The San Diego Toreros will head up to Malibu to meet the Pepperdine Waves in WCC play from the Firestone Fieldhouse. This will mark the 100th time San Diego and Pepperdine face off, and the Waves lead the all-time series, 56-43, but the Toreros did win the first meeting this season.
San Diego dropped to 9-12 after losing to Portland on the road. The Toreros and the Pilots traded leads throughout, but the host would prevail with a five-point victory. San Diego is scoring 78.1 points per game, while allowing 78.7 ppg, and shooting 44.8% from the floor.
Each of San Diego’s last three wins have been followed by a pair of losses, and just haven’t been able to win games consistently this season. The Toreros have been able to score this season, but have not been able to defend, giving up 83 points or more in eight of the last ten games. Marcellus Earlington (15.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg) leads USF in scoring after going for a season-high 32 points last time out versus Portland. Jase Townsend scored 25 points in the first meeting with Pepperdine, and he’s averaging 15.4 ppg. Oregon transfer Eric Williams fell one assist short of a triple-double against the Waves a few weeks ago, and he leadS USD in rebounding (9.8), while scoring 14.8 ppg.
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