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Pepperdine plays Long Beach State following Clark's 25-point performance
By The Associated Press
Pepperdine Waves (4-7) at Long Beach State Beach (2-9, 0-2 Big West)
Long Beach, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine takes on Long Beach State after Aaron Clark scored 25
points in Pepperdine's 70-62 win over the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners.
The Beach have gone 2-3 in home games. Long Beach State is 2-4 when it wins the
turnover battle and averages 12.0 turnovers per game.
The Waves are 1-2 on the road. Pepperdine has a 2-6 record against opponents
over .500.
Long Beach State's average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.8 fewer made
shots on average than the 9.0 per game Pepperdine gives up. Pepperdine averages
73.3 points per game, 4.9 fewer than the 78.2 Long Beach State gives up to
opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gavin Sykes is averaging 17.1 points for the Beach. Shaquil
Bender is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Clark is averaging 14.3 points, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Waves. Javon
Cooley is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Beach: 2-8, averaging 75.0 points, 29.0 rebounds, 12.6 assists,
6.7 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 78.3 points per game.
Waves: 3-7, averaging 71.8 points, 31.5 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 5.5 steals and
2.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 73.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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