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New Mexico secures 90-71 win over Pepperdine in Ball Dawgs Classic finale

AP
Nov 24, 2023

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Donovan Dent scored 24 points as New Mexico beat Pepperdine 90-71 on Friday night in the final game of the Ball Dawgs Classic tournament.

Dent added seven assists for the Lobos (5-1). Tru Washington scored 19 points and added 12 rebounds and five steals. Jemarl Baker Jr. had 14 points and shot 5 for 7, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.

The Waves (3-5) were led in scoring by Malik Moore, who finished with 18 points. Pepperdine also got 16 points and 13 rebounds from Michael Ajayi. Houston Mallette also recorded 13 points and three steals.

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Up next for New Mexico is a matchup Wednesday with Louisiana Tech at home. Pepperdine hosts Idaho State on Tuesday.

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

1st Half
PEP
Waves
28
NMEX
Lobos
52

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Lobos gains possession)
19:39	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup	0-2
19:19		Aladji Gassama turnover (bad pass) (Tru Washington steals)
19:07		Donovan Dent misses two point layup
19:05		JT Toppin offensive rebound
19:03		JT Toppin misses two point layup
19:01		JT Toppin offensive rebound
19:01		Aladji Gassama shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
19:01		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:01		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:01		Aladji Gassama defensive rebound
18:51		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
18:49		JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:44	+3	Jemarl Baker makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	0-5
18:09		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
18:07		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
17:59	+3	Jemarl Baker makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	0-8
17:38		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
17:36		Tru Washington defensive rebound
17:25	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	0-10
17:25		Waves 30 second timeout
17:05		Ethan Anderson misses three point jump shot
17:03		JT Toppin defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists)	0-12
16:26	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot	3-12
16:09		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
16:07		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
16:05		Jemarl Baker misses three point jump shot
16:03		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)	6-12
15:40		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
15:38		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
15:30		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
15:28		Tru Washington defensive rebound
15:20		Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals)
15:14		Michael Ajayi misses two point dunk
15:12		Jemarl Baker defensive rebound
15:05		Donovan Dent misses three point jump shot
15:03		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
14:36		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
14:34		Aladji Gassama offensive rebound
14:14		Aladji Gassama turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Dent steals)
14:12		Houston Mallette shooting foul
14:12		TV timeout
14:12		Tru Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:12		Tru Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:12		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
13:58		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
13:56		Quinton Webb defensive rebound
13:45	+3	Tru Washington makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	6-15
13:15		Quinton Webb shooting foul (Malik Moore draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-15
13:15	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-15
13:04	+3	Quinton Webb makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	8-18
12:46	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Nils Cooper assists)	11-18
12:29	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists)	11-20
12:24		Malik Moore turnover (bad pass)
12:15	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	11-22
12:08		Houston Mallette turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Dent steals)
12:03	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point dunk	11-24
11:46		Jalen Pitre turnover (lost ball) (Tru Washington steals)
11:46		Jalen Pitre personal foul
11:46		TV timeout
11:33	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists)	11-26
11:05	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pitre assists)	14-26
10:51		Malik Moore shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
10:51		Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:51	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-27
