Lewis leads Pepperdine against San Diego after 30-point game

Published Jan. 11, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Pepperdine Waves (7-10, 0-3 WCC) at San Diego Toreros (8-10, 1-3 WCC)

San Diego; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine visits the San Diego Toreros after Maxwell Lewis scored 30 points in Pepperdine's 80-75 loss to the Pacific Tigers.

The Toreros are 6-5 in home games. San Diego is sixth in the WCC with 13.6 assists per game led by Seikou Sisoho Jawara averaging 3.4.

The Waves are 0-3 against WCC opponents. Pepperdine ranks second in the WCC shooting 38.4% from 3-point range.

The Toreros and Waves meet Thursday for the first time in WCC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jase Townsend is averaging 14.9 points for the Toreros. Marcellus Earlington is averaging 14.4 points over the last 10 games for San Diego.

Lewis is scoring 20.1 points per game with 6.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Waves. Houston Mallette is averaging 13.2 points over the past 10 games for Pepperdine.

LAST 10 GAMES: Toreros: 3-7, averaging 74.0 points, 29.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.2 points per game.

Waves: 2-8, averaging 76.5 points, 35.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.6 points.

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