Pepperdine hands Pacific 59-point loss in WCC Tournament
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PARADISE, Nev. — Pepperdine scored the first 26 points of the game and cruised to a 102-43 rout of Pacific on Thursday night in the opening game of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
The 59-point win is the fifth-largest in a conference tournament game in Division I history, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
The Waves opened leads of 26-0 and 39-2 and led 56-9 at halftime after shooting 69% to 11% for the Tigers. Pacific lost its 17th game in a row, with its last win coming in its final nonconference game, 80-66 over Cal Maritime, on Dec. 30.
Both programs will have new head coaches next season. Pacific fired Leonard Perry after the Tigers completed the regular season. Pepperdine has announced that Lorenzo Romar will not be back to lead the Waves after their season concludes.
Jevon Porter led Pepperdine (12-19) with 28 points and 11 rebounds.
Judson Martindale led the Tigers (6-25) in scoring, finishing with 12 points and two blocks.
The eighth-seeded Waves advance to face fifth-seeded San Diego in the second round Friday.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.