UC San Diego Tritons @ Pepperdine Waves

62–68Final · Dec 9, 2023

UCSD 62 PEPP 68 Final

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UCSD5-5	28	34	62
PEPP5-7	25	43	68

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The scoring timeline.

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Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Jumper.
2–0
Michael Ajayi made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson.
2–2
Hayden Gray made Jumper.
4–2
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Layup.
6–2
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw.
7–2
J'Raan Brooks made Layup. Assisted by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
9–2
Ethan Anderson made Layup.
9–4
Michael Ajayi made Jumper.
9–6
Emmanuel Tshimanga made Jumper.
11–6
Emmanuel Tshimanga made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Pope.
13–6
Francis Nwaokorie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Pope.
16–6
Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper. Assisted by Nils Cooper.
16–8
Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper.
16–10
Nils Cooper made Dunk. Assisted by Boubacar Coulibaly.
16–12
Michael Ajayi made Jumper.
16–14
Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
16–15
Bryce Pope made Layup.
18–15
Nils Cooper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Moore.
18–18
J'Raan Brooks made Jumper.
20–18
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw.
21–18
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw.
22–18
Boubacar Coulibaly made Free Throw.
22–19
Hayden Gray made Layup.
24–19
Francis Nwaokorie made Layup.
26–19
Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Moore.
26–21
Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper.
26–23
Hayden Gray made Layup.
28–23
Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Moore.
28–25
Bryce Pope made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Francis Nwaokorie.
31–25
Houston Mallette made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson.
31–28
Houston Mallette made Layup.
31–30
Houston Mallette made Jumper.
31–32
Francis Nwaokorie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Pope.
34–32
Houston Mallette made Jumper.
34–34
Francis Nwaokorie made Layup.
36–34
Houston Mallette made Free Throw.
36–35
Nils Cooper made Free Throw.
36–36
Houston Mallette made Three Point Jumper.
36–39
Bryce Pope made Layup. Assisted by Emmanuel Tshimanga.
38–39
Malik Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Houston Mallette.
38–42
Hayden Gray made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Pope.
40–42
Nils Cooper made Dunk. Assisted by Malik Moore.
40–44
Michael Ajayi made Layup.
40–46
Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw.
41–46
Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw.
42–46
Michael Ajayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nils Cooper.
42–49
Hayden Gray made Layup. Assisted by Camden McCormick.
44–49
Jalen Pitre made Dunk. Assisted by Houston Mallette.
44–51
Bryce Pope made Jumper.
46–51
Houston Mallette made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson.
46–53
Jalen Pitre made Dunk. Assisted by Houston Mallette.
46–55
Houston Mallette made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson.
46–57
Bryce Pope made Free Throw.
47–57
Bryce Pope made Free Throw.
48–57
Curtis Williams made Layup.
48–59
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw.
49–59
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw.
50–59
Houston Mallette made Free Throw.
50–60
Houston Mallette made Free Throw.
50–61
Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw.
51–61
Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw.
52–61
Michael Ajayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Houston Mallette.
52–64
Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw.
53–64
Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw.
54–64
Boubacar Coulibaly made Free Throw.
54–65
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Jumper.
56–65
Malik Moore made Free Throw.
56–66
Malik Moore made Free Throw.
56–67
Bryce Pope made Three Point Jumper.
59–67
Malik Moore made Free Throw.
59–68
Bryce Pope made Jumper.
61–68
Bryce Pope made Free Throw.
62–68

