The Pepperdine Waves (7-16, 2-11 WCC) will try to end a four-game losing streak when they visit the BYU Cougars (12-11, 7-5 WCC) at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Marriott Center.

BYU fell to San Diego 52-49 in the team's last action on Saturday in spite of a team-high 14 points out of Lauren Gustin.

Marly Walls scored a team-high 20 points in Pepperdine's most recent outing against Pacific on Saturday, but it wasn't enough in a 66-59 defeat.

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BYU Team Stats

BYU's 63.7 points per game this season is 2.8 fewer than the 66.5 Pepperdine allows per contest. The Cougars have gone 7-2 this season when they put up more than 66 points.

The Cougars hit 73.3 percent of their free throws as a team, the fifth-best mark in the WCC. Gustin knocks down 1.9 free throws per game to lead BYU while connecting on 57 percent of her attempts at the line.

Pepperdine Team Stats

Pepperdine's 62.5 points per game this season out-paces the 60.8 points per contest BYU allows. The Waves are 6-6 when they score more than 61 points.

The Waves have forced 14.1 takeaways per game this season while averaging 18 giveaways a contest. BYU is 7-6 this season when committing more than 14 turnovers.

BYU Players to Watch

Nani Falatea's 15.6 points and 4.7 assists per game are both team-high stats for BYU. Gustin also contributes with 15.6 points and 16.3 rebounds for the Cougars, and Arielle Mackey-Williams averages 8.5 points per game.

Falatea paces BYU's three-point shooting efforts, knocking down 1.8 treys per game while connecting on 39 percent of her shots from downtown.

Player stats reflect 23 of 23 games this season.

Pepperdine Players to Watch

Ally Stedman paces the Pepperdine's scoring effort, averaging 15.4 points and 1.7 steals per game. Walls is the team's best passer, tallying 4.2 assists to go with 11.6 points per game. The Waves' leading rebounder is Becky Obinma, who grabs 6.6 boards per game in addition to averaging 5.6 points.

Stedman has a 33 percent shooting percentage from deep and leads the squad in made threes per game, connecting on 2.4 treys per contest.

Player stats reflect 22 of 22 games this season.

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