Pepperdine Waves @ Long Beach State Beach
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
PEPP | 37 | 41 | 78 |
LBSU | 36 | 45 | 81 |
Long Beach State defeats Pepperdine 81-78
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- — Gavin Sykes scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, and Long Beach State beat Pepperdine 81-78 on Thursday night.
Sykes shot 9 of 16 from the field for the Beach (3-9). Petar Majstorovic added 20 points and six rebounds. Shaquil Bender finished with 12 points.
Styles Phipps led the way for the Waves (4-8) with 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Javon Cooley added 17 points for Pepperdine. Danilo Dozic finished with 15 points.
Bender scored nine points in the first half and Long Beach State went into the break trailing 37-36.
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Game Information
Long Beach, CA
Referee:Randy McCall
Referee:Tony Padilla
Referee:Brooks Wells
2025-26 Standings
| West Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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