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Ajayi's double-double sparks Pepperdine past Loyola Marymount 72-63

AP
Feb 10, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) Michael Ajayi scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Pepperdine beat Loyola Marymount 72-63 on Saturday night.

Houston Mallette scored 13 points for the Waves (10-16, 3-8 West Coast Conference), who put an end to a six-game losing streak. Jevon Porter pitched in with 11 points and six rebounds.

The Lions (10-14, 3-7) were led by Alex Merkviladze with 17 points and nine rebounds. Justice Hill added 13 points and five assists. Will Johnston scored 12.

Pepperdine took the lead with 1:03 left before intermission and led the whole second half.

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

1st Half
PEP
Waves
30
LMU
Lions
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Lions gains possession)
19:48	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists)	0-2
19:27	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	2-2
19:20		Justice Hill turnover
18:50		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
18:48		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
18:23	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point dunk (Alex Merkviladze assists)	2-4
17:58		Will Johnston shooting foul
17:58		Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:58		Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:58		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
17:31	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup	2-6
17:22		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
17:20		Justin Wright defensive rebound
17:10		Alex Merkviladze misses two point hook shot
17:08		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
16:58		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
16:50		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
16:48		Justice Hill defensive rebound
16:39		Justin Wright turnover
16:25		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
16:23		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
16:01		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
15:59		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
15:49		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
15:47		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
15:43	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	4-6
15:24	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup	4-8
15:24		Jevon Porter shooting foul
15:24		TV timeout
15:24	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-9
14:55	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot	7-9
14:33	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	7-12
14:07	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	10-12
13:34		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
13:32		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
13:00		Waves turnover (shot clock violation)
12:40	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	10-14
12:22		Jevon Porter turnover (lost ball) (Justin Wright steals)
12:22		Michael Ajayi personal foul (Justin Wright draws the foul)
12:22		Justin Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:11	+1	Justin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-15
12:01	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup	12-15
11:36		Nils Cooper personal foul (Alex Merkviladze draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:36	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-16
11:36	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-17
11:24		Lars Thiemann personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
11:19		Michael Graham blocks Michael Ajayi's two point layup
11:17		Justin Wright defensive rebound
10:52		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
10:50		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
10:48		Ethan Anderson turnover
10:35		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
10:33		Malik Moore defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	14-17
10:07		Ethan Anderson blocks Justice Hill's two point layup
10:05		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
9:58		Jevon Porter misses two point dunk
9:56		Justice Hill defensive rebound
9:52	+2	Will Johnston makes two point layup	14-19
9:41		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
9:39		Will Johnston defensive rebound
9:26		Cord Stansberry personal foul
9:15		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
9:13		Lions offensive rebound
9:05		Malik Moore personal foul
8:51		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
8:49		Malik Moore defensive rebound
8:42		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
8:41		Cord Stansberry offensive rebound
8:41		Cord Stansberry turnover
8:41		Lars Thiemann offensive foul
8:41		Lars Thiemann turnover (offensive foul)
8:08		Michael Graham personal foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-19
8:08		Cord Stansberry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:08		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
7:43		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
7:43		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
7:43		Michael Ajayi turnover
7:43		TV timeout
7:41		Justin Wright turnover (lost ball) (Jevon Porter steals)
7:30		Cord Stansberry turnover (out of bounds)
7:16		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
7:14		Nils Cooper defensive rebound
6:55	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	17-19
6:31	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	17-22
6:12	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup (Nils Cooper assists)	19-22
5:49		Justin Wright misses two point layup
5:47		Michael Graham offensive rebound
5:41		Michael Graham misses two point layup
5:39		Waves defensive rebound
5:33		Michael Graham personal foul (Waves draws the foul)
5:12	+2	Malik Moore makes two point jump shot	21-22
4:53	+3	Justin Wright makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	21-25
4:35	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)	24-25
4:17		Alex Merkviladze misses two point jump shot
4:15		Michael Graham offensive rebound
4:12		Michael Graham turnover (lost ball)
3:51		Nils Cooper turnover (Kevin Carney steals)
3:40		Houston Mallette personal foul
3:40		TV timeout
3:38		Lars Thiemann turnover (bad pass)
3:33		Justin Wright personal foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
3:33	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-25
3:33	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-25
3:11		Lars Thiemann misses two point layup
3:09		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
3:04		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
3:02		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
2:52		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
2:50		Malik Moore defensive rebound
2:41		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
2:39		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
2:14		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
2:12		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
2:06		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
2:04		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
1:53		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
1:51		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
1:45		Lions 30 second timeout
1:45		Waves 60 second timeout
1:35	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	26-27
1:03	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	28-27
0:49		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
0:47		Malik Moore defensive rebound
0:29	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point layup	30-27
0:03	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	30-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PEP
Waves
42
LMU
Lions
34

