Pepperdine Waves vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs

Jan 4, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PEPP	27	33	60
GONZ	45	41	86

Game Recap

No. 24 Gonzaga rebounds and opens WCC play with emphatic 86-60 win over Pepperdine. Graham Ike scored 20 points, Anton Watson added 15 and No. 24 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 86-60 on Thursday night in their West Coast Conference opener for its 46th straight win over the Waves.

Player Stats

PEPPERDINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Jevon Porter	26	3-12	0-3	0-2	3	1	5	0	1	2	6
12Boubacar Coulibaly	22	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2	4
1Michael Ajayi	32	3-15	3-5	5-7	14	2	0	2	2	3	14
0Houston Mallette	33	2-9	2-5	9-13	4	3	0	0	0	2	15
20Ethan Anderson	23	3-4	0-1	1-1	1	4	1	0	3	1	7
2Jalen Pitre	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	0
35Aladji Gassama	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
23Curtis Williams	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Nils Cooper	20	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	4
13Cord Stansberry	9	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	5
3Malik Messina-Moore	19	2-7	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5
TOTAL	-	19-5832.8%	7-1936.8%	15-2365.2%	30	12	6	3	11	18	60

GONZAGA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Graham Ike	22	8-10	0-0	4-4	7	1	0	2	1	1	20
22Anton Watson	28	6-12	1-3	2-3	6	3	0	1	2	4	15
4Dusty Stromer	31	1-4	1-4	3-4	5	1	0	1	2	1	6
11Nolan Hickman	32	5-7	4-5	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	2	14
0Ryan Nembhard	31	3-7	2-3	2-3	2	7	2	0	2	2	10
21Junseok Yeo	13	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4	0
14Pavle Stošic	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
34Braden Huff	14	5-7	0-1	1-2	4	1	0	0	1	5	11
33Ben Gregg	18	3-4	0-1	2-2	7	1	0	0	2	2	8
25Colby Brooks	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
15Joe Few	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	32-5756.1%	8-1942.1%	14-1877.8%	38	18	4	4	14	23	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPEPPGONZ

