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Boone scores 19 as UNLV defeats Pepperdine 82-68

AP
Nov 18, 2023

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Kalib Boone's 19 points helped UNLV defeat Pepperdine 82-68 on Friday.

Boone added six rebounds for the Rebels (2-1). Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 17 points while going 6 of 11 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line and added five assists. Jalen Hill had 15 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line.

Michael Ajayi led the Waves (3-2) in scoring, finishing with 31 points, 12 rebounds and two steals. Houston Mallette added 26 points for Pepperdine. Ethan Anderson also had six points and six assists.

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UNLV next plays Monday against Florida State at home, and Pepperdine will play UC Irvine on Tuesday.

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1st Half
UNLV
Rebels
40
PEP
Waves
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Isaiah Cottrell vs. Aladji Gassama (Runnin' Rebels gains possession)
19:42	+3	Isaiah Cottrell makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	3-0
19:16	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	3-2
19:16		Isaiah Cottrell shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
19:16	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-3
19:03	+3	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luis Rodriguez assists)	6-3
18:31		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
18:29		Ethan Anderson offensive rebound
18:22		Malik Moore turnover (bad pass) (Luis Rodriguez steals)
18:20	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	8-3
17:46		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
17:46		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
17:46		Waves turnover (shot clock violation)
17:25	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	10-3
17:22	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot	10-6
17:01		Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup
16:59		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
16:38		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
16:36		Justin Webster defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	12-6
16:05		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
16:03		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
16:02		Aladji Gassama personal foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
15:49	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	15-6
15:37		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
15:35		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
15:34		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
15:34		TV timeout
15:24		Jalen Pitre turnover (bad pass) (Jackie Johnson III steals)
15:17		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
15:15		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
15:10		Michael Ajayi turnover (bad pass) (Jackie Johnson III steals)
15:09		Michael Ajayi personal foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
15:00		Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup
14:58		Kalib Boone offensive rebound
14:53	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	17-6
14:42	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	17-8
14:29	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point jump shot	19-8
14:12		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
14:10		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
13:42		Luis Rodriguez turnover (out of bounds)
13:29	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	19-10
13:07		Kalib Boone turnover (traveling)
12:57		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
12:55		Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound
12:35	+2	Justin Webster makes two point jump shot	21-10
12:13	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	21-12
11:42		Jalen Hill misses two point jump shot
11:40		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
11:30	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	21-14
11:10		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
11:08		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
10:55		Jalen Pitre turnover (bad pass)
10:55		TV timeout
10:33		Luis Rodriguez offensive foul
10:33		Luis Rodriguez turnover (offensive foul)
10:10		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
10:08		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
9:44		Jalen Hill misses two point layup
9:42		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	21-16
9:02		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
9:00		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
8:47		Malik Moore offensive foul
8:47		Malik Moore turnover (offensive foul)
8:34	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	23-16
8:08	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Ethan Anderson assists)	23-18
7:52	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot	25-18
7:40	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	25-20
7:22	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	27-20
7:08		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
7:06		Jalen Pitre offensive rebound
7:01		Waves 30 second timeout
7:01		TV timeout
6:56		Brooklyn Hicks personal foul
6:56		Kalib Boone blocks Houston Mallette's two point layup
6:54		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point jump shot	29-20
5:55		Jalen Pitre misses three point jump shot
5:53		Aladji Gassama offensive rebound
5:52		Kalib Boone personal foul
5:50	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	29-22
5:26	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	31-22
5:26		Aladji Gassama shooting foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Kalib Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-22
5:16		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
5:14		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
5:06		Kalib Boone misses two point layup
5:04		Kalib Boone offensive rebound
4:59	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	34-22
4:57		Waves 30 second timeout
4:33		Waves turnover (shot clock violation)
4:21		Jalen Pitre personal foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
4:19		Justin Webster misses three point jump shot
4:17		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
4:11	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot	34-24
3:50		TV timeout
3:38		Kalib Boone turnover (bad pass) (Michael Ajayi steals)
3:17	+2	Malik Moore makes two point layup (Ethan Anderson assists)	34-26
2:53		Luis Rodriguez misses two point jump shot
2:51		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
2:44		Michael Ajayi turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Hill steals)
2:40	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	36-26
2:10		Jalen Hill personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
2:10		Jackie Johnson III personal foul
1:58		Kalib Boone shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-27
1:58	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-28
1:37		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:35		Malik Moore defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point layup (Malik Moore assists)	36-30
1:15		Isaiah Cottrell offensive foul
1:15		Isaiah Cottrell turnover (offensive foul)
0:54		Ethan Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Jackie Johnson III steals)
0:50	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	38-30
0:43		Ethan Anderson turnover (carrying)
0:43		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
0:35		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
0:33		Jalen Hill offensive rebound
0:15	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	40-30
0:04		Jalen Pitre offensive foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
0:04		Jalen Pitre turnover (offensive foul)
0:01		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNLV
Rebels
42
PEP
Waves
38

