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Ajayi scores 27 and grabs 11 rebounds, Pepperdine downs Lafayette 76-53

AP
Nov 12, 2023

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Michael Ajayi scored 27 points and 11 rebounds and Pepperdine beat Lafayette 76-53 on Sunday night.

Malik Moore was 4 of 6 shooting and 6 of 6 from the free throw line to add 15 points for the Waves (2-1). Houston Mallette had 10 points and was 4 of 12 shooting.

The Leopards (0-3) were led by Justin Vander Baan, who recorded 14 points. Kyle Jenkins added eight points, two steals and two blocks for Lafayette.

Pepperdine's next game is Monday against LIU at home, and Lafayette hosts Wilkes on Sunday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
LAF
Leopards
26
PEP
Waves
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Justin Vander Baan vs. Aladji Gassama (Waves gains possession)
19:46	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	0-2
19:23	+2	Kyle Jenkins makes two point layup (Justin Vander Baan assists)	2-2
19:03		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
19:01		Mark Butler defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup (Mark Butler assists)	4-2
18:21	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	4-5
18:02	+3	Eric Sondberg makes three point jump shot (Kyle Jenkins assists)	7-5
17:38	+2	Malik Moore makes two point jump shot	7-7
17:21		Justin Vander Baan turnover (bad pass)
17:04		Malik Moore turnover (bad pass) (Justin Vander Baan steals)
16:36	+2	Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup (Kyle Jenkins assists)	9-7
16:23	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	9-9
16:07	+3	Eric Sondberg makes three point jump shot (Mark Butler assists)	12-9
15:51		Ethan Anderson misses three point jump shot
15:49		Aladji Gassama offensive rebound
15:33		Ethan Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Jenkins steals)
15:09		Devin Hines misses two point jump shot
15:07		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
14:55		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
14:53		Devin Hines defensive rebound
14:41		Ethan Anderson shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
14:41		TV timeout
14:41	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-9
14:41	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-9
14:30		Devin Hines personal foul
14:28		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
14:26		Leopards defensive rebound
14:08		Kyle Jenkins misses two point layup
14:06		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
13:56	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	14-11
13:32	+3	Justin Vander Baan makes three point jump shot (Devin Hines assists)	17-11
13:15		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
13:13		Nils Cooper offensive rebound
13:02	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point layup	17-13
12:33		Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Devin Hines draws the foul)
12:33		Devin Hines misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:33	+1	Devin Hines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-13
12:17		Eric Sondberg shooting foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
12:17	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-14
12:17		Houston Mallette misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:17		Luke Rasmussen defensive rebound
11:46		Leopards turnover (shot clock violation)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46		Cord Stansberry offensive foul
11:46		Cord Stansberry turnover (offensive foul)
11:44		Jalen Pitre blocks Chris Rubayo's two point layup
11:42		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
11:30	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	18-16
11:07		Chris Rubayo misses two point jump shot
11:05		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot	18-18
10:29		Luka Savicevic turnover (traveling)
10:15		Cord Stansberry turnover (bad pass) (Luke Rasmussen steals)
10:00		Jon Brantley misses three point jump shot
9:58		Nils Cooper defensive rebound
9:51		Ryan Pettit technical foul
9:51	+1	Malik Moore makes technical free throw 1 of 1	18-19
9:47		Jon Brantley personal foul
9:40	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	18-22
9:15		Justin Vander Baan misses two point layup
9:13		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
9:09	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	18-24
8:44		Luke Rasmussen misses two point jump shot
8:42		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
8:33		Jalen Pitre misses three point jump shot
8:31		Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Justin Vander Baan makes two point jump shot (Jon Brantley assists)	20-24
7:49		Malik Moore turnover (Kyle Jenkins steals)
7:45	+2	Kyle Jenkins makes two point layup	22-24
7:31		Justin Vander Baan shooting foul (Ethan Anderson draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31		Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:31		Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:31		Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
7:10		Jon Brantley misses three point jump shot
7:08		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
6:57		Justin Vander Baan blocks Jalen Pitre's two point layup
6:55		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
6:49		Ethan Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Jon Brantley steals)
6:37		Justin Vander Baan offensive foul
6:37		Justin Vander Baan turnover (offensive foul)
6:14	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	22-26
5:55		Justin Vander Baan misses two point jump shot
5:53		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
5:43	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	22-29
5:23		Mark Butler misses two point jump shot
5:21		Justin Vander Baan offensive rebound
5:16		Justin Vander Baan misses two point jump shot
5:14		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
5:09		Justin Vander Baan shooting foul (Jalen Pitre draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Jalen Pitre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-30
5:09		Jalen Pitre misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:09		Chris Rubayo defensive rebound
4:50		Devin Hines misses two point jump shot
4:48		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
4:38		Jalen Pitre misses three point jump shot
4:36		Eric Sondberg defensive rebound
4:21		Mark Butler misses three point jump shot
4:18		Jalen Pitre personal foul
4:03		Chris Rubayo misses two point jump shot
4:01		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
3:54	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	22-32
3:48		Leopards 30 second timeout
3:48		TV timeout
3:33		Devin Hines offensive foul
3:33		Devin Hines turnover (offensive foul)
3:11		Eric Sondberg shooting foul (Malik Moore draws the foul)
3:10	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 3	22-33
3:10	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 3	22-34
3:10	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-35
2:52		Cord Stansberry shooting foul (Mark Butler draws the foul)
2:52		Mark Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:52		Mark Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:50		Mark Butler personal foul
2:49	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-36
2:49	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-37
2:21		Joshua Wyche misses two point layup
2:19		Waves defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	22-39
1:46		Aladji Gassama shooting foul (Chris Rubayo draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Chris Rubayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-39
1:46	+1	Chris Rubayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-39
1:28		Chris Rubayo blocks Aladji Gassama's two point layup
1:20		Ryan Pettit turnover (Houston Mallette steals)
1:20		Waves 30 second timeout
1:17		Chris Rubayo blocks Michael Ajayi's two point layup
1:15		Houston Mallette offensive rebound
1:14	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Houston Mallette assists)	24-41
1:14		Ryan Pettit shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-42
0:50	+2	Chris Rubayo makes two point layup (Ryan Pettit assists)	26-42
0:28		Nils Cooper misses two point jump shot
0:26		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
0:23		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
0:23		Aladji Gassama turnover (Luke Rasmussen steals)
0:05		Justin Vander Baan misses three point jump shot
0:03		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LAF
Leopards
27
PEP
Waves
34