(19:38) Jevon Porter missed Jumper.
(19:36) Nolan Hickman Defensive Rebound.
(19:18) Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
(19:18) Boubacar Coulibaly Block.
(19:12) Ethan Anderson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:02) Ethan Anderson made Jumper.
20
(18:41) Anton Watson Turnover.
(18:25) Jevon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:22) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(18:22) Michael Ajayi Turnover.
(18:05) Anton Watson missed Layup.
(18:01) Graham Ike Offensive Rebound.
(17:56) undefined.
22
(17:26) Jevon Porter missed Layup.
(17:23) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
(17:16) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(16:55) Foul on Ryan Nembhard.
(16:52) Jevon Porter missed Layup.
(16:49) Boubacar Coulibaly Offensive Rebound.
(16:49) Foul on Graham Ike.
(16:38) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(16:35) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:27) Anton Watson made Jumper.
24
(16:08) Michael Ajayi missed Layup.
(16:08) Dusty Stromer Block.
(16:03) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:58) Dusty Stromer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
27
+2 (15:34) Jevon Porter made Layup. Assisted by Michael Ajayi.
47
+2 (15:20) Graham Ike made Layup.
49
(15:20) Foul on Boubacar Coulibaly.
+1 (15:20) Graham Ike made Free Throw.
410
(15:08) Houston Mallette missed Jumper.
(15:04) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) Dusty Stromer missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:45) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Malik Moore missed Jumper.
(14:24) Anton Watson Block.
(14:20) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
(14:00) Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:57) Nils Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(13:46) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(13:43) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+2 (13:34) Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
412
(13:20) Houston Mallette missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:17) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(13:17) Foul on Dusty Stromer.
(13:00) Nils Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:55) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(12:54) Malik Moore missed Layup.
(12:50) Jalen Pitre Offensive Rebound.
(12:45) Houston Mallette missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:41) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:35) Braden Huff made Layup. Assisted by Anton Watson.
414
(12:35) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+1 (12:35) Braden Huff made Free Throw.
415
(12:23) Jevon Porter Turnover.
(12:23) Nolan Hickman Steal.
(12:17) Jun Seok Yeo missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:13) Jevon Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:02) Ethan Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Jevon Porter.
615
(11:47) Foul on Nils Cooper.
(11:32) Anton Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:30) Pepperdine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:19) Ethan Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Pitre.
815
(11:19) Foul on Jun Seok Yeo.
+1 (11:19) Ethan Anderson made Free Throw.
915
(10:58) Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.
(10:57) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
(10:57) Foul on Jalen Pitre.
(10:54) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:51) Jun Seok Yeo Offensive Rebound.
(10:48) Jun Seok Yeo missed Layup.
(10:45) Braden Huff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:44) Braden Huff made Layup.
917
(10:30) Malik Moore missed Jumper.
(10:26) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:23) Nolan Hickman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
920
(10:09) Foul on Ben Gregg.
(9:57) Ethan Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:53) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Foul on Jun Seok Yeo.
(9:34) Jun Seok Yeo Turnover.
(9:18) Ethan Anderson Turnover.
(9:05) Dusty Stromer Turnover.
(9:05) Jevon Porter Steal.
(9:00) Houston Mallette missed Layup.
(9:00) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(9:00) Foul on Jevon Porter.
(8:45) Ben Gregg Turnover.
+2 (8:33) Boubacar Coulibaly made Layup. Assisted by Houston Mallette.
1120
(8:17) Graham Ike missed Layup.
(8:14) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(8:00) Jevon Porter missed Jumper.
(7:56) Dusty Stromer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:49) Nolan Hickman made Three Point Jumper.
1123
(7:31) Boubacar Coulibaly missed Jumper.
(7:27) Nolan Hickman Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Foul on Boubacar Coulibaly.
+1 (7:17) Graham Ike made Free Throw.
1124
+1 (7:17) Graham Ike made Free Throw.
1125
+3 (7:06) Houston Mallette made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson.
1425
+2 (6:41) Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Anton Watson.
1427
(6:26) Jalen Pitre Turnover.
+2 (6:06) Graham Ike made Jumper.
1429
(5:45) Jevon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:42) Dusty Stromer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:30) Graham Ike made Layup.
1431
(5:12) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(5:09) Dusty Stromer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:04) Ryan Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dusty Stromer.
1434
(4:33) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(4:31) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
(4:31) Foul on Jevon Porter.
+1 (4:31) Anton Watson made Free Throw.
1435
+1 (4:31) Anton Watson made Free Throw.
1436
(4:13) Foul on Anton Watson.
+1 (4:13) Houston Mallette made Free Throw.
1536
(4:13) Houston Mallette missed Free Throw.
(4:12) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Anton Watson missed Jumper.
(3:51) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Foul on Ben Gregg.
(3:51) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(3:50) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Anton Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:39) Michael Ajayi Block.
(3:34) Dusty Stromer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:29) Braden Huff made Layup. Assisted by Anton Watson.
1538
(3:10) Foul on Nolan Hickman.
+1 (3:10) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
1638
+1 (3:10) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
1738
(2:57) Foul on Malik Moore.
(2:57) Ryan Nembhard missed Free Throw.
(2:53) Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:35) Houston Mallette made Three Point Jumper.
2038
(2:17) Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
(2:15) Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Anton Watson.
+1 (2:06) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
2138
(2:06) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(2:05) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:57) Nolan Hickman made Three Point Jumper.
2141
(1:26) Houston Mallette missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:23) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(1:22) Foul on Braden Huff.
+1 (1:22) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
2241
+1 (1:22) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
2341
(1:11) Braden Huff missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:07) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:02) Michael Ajayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cord Stansberry.
2641
+2 (0:45) Braden Huff made Layup.
2643
(0:30) Foul on Braden Huff.
+1 (0:30) Houston Mallette made Free Throw.
2743
(0:30) Houston Mallette missed Free Throw.
(0:29) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Graham Ike missed Jumper.
(0:03) Ben Gregg Offensive Rebound.
(0:03) Foul on Nils Cooper.
+1 (0:03) Ben Gregg made Free Throw.
2744
+1 (0:03) Ben Gregg made Free Throw.
2745

2nd half

Team Stats

PEPP

GONZ

60Points86

19-58(32.8%)Field Goal(%)32-57(56.1%)

7-19(36.8%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

15-23(65.2%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

31(12)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

12Assists18

6Steals4

3Blocks4

12Turnovers14

18(0)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

2Largest Lead35

Game Details

Thursday, January 4, 2024 · 9:00 PM

McCarthey Athletic Center · Spokane, WA

attendance: 12,015 (200.3%)

tv: ESPN+