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup	42-30
19:24		Aladji Gassama turnover (bad pass)
19:04	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup	44-30
18:40		Aladji Gassama misses two point layup
18:38		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
18:35		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
18:33		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
18:31		Malik Moore shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
18:31	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-30
18:31	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-30
18:23		Ethan Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Dedan Thomas Jr. steals)
18:16		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point layup
18:14		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
17:52		Isaiah Cottrell shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
17:52	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-31
17:52		Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:52		Ethan Anderson offensive rebound
17:42	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	46-34
17:22		Jalen Hill misses two point jump shot
17:20		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
17:11		Malik Moore misses two point layup
17:09		Malik Moore offensive rebound
16:59	+2	Jalen Pitre makes two point layup (Ethan Anderson assists)	46-36
16:41		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
16:39		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
16:26		Jalen Pitre misses three point jump shot
16:24		Waves offensive rebound
16:24		Dedan Thomas Jr. personal foul
16:22		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
16:20		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
16:15		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
16:13		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
15:57	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	48-36
15:57		Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57		Kalib Boone misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:57		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
15:51		Justin Webster misses three point jump shot
15:51		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
15:51		Michael Ajayi personal foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
15:51	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-36
15:51	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-36
15:31		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
15:29		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	52-36
15:03		Jalen Pitre turnover (bad pass) (Luis Rodriguez steals)
14:45		Kalib Boone turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals)
14:28	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Nils Cooper assists)	52-39
14:00		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point layup
14:00		Nils Cooper defensive rebound
13:58		Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
13:58		Waves offensive rebound
13:58		Kalib Boone blocks Cord Stansberry's three point jump shot
13:56		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
13:36		Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass) (Nils Cooper steals)
13:29	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot	52-42
13:11	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot	54-42
13:05		Luis Rodriguez personal foul
12:56	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists)	54-45
12:31		Isaiah Cottrell turnover (bad pass)
12:24		Michael Ajayi turnover (traveling)
12:00		Nils Cooper shooting foul (Brooklyn Hicks draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
11:43	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup	56-45
11:33	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk	56-47
11:20		Nils Cooper personal foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
11:03	+3	Isaiah Cottrell makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists)	59-47
10:51	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	59-50
10:28		Michael Ajayi personal foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
10:11		Jalen Hill misses two point jump shot
10:09		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
10:01		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
9:59		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
9:58		Dedan Thomas Jr. personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
9:50	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	59-53
9:22	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	61-53
9:04		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
9:02		Houston Mallette offensive rebound
8:59		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
8:57		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
8:33	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	63-53
8:08		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
8:06		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
7:55		Jalen Hill offensive foul
7:55		Jalen Hill turnover (offensive foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:34		Luis Rodriguez personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
7:28	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	63-55
7:10		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
7:08		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
6:55		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
6:53		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point dunk	65-55
6:29		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
6:27		Waves offensive rebound
6:18		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
6:16		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
6:05		Jalen Hill offensive foul
6:05		Jalen Hill turnover (offensive foul)
5:52		Ethan Anderson misses two point jump shot
5:50		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
5:35		Malik Moore blocks Dedan Thomas Jr.'s two point layup
5:33		Malik Moore defensive rebound
5:26		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
5:26		Malik Moore offensive rebound
5:26		Malik Moore misses two point layup
5:24		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
5:23		Ethan Anderson personal foul
5:23	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-55
5:23	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-55
5:04		Kalib Boone shooting foul (Malik Moore draws the foul)
5:04	+1	Malik Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-56
5:04		Malik Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:04		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
4:43	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	70-56
4:26	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	70-58
4:07		Jalen Pitre blocks Jalen Hill's two point layup
4:05		Jalen Pitre defensive rebound
4:00		Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Houston Mallette misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-59
3:37	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Justin Webster assists)	73-59
3:14		Isaiah Cottrell shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-60
3:14		Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:14		Kalib Boone defensive rebound
2:43		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:41		Waves defensive rebound
2:30		Jackie Johnson III personal foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-61
2:30	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-62
2:20	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup	75-62
2:20		Jalen Pitre shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-62
2:09		Houston Mallette misses two point jump shot
2:07		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	76-64
2:01		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
2:01		TV timeout
1:48		Houston Mallette personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-64
1:48	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-64
1:34	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	78-66
1:15		Houston Mallette personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-66
1:15	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-66
1:01	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot	80-68
0:31	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	82-68
0:23		Houston Mallette turnover (lost ball) (Dedan Thomas Jr. steals)
0:00		End of period

Houston Mallette turnover (lost ball) (Dedan Thomas Jr. steals)