre makes two point dunk (Houston Mallette assists)	46-55
7:19		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
7:17		Francis Nwaokorie personal foul
7:03		Francis Nwaokorie personal foul
7:01	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	46-57
6:49		Hayden Gray turnover (bad pass)
6:49		Waves 30 second timeout
6:34		Michael Ajayi turnover (bad pass)
6:10		Justin DeGraaf misses three point jump shot
6:08		Waves defensive rebound
5:52		Hayden Gray blocks Houston Mallette's two point layup
5:50		Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
5:40		Curtis Williams personal foul (Bryce Pope draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Bryce Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-57
5:40	+1	Bryce Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-57
5:26		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
5:24		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
5:18	+2	Curtis Williams makes two point layup	48-59
4:56		Houston Mallette personal foul (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-59
4:56	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
4:56		Tritons 30 second timeout
4:26		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
4:24		Ethan Anderson offensive rebound
4:19		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
4:17		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
4:17		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones personal foul
4:01		Ethan Anderson misses three point jump shot
3:59		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
3:47		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
3:45		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
3:45		Camden McCormick personal foul
3:45		TV timeout
3:38		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
3:36		Camden McCormick defensive rebound
3:22		Boubacar Coulibaly blocks J'Raan Brooks's two point layup
3:20		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
3:01		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
2:59		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
2:40		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
2:38		J'Raan Brooks defensive rebound
2:35		Houston Mallette blocks Francis Nwaokorie's two point layup
2:33		Francis Nwaokorie offensive rebound
2:31		Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Francis Nwaokorie's two point layup
2:29		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
2:29		Francis Nwaokorie personal foul
2:26		Houston Mallette misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:26		Bryce Pope defensive rebound
2:22		Bryce Pope misses two point layup
2:20		J'Raan Brooks offensive rebound
2:14		Hayden Gray misses three point jump shot
2:12		Waves defensive rebound
1:46		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones personal foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-60
1:46	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-61
1:38		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
1:36		Francis Nwaokorie offensive rebound
1:36		Michael Ajayi personal foul
1:36	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-61
1:34	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-61
1:25	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)	52-64
1:15		Malik Moore personal foul (Francis Nwaokorie draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-64
1:15	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
0:58		J'Raan Brooks personal foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-65
0:58		Boubacar Coulibaly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Bryce Pope defensive rebound
0:52		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses three point jump shot
0:52		Tritons offensive rebound
0:52	+2	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes two point jump shot	56-65
0:26		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones personal foul (Malik Moore draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-66
0:26	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-67
0:18	+3	Bryce Pope makes three point jump shot	59-67
0:16		Hayden Gray personal foul (Malik Moore draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-68
0:16		Malik Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:16		J'Raan Brooks defensive rebound
0:07	+2	Bryce Pope makes two point jump shot	61-68
0:07		Houston Mallette personal foul (Bryce Pope draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Bryce Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-68
0:00		End of period

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Bryce Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1