10:41		Mustapha Amzil personal foul
10:22		Nils Cooper misses two point layup
10:20		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
10:20		Michael Ajayi personal foul
10:08		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
10:06		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
10:03		Mustapha Amzil misses two point layup
10:01		Lobos offensive rebound
9:57		Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
9:45		Quinton Webb shooting foul (Nils Cooper draws the foul)
9:45		Nils Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:45	+1	Nils Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-27
9:29	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	15-29
9:05		Nils Cooper misses three point jump shot
9:03		Tru Washington defensive rebound
8:59		Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
8:59		Mustapha Amzil personal foul
8:43		Houston Mallette turnover (bad pass) (Tru Washington steals)
8:39		Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Tru Washington draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Tru Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-30
8:39	+1	Tru Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-31
8:37		Ethan Anderson turnover (out of bounds)
8:26	+2	Jemarl Baker makes two point layup (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)	15-33
8:26		Nils Cooper shooting foul (Braden Appelhans draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Jemarl Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-34
8:06		Michael Ajayi turnover (traveling)
7:38	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (JT Toppin assists)	15-36
7:28		Ethan Anderson turnover (lost ball)
7:13	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Jemarl Baker assists)	15-38
7:00		JT Toppin personal foul
6:58	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	17-38
6:34	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	17-40
6:15		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
6:13		Tru Washington defensive rebound
6:05		Michael Ajayi shooting foul (Tru Washington draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Tru Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-41
6:05	+1	Tru Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-42
5:45		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
5:43		Aladji Gassama offensive rebound
5:43		Isaac Mushila personal foul (Aladji Gassama draws the foul)
5:42		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
5:40		JT Toppin defensive rebound
5:26		Tru Washington turnover (out of bounds)
5:06		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
5:04		Tru Washington defensive rebound
4:57		Malik Moore personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
4:57	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-43
4:57	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-44
4:35	+3	Jalen Pitre makes three point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists)	20-44
4:21	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	20-46
4:00		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
3:58		Isaac Mushila defensive rebound
3:52		Jemarl Baker misses three point jump shot
3:50		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
3:34		Jalen Pitre misses three point jump shot
3:32		JT Toppin defensive rebound
3:21		JT Toppin misses two point dunk
3:19		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
2:58	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	23-46
2:35		Isaac Mushila misses three point jump shot
2:33		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
2:24		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
2:22		Isaac Mushila defensive rebound
2:17		Cord Stansberry personal foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
2:17		TV timeout
2:17	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-47
2:17	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-48
2:02		Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul (Nils Cooper draws the foul)
2:02		Nils Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:02		Tru Washington defensive rebound
1:43		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
1:41		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
1:25		Jalen Pitre misses two point layup
1:23		Quinton Webb defensive rebound
1:23		Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Pitre steals)
1:20	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup (Houston Mallette assists)	25-48
1:02	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)	25-50
0:43		Jalen Pitre turnover (bad pass)
0:28	+2	Quinton Webb makes two point layup (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)	25-52
0:08	+3	Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	28-52
0:01		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
0:00		Waves defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PEP
Waves
43
NMEX
Lobos
38

