Todorovic's 25 lead Pepperdine past Western Illinois 77-64
MALIBU, Calif. -- — Stefan Todorovic scored 25 points as Pepperdine beat Western Illinois 77-64 on Wednesday night.
Todorovic added five rebounds for the Waves (1-0). Moe Odum scored 18 points and added eight assists. Zion Bethea went 6 of 9 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points.
Sean Smith finished with 18 points for the Leathernecks (1-1). Western Illinois also got 15 points and two steals from Marko Maletic. Ryan Myers had 14 points.
Pepperdine took the lead with 2:18 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Todorovic led his team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to help put them up 34-27 at the break. Pepperdine outscored Western Illinois by six points in the second half, and Bethea scored a team-high 15 points in the second half to help his team secure the victory.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Greenstein
- Marques Pettigrew
- Ray Natili
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|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State | 9-3 | - | 14-9 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 9-4 | 0.5 | 16-8 |
| Little Rock | 8-4 | 1 | 14-9 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 8-4 | 1 | 13-10 |
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| Tennessee State | 6-6 | 3 | 10-13 |
| Lindenwood | 5-7 | 4 | 10-13 |
| UT Martin | 5-7 | 4 | 9-14 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-8 | 5 | 9-13 |
| Eastern Illinois | 4-9 | 5.5 | 8-16 |
| Western Illinois | 2-10 | 7 | 8-15 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 10-0 | - | 20-3 |
| San Francisco | 8-3 | 2.5 | 18-6 |
| Gonzaga | 7-3 | 3 | 16-7 |
| Santa Clara | 7-4 | 3.5 | 15-9 |
| Oregon State | 6-4 | 4 | 16-7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| Washington State | 5-6 | 5.5 | 15-9 |
| Pepperdine | 3-7 | 7 | 9-14 |
| Portland | 3-8 | 7.5 | 8-16 |
| Pacific | 2-9 | 8.5 | 7-18 |
| San Diego | 1-10 | 9.5 | 4-20 |
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