NCAA Tournament March Madness

#255 Pepperdine

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Pepperdine’s résumé is driven more by sporadic bright spots than by quality wins, with a road victory at Cal State Bakersfield and home wins over Rice and New Orleans standing out, but those are overwhelmed by heavy defeats at Gonzaga, a blowout to St. Mary’s and lopsided losses at Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State and UCLA that expose clear struggles against the league’s top competition and away from home. The slate ahead, featuring San Diego, San Francisco and Portland plus road trips to Gonzaga, Washington State and St. Mary’s, gives the Waves tangible chances to improve, yet most of those games come in hostile settings where this team has struggled, so any upward movement will hinge on stealing a couple of tough road or neutral wins and tightening up on defense when it matters most.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7@UCLA39L74-63
11/15N Colorado169L88-81
11/18New Orleans213W90-79
11/21SF Austin108L63-60
11/26(N)Fresno St146L76-53
11/29@CS Fullerton234L83-69
12/2Abilene Chr216L71-63
12/6Vermont190L65-56
12/13@CS Bakersfield297W70-62
12/18@Long Beach St245L81-78
12/20Rice241W84-62
12/28Gonzaga6L96-56
12/30St Mary's CA28L72-45
1/2@Santa Clara55L82-63
1/4@Pacific129L74-69
1/8@San Diego21731%
1/10San Francisco10126%
1/14Portland23055%
1/21@Gonzaga60%
1/24@Washington St15421%
1/28San Diego21753%
2/4@Seattle11213%
2/7Pacific12934%
2/11@St Mary's CA282%
2/14Loy Marymount12633%
2/18@Portland23033%
2/21@Oregon St22332%
2/25Seattle11229%
2/28Washington St15440%