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Pepperdine earns 91-70 victory against Portland

AP
Feb 18, 2024

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Michael Ajayi's 26 points helped Pepperdine defeat Portland 91-70 on Saturday night.

Ajayi had eight rebounds for the Waves (11-17, 4-9 West Coast Conference). Jevon Porter scored 18 points while shooting 9 of 12 from the field, and added three blocks. Malik Moore shot 6 for 11, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.

The Pilots (9-19, 3-10) were led in scoring by Tyler Robertson, who finished with 23 points and seven rebounds. Vukasin Masic added 17 points and three steals for Portland. In addition, Bol Dengdit finished with 12 points.

Ajayi scored 15 points in the first half to help the Waves build a 52-36 lead at the break.

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

1st Half
PORT
Pilots
36
PEP
Waves
52

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Pilots gains possession)
19:43	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:12		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
19:10		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
18:50		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses two point jump shot
18:48		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
18:43	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	2-3
18:20		Tyler Robertson misses two point jump shot
18:18		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams offensive rebound
18:12		Malik Moore personal foul
18:12	+1	Bol Dengdit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
18:12		Bol Dengdit misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:09		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
17:56	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Jevon Porter assists)	3-6
17:34	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	6-6
17:14		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams personal foul
17:14		Houston Mallette misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:14	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-7
17:04		Houston Mallette personal foul
16:55		Bol Dengdit misses two point layup
16:53		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
16:36	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Jevon Porter assists)	6-10
16:20	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	8-10
16:11		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
16:09		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup (Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams assists)	10-10
15:39	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Ethan Anderson assists)	10-12
15:25		Juan Sebastian Gorosito turnover (Houston Mallette steals)
15:15	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	10-15
15:02		TV timeout
14:47	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point layup	12-15
14:23	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)	12-18
14:02		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
14:00		Waves defensive rebound
13:45		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
13:43		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
13:37	+3	Tyler Robertson makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	15-18
13:23	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	15-20
12:54		Bol Dengdit misses two point layup
12:52		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
12:44		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
12:42		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
12:36		Jevon Porter personal foul
12:36		Vukasin Masic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:36	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-20
12:21	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	16-22
12:00		Jevon Porter blocks Chris Austin's two point layup
12:00		Waves defensive rebound
12:00		TV timeout
11:29	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	16-24
11:00		Michael Ajayi personal foul
11:00	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-24
11:00	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-24
10:33		Nils Cooper misses three point jump shot
10:31		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
10:24		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams blocks Michael Ajayi's two point jump shot
10:22		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
10:21		Cord Stansberry personal foul
10:11		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams offensive foul
10:11		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams turnover (offensive foul)
10:02	+3	Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	18-27
9:47	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point layup	20-27
9:23	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Nils Cooper assists)	20-30
9:11		Vukasin Masic turnover (Houston Mallette steals)
9:04	+2	Nils Cooper makes two point dunk (Houston Mallette assists)	20-32
9:04		Pilots 30 second timeout
8:37		Nils Cooper personal foul
8:37	+1	Bol Dengdit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-32
8:37	+1	Bol Dengdit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-32
8:21	+2	Nils Cooper makes two point dunk (Jevon Porter assists)	22-34
8:06		Bol Dengdit misses two point layup
8:04		Pilots offensive rebound
7:51		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
7:49		Nils Cooper defensive rebound
7:34		Juan Sebastian Gorosito personal foul
7:34		TV timeout
7:34		Ethan Anderson turnover (Juan Sebastian Gorosito steals)
7:34	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup (Vukasin Masic assists)	24-34
6:59	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup (Nils Cooper assists)	24-36
6:41		Juan Sebastian Gorosito turnover
6:20	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point jump shot	24-38
5:56		Bol Dengdit misses two point layup
5:54		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
5:46	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	24-40
5:32		Juan Sebastian Gorosito offensive foul
5:32		Juan Sebastian Gorosito turnover (offensive foul)
5:08	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)	24-43
4:44		Chris Austin misses two point jump shot
4:42		Tyler Robertson offensive rebound
4:28		Jevon Porter blocks Chris Austin's two point layup
4:26		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
4:18		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
4:16		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
4:07	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	24-45
4:05		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
4:05		Malik Moore defensive rebound
4:05	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot	24-48
4:04		Pilots 30 second timeout
3:59		Jevon Porter personal foul
3:59		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Vasilije Vucinic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-48
3:57	+1	Vasilije Vucinic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-48
3:45	+2	Malik Moore makes two point jump shot	26-50
3:30	+2	Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams assists)	28-50
3:30		Malik Moore personal foul
3:30	+1	Vasilije Vucinic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-50
3:19		Malik Moore turnover
2:55		Vasilije Vucinic turnover (Houston Mallette steals)
2:47	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Ethan Anderson assists)	29-52
2:35		Tyler Robertson misses two point jump shot
2:33		John Squire defensive rebound
2:27		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
2:25		John Squire offensive rebound
2:19		Vasilije Vucinic blocks Michael Ajayi's two point layup
2:17		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
2:07	+3	Tyler Robertson makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	32-52
2:05		Waves 30 second timeout
1:41		Houston Mallette turnover (Vukasin Masic steals)
1:22		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
1:20		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
1:15		Malik Moore turnover (bad pass)
1:02	+2	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes two point layup	34-52
0:42		Michael Ajayi turnover (Juan Sebastian Gorosito steals)
0:38		Bol Dengdit offensive foul
0:38		Bol Dengdit turnover (offensive foul)
0:22		Cord Stansberry turnover (Vukasin Masic steals)
0:04	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point layup	36-52
0:00		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
0:00		Waves offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PORT
Pilots
34
PEP
Waves
39

