BYU Cougars @ Pepperdine Waves
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
BYU | 28 | 37 | 65 |
PEPP | 30 | 41 | 71 |
Murray helps lift Pepperdine past BYU 71-65
MALIBU, Calif. -- Lamond Murray Jr. scored 20 points while Jett Raines finished with 18 as Pepperdine beat Brigham Young 71-65 Saturday.
Pepperdine (13-7, 6-3 West Coast Conference) moved into sole possession of third place in conference a half-game ahead of BYU (14-7, 5-3).
Nick Emery's 3-point play with 4:02 left in the game put the Cougars up 59-58. Raines scored, BYU's Chase Fischer hit a jumper, and Raines followed with another basket to put the Waves up for good.
Stacy Davis made two free throws and Murray hit a 3 to make it 67-61 with 1:52 left.
Kyle Collinsworth and Fischer each hit two free throws and BYU called timeout with 31 seconds left.
Raines made two free throws for a 69-65 lead before Fischer missed a 3 on the Cougars' next possession. Davis made two free throws for the game's final margin.
Collinsworth finished with 18 points, Nick Emery had 17 and Fischer added 15.
Game Information
Malibu, CA
Referee:Gregory Nixon
Referee:Horace Shields
Referee:Dennis Flannery
2025-26 Standings
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
| 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 |
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