Play-by-play

P1 Houston Mallette Turnover.
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Jumper. 2–0
P1 Michael Ajayi made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson. 2–2
P1 Bryce Pope missed Jumper.
P1 Jalen Pitre Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
P1 Bryce Pope Defensive Rebound.
P1 Hayden Gray made Jumper. 4–2
P1 Jalen Pitre missed Jumper.
P1 Francis Nwaokorie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Layup. 6–2
P1 Foul on Malik Moore.
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw. 7–2
P1 Ethan Anderson missed Jumper.
P1 Hayden Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 J'Raan Brooks made Layup. Assisted by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones. 9–2
P1 Ethan Anderson made Layup. 9–4
P1 Foul on J'Raan Brooks.
P1 Ethan Anderson missed Free Throw.
P1 J'Raan Brooks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bryce Pope missed Jumper.
P1 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Ajayi made Jumper. 9–6
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Nils Cooper.
P1 Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga Defensive Rebound.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga made Jumper. 11–6
P1 Nils Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Curtis Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Curtis Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga Defensive Rebound.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Pope. 13–6
P1 Houston Mallette Turnover.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga Steal.
P1 Francis Nwaokorie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Pope. 16–6
P1 Pepperdine Timeout
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper. Assisted by Nils Cooper. 16–8
P1 Hayden Gray Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper. 16–10
P1 Justin DeGraaf Turnover.
P1 Nils Cooper made Dunk. Assisted by Boubacar Coulibaly. 16–12
P1 Bryce Pope missed Layup.
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Ajayi made Jumper. 16–14
P1 Hayden Gray Turnover.
P1 Michael Ajayi Steal.
P1 Foul on Hayden Gray.
P1 Michael Ajayi made Free Throw. 16–15
P1 Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Justin DeGraaf Offensive Rebound.
P1 Bryce Pope made Layup. 18–15
P1 Nils Cooper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Moore. 18–18
P1 Bryce Pope missed Jumper.
P1 UC San Diego Offensive Rebound.
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Jumper.
P1 Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
P1 J'Raan Brooks Defensive Rebound.
P1 J'Raan Brooks made Jumper. 20–18
P1 Malik Moore missed Jumper.
P1 Hayden Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Francis Nwaokorie missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malik Moore missed Layup.
P1 J'Raan Brooks Block.
P1 Michael Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Houston Mallette missed Jumper.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga Defensive Rebound.
P1 Camden McCormick Turnover.
P1 Ethan Anderson Steal.
P1 Michael Ajayi Turnover.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga missed Layup.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ethan Anderson.
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw. 21–18
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw. 22–18
P1 Michael Ajayi Turnover.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga Steal.
P1 Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Houston Mallette missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 UC San Diego Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Boubacar Coulibaly.
P1 Emmanuel Tshimanga missed Layup.
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly Block.
P1 Michael Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P1 Francis Nwaokorie Turnover.
P1 Foul on Emmanuel Tshimanga.
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly missed Free Throw.
P1 Pepperdine Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly made Free Throw. 22–19
P1 Hayden Gray made Layup. 24–19
P1 Malik Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Francis Nwaokorie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Francis Nwaokorie made Layup. 26–19
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Moore. 26–21
P1 Bryce Pope missed Layup.
P1 UC San Diego Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Houston Mallette Block.
P1 Foul on Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
P1 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Turnover.
P1 Houston Mallette missed Jumper.
P1 Bryce Pope Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bryce Pope Turnover.
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper. 26–23
P1 Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Hayden Gray Offensive Rebound.
P1 Hayden Gray made Layup. 28–23
P1 Boubacar Coulibaly made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Moore. 28–25
P1 Bryce Pope missed Layup.
P1 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
P1 Francis Nwaokorie Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ethan Anderson missed Layup.
P2 Jalen Pitre Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Pitre missed Layup.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bryce Pope made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Francis Nwaokorie. 31–25
P2 Michael Ajayi missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Hayden Gray Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bryce Pope missed Layup.
P2 Jalen Pitre Defensive Rebound.
P2 Houston Mallette made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson. 31–28
P2 Hayden Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalen Pitre Defensive Rebound.
P2 Houston Mallette Turnover.
P2 Hayden Gray Steal.
P2 Foul on Ethan Anderson.
P2 J'Raan Brooks Turnover.
P2 Houston Mallette made Layup. 31–30
P2 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Layup.
P2 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malik Moore missed Jumper.
P2 Malik Moore Offensive Rebound.
P2 Houston Mallette made Jumper. 31–32
P2 UC San Diego Timeout
P2 Francis Nwaokorie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Pope. 34–32
P2 Houston Mallette made Jumper. 34–34
P2 Francis Nwaokorie made Layup. 36–34
P2 Foul on Hayden Gray.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Houston Mallette missed Free Throw.
P2 Pepperdine Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Houston Mallette made Free Throw. 36–35
P2 Foul on Houston Mallette.
P2 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Turnover.
P2 Nils Cooper Steal.
P2 Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
P2 Emmanuel Tshimanga Defensive Rebound.
P2 Emmanuel Tshimanga Turnover.
P2 Nils Cooper Steal.
P2 Foul on Emmanuel Tshimanga.
P2 Nils Cooper made Free Throw. 36–36
P2 Nils Cooper missed Free Throw.
P2 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Defensive Rebound.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
P2 Houston Mallette missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Houston Mallette Offensive Rebound.
P2 Houston Mallette made Three Point Jumper. 36–39
P2 Bryce Pope made Layup. Assisted by Emmanuel Tshimanga. 38–39
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly missed Jumper.
P2 Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Malik Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Houston Mallette. 38–42
P2 Hayden Gray made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Pope. 40–42
P2 Nils Cooper made Dunk. Assisted by Malik Moore. 40–44
P2 Emmanuel Tshimanga Turnover.
P2 Michael Ajayi made Layup. 40–46
P2 Francis Nwaokorie missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Hayden Gray Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Michael Ajayi.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw. 41–46
P2 Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw. 42–46
P2 Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie Block.
P2 Nils Cooper Offensive Rebound.
P2 Michael Ajayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nils Cooper. 42–49
P2 Hayden Gray made Layup. Assisted by Camden McCormick. 44–49
P2 Foul on Malik Moore.
P2 Malik Moore Turnover.
P2 Foul on Malik Moore.
P2 Bryce Pope missed Layup.
P2 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nils Cooper missed Jumper.
P2 Bryce Pope Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Turnover.
P2 Jalen Pitre made Dunk. Assisted by Houston Mallette. 44–51
P2 Bryce Pope made Jumper. 46–51
P2 Houston Mallette made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson. 46–53
P2 Camden McCormick missed Layup.
P2 Nils Cooper Block.
P2 J'Raan Brooks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Michael Ajayi.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Francis Nwaokorie Turnover.
P2 Jalen Pitre Steal.
P2 Jalen Pitre made Dunk. Assisted by Houston Mallette. 46–55
P2 Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pepperdine Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Foul on Francis Nwaokorie.
P2 Foul on Francis Nwaokorie.
P2 Houston Mallette made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Anderson. 46–57
P2 Hayden Gray Turnover.
P2 Pepperdine Timeout
P2 Michael Ajayi Turnover.
P2 Justin DeGraaf missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pepperdine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Houston Mallette missed Layup.
P2 Hayden Gray Block.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Curtis Williams.
P2 Bryce Pope made Free Throw. 47–57
P2 Bryce Pope made Free Throw. 48–57
P2 Houston Mallette missed Jumper.
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly Offensive Rebound.
P2 Curtis Williams made Layup. 48–59
P2 Foul on Houston Mallette.
P2 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw. 49–59
P2 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw. 50–59
P2 UC San Diego Timeout
P2 Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
P2 Ethan Anderson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Malik Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
P2 Ethan Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Michael Ajayi missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Camden McCormick.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Houston Mallette missed Jumper.
P2 Camden McCormick Defensive Rebound.
P2 J'Raan Brooks missed Layup.
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly Block.
P2 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly Offensive Rebound.
P2 Michael Ajayi missed Layup.
P2 J'Raan Brooks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie missed Layup.
P2 Houston Mallette Block.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie Offensive Rebound.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie missed Layup.
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly Block.
P2 Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Francis Nwaokorie.
P2 Houston Mallette missed Free Throw.
P2 Bryce Pope Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bryce Pope missed Layup.
P2 J'Raan Brooks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Hayden Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pepperdine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
P2 Houston Mallette made Free Throw. 50–60
P2 Houston Mallette made Free Throw. 50–61
P2 Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Michael Ajayi.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw. 51–61
P2 Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw. 52–61
P2 Michael Ajayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Houston Mallette. 52–64
P2 Foul on Malik Moore.
P2 Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw. 53–64
P2 Francis Nwaokorie made Free Throw. 54–64
P2 Foul on J'Raan Brooks.
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly made Free Throw. 54–65
P2 Boubacar Coulibaly missed Free Throw.
P2 Bryce Pope Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 UC San Diego Offensive Rebound.
P2 Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Jumper. 56–65
P2 Foul on Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
P2 Malik Moore made Free Throw. 56–66
P2 Malik Moore made Free Throw. 56–67
P2 Bryce Pope made Three Point Jumper. 59–67
P2 Foul on Hayden Gray.
P2 Malik Moore made Free Throw. 59–68
P2 Malik Moore missed Free Throw.
P2 J'Raan Brooks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bryce Pope made Jumper. 61–68
P2 Foul on Houston Mallette.
P2 Bryce Pope made Free Throw. 62–68