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point layup	38-52
19:31		Jevon Porter turnover (Tyler Robertson steals)
19:21		Bol Dengdit turnover (Malik Moore steals)
19:06		Houston Mallette misses two point layup
19:04		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
18:58		Jevon Porter personal foul
18:58	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-52
18:58	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-52
18:42	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	40-54
18:28		Vukasin Masic turnover
18:17	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point dunk (Michael Ajayi assists)	40-56
17:47		Vukasin Masic misses two point layup
17:45		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
17:45		Jevon Porter personal foul
17:45	+1	Bol Dengdit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-56
17:45		Bol Dengdit misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:45		Waves defensive rebound
17:44		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams personal foul
17:30		Malik Moore misses two point jump shot
17:28		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
17:22		Houston Mallette personal foul
17:22	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-56
17:22	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-56
17:12	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	43-58
17:03		Vukasin Masic turnover
16:57		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
16:55		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
16:45		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
16:43		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
16:36	+3	Ethan Anderson makes three point jump shot (Houston Mallette assists)	43-61
16:20		Houston Mallette personal foul
16:08		Michael Ajayi personal foul
16:05	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-61
16:05	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-61
15:51		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
15:49		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
15:42	+3	Tyler Robertson makes three point jump shot	48-61
15:24	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point jump shot	48-63
15:07		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
15:05		Waves defensive rebound
15:05		Bol Dengdit personal foul
15:05		TV timeout
14:40	+3	Ethan Anderson makes three point jump shot (Malik Moore assists)	48-66
14:26		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
14:24		Tyler Robertson offensive rebound
14:19		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
14:17		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
13:56	+3	Malik Moore makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	48-69
13:35		Nils Cooper personal foul
13:35		Bol Dengdit misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:35		Bol Dengdit misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:35		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
13:32		Bol Dengdit personal foul
13:17	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	48-71
13:09	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup	50-71
12:49	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists)	50-74
12:33		Vasilije Vucinic turnover (John Squire steals)
12:08	+2	John Squire makes two point dunk (Cord Stansberry assists)	50-76
11:52		Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
11:51		Waves defensive rebound
11:51		TV timeout
11:29		Michael Ajayi turnover (traveling)
11:15	+2	Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Coleman Lemke assists)	52-76
10:50		Tyler Robertson personal foul
10:50		Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:50	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-77
10:41	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup	54-77
10:27		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
10:25		John Squire offensive rebound
10:21		John Squire misses two point layup
10:19		Chris Austin defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes two point layup	56-77
9:56		Waves 30 second timeout
9:56		TV timeout
9:38	+3	Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Nils Cooper assists)	56-80
9:16		Vasilije Vucinic turnover (John Squire steals)
9:05		Vasilije Vucinic personal foul
9:01		Nils Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:01		Nils Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:01		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
8:43		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
8:41		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
8:07		Nils Cooper misses two point layup
8:05		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
7:59		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
7:57		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
7:44		Bol Dengdit personal foul
7:44		TV timeout
7:31	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Jevon Porter assists)	56-83
7:15		Bol Dengdit turnover (Houston Mallette steals)
6:51		Jevon Porter turnover (Vukasin Masic steals)
6:44		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
6:42		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
6:15		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
6:13		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
6:08	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup	58-83
6:07		Pilots 30 second timeout
5:44	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	58-85
5:13	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point layup	60-85
4:51		Nils Cooper misses three point jump shot
4:49		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Chris Austin makes two point dunk	62-85
4:13		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
4:11		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams defensive rebound
4:01		Jevon Porter blocks Vukasin Masic's two point layup
3:59		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
3:50	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point dunk	62-87
3:38		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses three point jump shot
3:36		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
3:13		Houston Mallette misses two point layup
3:11		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup	64-87
2:37	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	64-89
2:25	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point jump shot	66-89
2:21		Waves 30 second timeout
2:21		TV timeout
1:56		Malik Moore misses three point jump shot
1:54		Chris Austin defensive rebound
1:39		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses two point jump shot
1:37		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot	66-91
1:16	+2	Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Coleman Lemke assists)	68-91
0:58		Paul Jordan misses three point jump shot
0:56		Vasilije Vucinic defensive rebound
0:45		Andrew Younan misses two point jump shot
0:43		Paul Jordan defensive rebound
0:36		David Mager turnover (out of bounds)
0:17		Andrew Younan misses two point jump shot
0:15		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
0:09	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point jump shot	70-91
0:00		End of period

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Bol Dengdit makes two point jump shot