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
19:39		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
19:33	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	26-44
19:08		Devin Hines misses two point jump shot
19:06		Malik Moore defensive rebound
18:59	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	26-47
18:42		Kyle Jenkins misses three point jump shot
18:40		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
18:34	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	26-50
18:18		Mark Butler misses three point jump shot
18:16		Justin Vander Baan offensive rebound
18:14	+2	Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup	28-50
18:11		Ethan Anderson turnover (Mark Butler steals)
18:06		Mark Butler misses three point jump shot
18:04		Kyle Jenkins personal foul
17:51		Ethan Anderson misses two point jump shot
17:49		Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
17:38		Eric Sondberg turnover (Houston Mallette steals)
17:32		Kyle Jenkins blocks Michael Ajayi's two point layup
17:30		Kyle Jenkins defensive rebound
17:07	+3	Ryan Pettit makes three point jump shot (Eric Sondberg assists)	31-50
16:48		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
16:46		Waves offensive rebound
16:45		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
16:43		Luka Savicevic defensive rebound
16:29		Aladji Gassama personal foul
16:16		Luka Savicevic turnover (bad pass) (Aladji Gassama steals)
16:11		Kyle Jenkins blocks Ethan Anderson's two point layup
16:10		Waves offensive rebound
16:10		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
16:08		Luke Rasmussen defensive rebound
15:58		Ryan Pettit turnover (Jalen Pitre steals)
15:51		Luke Rasmussen blocks Houston Mallette's two point layup
15:49		Luke Rasmussen defensive rebound
15:42		Michael Ajayi blocks Chris Rubayo's two point layup
15:40		Leopards offensive rebound
15:40		TV timeout
15:26	+2	Kyle Jenkins makes two point layup (Ryan Pettit assists)	33-50
14:59		Malik Moore turnover (3-second violation)
14:44		Luka Savicevic misses two point jump shot
14:42		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
14:24		Jalen Pitre misses three point jump shot
14:22		Luke Rasmussen defensive rebound
14:09		Cord Stansberry personal foul
13:54		Luke Rasmussen misses three point jump shot
13:52		Luke Rasmussen offensive rebound
13:49		Luke Rasmussen misses two point layup
13:47		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Malik Moore makes two point jump shot	33-52
13:25	+2	Kyle Jenkins makes two point layup (Chris Rubayo assists)	35-52
13:10	+3	Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	35-55
12:55		Chris Rubayo turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Pitre steals)
12:49	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	35-57
12:47		TV timeout
12:35		Malik Moore shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
12:35	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-57
12:35		Justin Vander Baan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:35		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
12:28		Cord Stansberry turnover (lost ball) (Luke Rasmussen steals)
12:19		Jalen Pitre blocks Devin Hines's two point layup
12:17		Waves defensive rebound
12:01	+2	Jalen Pitre makes two point dunk (Houston Mallette assists)	36-59
11:24		Luka Savicevic misses three point jump shot
11:22		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
11:18	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)	36-61
10:54		Justin Vander Baan misses two point hook shot
10:52		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
10:49		Kyle Jenkins personal foul
10:49		TV timeout
10:32		Nils Cooper misses three point jump shot
10:30		Waves offensive rebound
10:12		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
10:10		Jalen Pitre offensive rebound