Box score

UCSD

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Francis NwaokorieF	37	16	4-9	2-5	6-6	7	1	2	0	1	2	5	3
J'Raan BrooksF	26	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	2	4	2
Aniwaniwa Tait-JonesG	26	11	3-6	0-1	5-5	2	1	4	0	0	0	2	5
Hayden GrayG	36	10	5-7	0-2	0-0	5	0	3	1	1	2	3	3
Bryce PopeG	38	17	6-21	2-8	3-3	5	4	1	0	0	0	5	0
Emmanuel TshimangaF	12	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	2	2	0	1	4	2
Justin DeGraafF	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Aidan BurkeG	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Camden McCormickG	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Michael Pearson Jr.G	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Billy HaggertyF
Cade PendletonF
Tyler McGhieG
Yaqub MirG
Jasen BrooksG
Quin PattersonG

PEPP

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Jalen PitreF	22	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
Michael AjayiF	38	15	6-17	2-4	1-2	10	0	3	1	0	2	8	3
Malik Messina-MooreG	31	6	1-6	1-3	3-4	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	4
Houston MalletteG	35	19	7-14	2-4	3-5	3	4	3	0	2	1	2	3
Ethan AndersonG	26	2	1-4	0-1	0-1	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	2
Boubacar CoulibalyF	20	12	5-6	0-0	2-4	6	1	0	0	3	4	2	1
Curtis WilliamsG	9	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Nils CooperG	19	8	3-5	1-2	1-2	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	1
John SquireF
Paul JordanF
Jevon PorterF
Martin GumwelC
Aladji GassamaC
David MagerG
Cord StansberryG

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