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01/20 03:23 CST Saint-Supery leads No. 8 Gonzaga against Pepperdine after
20-point game
Saint-Supery leads No. 8 Gonzaga against Pepperdine after 20-point game
By The Associated Press
Pepperdine Waves (6-14, 1-6 WCC) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (19-1, 7-0 WCC)
Spokane, Washington; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Gonzaga hosts Pepperdine after Mario Saint-Supery scored 20
points in Gonzaga's 71-50 win over the Seattle U Redhawks.
The Bulldogs are 8-0 in home games. Gonzaga leads the WCC in rebounding,
averaging 38.7 boards. Graham Ike leads the Bulldogs with 8.8 rebounds.
The Waves have gone 1-6 against WCC opponents. Pepperdine allows 75.5 points to
opponents while being outscored by 5.9 points per game.
Gonzaga makes 52.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.6
percentage points higher than Pepperdine has allowed to its opponents (45.6%).
Pepperdine averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made
shots on average than the 7.9 per game Gonzaga allows.
The Bulldogs and Waves match up Wednesday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Steele Venters averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the
Bulldogs, scoring 6.0 points while shooting 40.5% from beyond the arc. Ike is
shooting 59.8% and averaging 17.7 points over the past 10 games.
Styles Phipps is scoring 12.5 points per game with 6.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists
for the Waves. Javon Cooley is averaging 11.4 points and 4.4 rebounds while
shooting 46.2% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 10-0, averaging 87.4 points, 37.4 rebounds, 18.3
assists, 8.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 52.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.
Waves: 3-7, averaging 65.5 points, 27.6 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 6.5 steals and
1.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 75.5 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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