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	32-29
19:08		Jevon Porter blocks Justice Hill's two point layup
19:06		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	34-29
18:40		Lamaj Lewis misses three point jump shot
18:38		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Malik Moore makes two point jump shot	36-29
18:24		Lions 30 second timeout
18:24		TV timeout
18:12		Jovan Ristic misses two point jump shot
18:10		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
17:57		Justice Hill blocks Ethan Anderson's two point jump shot
17:55		Waves offensive rebound
17:38		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
17:36		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
17:22		Alex Merkviladze misses two point jump shot
17:20		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
16:58		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
16:56		Justin Wright defensive rebound
16:50		Ethan Anderson shooting foul (Justin Wright draws the foul)
16:45		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
16:43		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
16:33	+3	Ethan Anderson makes three point jump shot (Jevon Porter assists)	39-29
16:09		Jevon Porter shooting foul (Alex Merkviladze draws the foul)
16:09	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-30
16:09	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-31
16:03	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	41-31
15:45		Malik Moore personal foul (Justin Wright draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:41	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists)	41-33
15:17		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
15:16		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
15:16	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	43-33
15:16		Michael Graham personal foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
15:15	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-33
15:01		Houston Mallette personal foul (Lions draws the foul)
14:44	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Justin Wright assists)	44-36
14:16		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
14:14		Michael Graham defensive rebound
14:08		Justice Hill misses two point layup
14:06		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
13:58		Nils Cooper misses two point layup
13:53		Michael Graham defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	44-38
13:26		Waves 30 second timeout
13:10		Justice Hill personal foul
13:07		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
13:05		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
12:58		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
12:56		Lions defensive rebound
12:56		Justin Wright turnover
12:44		Michael Graham blocks Jevon Porter's two point layup
12:42		Waves offensive rebound
12:41	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	47-38
12:16		Will Johnston turnover (bad pass) (Cord Stansberry steals)
12:10	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point dunk	49-38
12:06		Cord Stansberry personal foul (Lions draws the foul)
11:56	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point jump shot	49-40
11:51		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
11:49		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Will Johnston makes two point layup	49-42
11:26	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot	51-42
11:10		Jevon Porter blocks Justice Hill's two point layup
11:08		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
11:01	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot	53-42
10:41		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
10:39		Michael Graham offensive rebound
10:33	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup	53-44
10:31		Lions 30 second timeout
10:31		TV timeout
10:23		Malik Moore turnover (lost ball) (Will Johnston steals)
10:16		Justice Hill misses two point dunk
10:14		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
10:09	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup (Malik Moore assists)	55-44
10:04		Lars Thiemann misses two point layup
10:02		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
9:50		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
9:48		Justice Hill defensive rebound
9:20	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point dunk (Justice Hill assists)	55-46
8:46		Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
8:44		Justice Hill defensive rebound
8:34		Malik Moore shooting foul (Justice Hill draws the foul)
8:34		Justice Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:34	+1	Justice Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-47
8:12		Ethan Anderson misses two point jump shot
8:10		Nils Cooper offensive rebound
8:10	+2	Nils Cooper makes two point layup	57-47
8:10		TV timeout
7:50		Jevon Porter shooting foul (Justin Wright draws the foul)
7:50	+1	Justin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-48
7:50		Justin Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:49		Lions offensive rebound
7:32		Will Johnston misses two point layup
7:32		Nils Cooper defensive rebound
7:32		Will Johnston personal foul (Nils Cooper draws the foul)
7:17		Lars Thiemann personal foul (Waves draws the foul)
7:15		Will Johnston personal foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
7:15	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-48
7:15	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-48
7:07		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
7:05		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
6:55		Nils Cooper misses two point jump shot
6:53		Will Johnston defensive rebound
6:28		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
6:26		Nils Cooper defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot (Jevon Porter assists)	61-48
5:54	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup	61-50
5:39	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	63-50
5:25		Justin Wright turnover
5:14		Nils Cooper misses three point jump shot
5:12		Nils Cooper offensive rebound
5:12	+2	Nils Cooper makes two point layup	65-50
5:12		Justin Wright shooting foul (Nils Cooper draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Nils Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-50
5:02	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	66-52
4:54		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
4:52		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
4:45		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
4:43		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
4:35	+2	Justice Hill makes two point jump shot	66-54
4:15		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
4:13		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
4:06		Jevon Porter personal foul (Lions draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Justice Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-55
3:53	+1	Justice Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-56
3:35		Will Johnston personal foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
3:35	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-56
3:35	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-56
3:21	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	68-58
2:43		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-58
2:43	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-58
2:26		Michael Ajayi blocks Justin Wright's two point layup
2:24		Justin Wright offensive rebound
2:18		Justin Wright misses two point layup
2:16		Malik Moore defensive rebound
2:07	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point layup	72-58
1:58		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
1:56		Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound
1:45		Justice Hill misses two point layup
1:45		Michael Graham offensive rebound
1:45		Justin Wright misses two point layup
1:45		Michael Graham offensive rebound
1:45	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup	72-60
1:45		TV timeout
1:14		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
1:12		Michael Graham defensive rebound
1:06		Malik Moore shooting foul (Will Johnston draws the foul)
1:06		Will Johnston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:06	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-61
0:47		Michael Graham blocks Malik Moore's two point layup
0:45		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
0:38		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
0:36		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
0:23	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup	72-63
0:00		End of period

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Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup