Drew Timme had 19 points and was one of six Gonzaga players to score in double figures as the top-ranked Bulldogs routed Pepperdine 97-75 on Saturday night.
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INTERVIEWS | Lorenzo Romar & Kessler Edwards After BYU 76-73 Win
PROVO BYU basketball was able to contain Pepperdine s dynamic duo of Colbey Ross and Kessler Edwards just enough over 40 minutes Saturday night.
The Cougars weren t so lucky four days later on the back end of the back-to-back scheduling shift.
Ross had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Edwards added 18 points and six rebounds to help Pepperdine rally to snap BYU s four-game winning streak with a 76-73 matinee victory Wednesday at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California.
Jan Zidek scored 13 points for Pepperdine, and Sedrick Altman supplied 11 points and nine rebounds for the Waves (7-7, 3-2 West Coast).
No. 1 Gonzaga beats Pepperdine 95-70, runs win streak to 17
Several big runs pull Zags to victory By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press
Published: January 14, 2021, 9:10pm
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2 Photos Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) shoots while pressured by Pepperdine forward Kene Chukwuka (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Young Kwak) Photo Gallery
SPOKANE Top-ranked Gonzaga has been jumping on opponents early this season, leading by an average of more than 20 points at halftime in home games. That didn’t happen against Pepperdine, as the Zags led by just four points at the break.
Two first-year Pepperdine Waves menâs basketball players turned in surprise performances in their squadâs home loss last Saturday.Â
Waves freshman forward Kendall Munson scored 16 points and sophomore guard Robbie Heath, a transfer, contributed nine as Pepperdine fell to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 75-63, on Dec. 19.Â
Senior guard Colbey Ross, the Wavesâ top player, said Munson and Heathâs showings prove that Pepperdineâs roster is deep in talent.Â
âIâve seen what they can do in practice,â Ross said. âI know how good they are. From them to come outâKendallâs first college game and Robbieâs first Division I college gameâit gives us hope and lets us know the future of our team is going to be taken care of. It was good to see them on the court doing a good job.â