10:07	+2	Jalen Pitre makes two point layup	36-63
9:55	+2	Chris Rubayo makes two point layup (Mark Butler assists)	38-63
9:45	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	38-66
9:31		Luke Rasmussen offensive foul
9:31		Luke Rasmussen turnover (offensive foul)
9:01		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
8:59		Leopards defensive rebound
8:59		Waves 30 second timeout
8:45		Chris Rubayo turnover (bad pass)
8:24	+2	Aladji Gassama makes two point layup (Michael Ajayi assists)	38-68
8:12		Andrew Phillips misses two point layup
8:10		Leopards offensive rebound
7:51		Joshua Wyche misses two point jump shot
7:51		Waves defensive rebound
7:51		TV timeout
7:38		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
7:36		Aladji Gassama offensive rebound
7:24		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
7:22		Joshua Wyche defensive rebound
7:14		Aladji Gassama personal foul
7:06		Ethan Anderson shooting foul (Mark Butler draws the foul)
7:06	+1	Mark Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-68
7:06	+1	Mark Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-68
6:48		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
6:46		Waves offensive rebound
6:37		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
6:35		Leopards defensive rebound
6:19		Chris Rubayo turnover (Michael Ajayi steals)
6:09		Malik Moore misses two point layup
6:07		Kyle Jenkins defensive rebound
5:54		Jon Brantley turnover (out of bounds)
5:25		Ethan Anderson misses three point jump shot
5:23		Leopards defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Andrew Phillips makes two point jump shot (Kyle Jenkins assists)	42-68
4:57	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	42-70
4:48		Mark Butler turnover (Malik Moore steals)
4:45		Ethan Anderson turnover (Mark Butler steals)
4:30		Ryan Pettit misses three point jump shot
4:28		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
4:27		Ethan Anderson turnover (Ryan Pettit steals)
4:22		Jon Brantley misses three point jump shot
4:20		Jon Brantley offensive rebound
4:18		Jon Brantley misses two point jump shot
4:16		Aladji Gassama defensive rebound
4:13		Isaiah Thompson personal foul
4:01		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
3:59		Jon Brantley defensive rebound
3:55	+3	Ryan Pettit makes three point jump shot (Jon Brantley assists)	45-70
3:29	+2	Malik Moore makes two point layup	45-72
3:14		Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot
3:12		Malik Moore defensive rebound
2:51		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
2:49		Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
2:34		Jon Brantley misses three point jump shot
2:32		Malik Moore defensive rebound
2:20		Jalen Pitre turnover (Jon Brantley steals)
2:15	+2	Andrew Phillips makes two point layup	47-72
2:15		John Squire shooting foul (Andrew Phillips draws the foul)
2:15		TV timeout
2:15		Andrew Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:15		Ryan Pettit offensive rebound
2:12		Luka Savicevic misses three point jump shot
2:10		Paul Jordan defensive rebound
1:44		David Mager misses three point jump shot
1:42		Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
1:28	+2	Ryan Pettit makes two point layup (Mike Bednostin assists)	49-72
1:10	+2	Paul Jordan makes two point layup	49-74
0:56	+2	Luka Savicevic makes two point jump shot (Andrew Phillips assists)	51-74
0:46	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup	51-76
0:24		John Squire personal foul (Mike Bednostin draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Mike Bednostin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-76
0:24	+1	Mike Bednostin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-76
0:00		End of period

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Mike Bednostin makes regular free throw 2 of 2