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Donovan Dent blocks Aladji Gassama's two point layup
19:47		Lobos defensive rebound
19:30		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
19:28		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
19:22		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
19:20		Aladji Gassama offensive rebound
19:01		Aladji Gassama misses two point jump shot
18:59		Tru Washington defensive rebound
18:43	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point hook shot	28-54
18:30		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
18:28		Jemarl Baker defensive rebound
18:08		JT Toppin offensive foul
18:08		JT Toppin turnover (offensive foul)
17:48		Jalen Pitre misses two point jump shot
17:46		Tru Washington defensive rebound
17:30		Tru Washington misses two point layup
17:28		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
17:22		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
17:20		Tru Washington defensive rebound
17:05		Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
17:00	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	31-54
16:42		Tru Washington turnover (bad pass) (Malik Moore steals)
16:32		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
16:30		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
16:26	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	33-54
16:10		Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
16:10		Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:10		Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:10		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
15:53		JT Toppin personal foul
15:53		TV timeout
15:41		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
15:39		Waves offensive rebound
15:22		Mustapha Amzil shooting foul (Ethan Anderson draws the foul)
15:22	+1	Ethan Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-54
15:22	+1	Ethan Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-54
15:16		Ethan Anderson personal foul
15:04		Mustapha Amzil turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Anderson steals)
14:35		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
14:33		Jemarl Baker defensive rebound
14:25	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	35-56
14:14	+2	Malik Moore makes two point jump shot	37-56
13:55		Ethan Anderson shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
13:55		Waves 30 second timeout
13:55		TV timeout
13:55	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-57
13:55	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-58
13:31	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	40-58
13:12		Malik Moore shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
13:12		Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:12	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-59
13:02		Jalen Pitre misses two point layup
13:00		Tru Washington defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Tru Washington makes two point layup	40-61
12:25	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	42-61
12:07		Mustapha Amzil misses two point layup
12:05		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
11:57		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
11:55		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
11:41		Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-62
11:41	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-63
11:35		JT Toppin blocks Nils Cooper's two point layup
11:33		JT Toppin defensive rebound
11:15	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	42-65
11:09		Tru Washington personal foul
10:55	+2	Nils Cooper makes two point dunk (Michael Ajayi assists)	44-65
10:41		Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
10:39		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
10:34		Cord Stansberry turnover (lost ball) (Tru Washington steals)
10:29	+2	Tru Washington makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists)	44-67
10:16		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
10:14		Nils Cooper offensive rebound
10:09		Quinton Webb shooting foul (Nils Cooper draws the foul)
10:09	+1	Nils Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-67
10:09	+1	Nils Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-67
9:53		Tru Washington misses two point jump shot
9:51		JT Toppin offensive rebound
9:50	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	46-69
9:50		Michael Ajayi shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
9:50	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-70
9:43		JT Toppin personal foul
9:31		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
9:29		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
9:19	+3	Jemarl Baker makes three point jump shot (Isaac Mushila assists)	46-73
9:05	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point jump shot	48-73
8:42		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
8:40		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
8:33		Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
8:31		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
8:28		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
8:26		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
8:24	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	50-73
8:07		Isaac Mushila misses two point jump shot
8:05		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
8:01		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
7:59		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
7:55		Nelly Junior Joseph shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-73
7:55	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-73
7:27	+2	Tru Washington makes two point layup (Isaac Mushila assists)	52-75
7:18	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	54-75
7:01	+2	Jemarl Baker makes two point layup (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)	54-77
6:56		Houston Mallette turnover (bad pass) (Tru Washington steals)
6:52	+2	Tru Washington makes two point layup	54-79
6:40		Ethan Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Braden Appelhans steals)
6:36		Braden Appelhans misses two point layup
6:34		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
6:32		Michael Ajayi turnover (out of bounds)
6:32		Waves 30 second timeout
6:16		Michael Ajayi shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
6:16		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:16		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:16		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
6:03		Michael Ajayi turnover (bad pass) (Jemarl Baker steals)
5:58	+2	Tru Washington makes two point layup (Jemarl Baker assists)	54-81
5:50	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot	56-81
5:25		Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Isaac Mushila draws the foul)
5:25		Isaac Mushila misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:25		Isaac Mushila misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:25		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point jump shot	58-81
4:43		Braden Appelhans misses three point jump shot
4:41		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
4:36		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
4:34		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
4:14		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
4:12		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
4:12		Aladji Gassama personal foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-82
4:12		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:12		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
4:06	+3	Ethan Anderson makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	61-82
3:47	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)	61-84
3:47		Lobos 30 second timeout
3:47		TV timeout
3:32		Isaac Mushila blocks Aladji Gassama's two point layup
3:30		Tru Washington defensive rebound
3:16		Braden Appelhans misses two point jump shot
3:14		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
3:07		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
3:05		Quinton Webb defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Isaac Mushila makes two point layup	61-86
2:39	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	64-86
2:11	+2	Braden Appelhans makes two point dunk	64-88
2:00		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
1:58		Tru Washington defensive rebound
1:46		Quinton Webb turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Anderson steals)
1:41	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Ethan Anderson assists)	66-88
1:30		Tru Washington misses two point jump shot
1:28		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
1:26		Waves 30 second timeout
1:26		David Mager misses two point jump shot
1:24		Lobos defensive rebound
0:51	+2	Tru Washington makes two point layup (Sebastian Forsling assists)	66-90
0:39	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (David Mager assists)	69-90
0:32		Braden Appelhans turnover (bad pass)
0:23	+2	Malik Moore makes two point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists)	71-90
0:00		End of period

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Malik Moore makes two point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists)