Tripp carries Pacific past Pepperdine 79-78
STOCKTON, Calif. -- Jahlil Tripp had 24 points and 15 rebounds and gave Pacific the lead on a three-point play with 11.4 seconds left as the Tigers beat Pepperdine 79-78 on Saturday night. Daniss Jenkins added 22 points for the Tigers.
Jahbril Price-Noel had 11 points for Pacific (19-8, 7-4 West Coast Conference), which won its fourth straight game. James Hampshire added three blocks.
Colbey Ross had 28 points for the Waves (13-12, 6-5). Kameron Edwards added 15 points. Sedrick Altman had 13 points.
The Tigers improve to 2-0 against the Waves for the season. Pacific defeated Pepperdine 59-56 on Jan. 2. Pacific matches up against Portland at home on Thursday. Pepperdine faces San Diego at home on Thursday.
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2020-2021 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 5-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Pacific | 2-0 | 1.5 | 5-1 |
| BYU | 2-1 | 2 | 11-3 |
| Santa Clara | 2-1 | 2 | 8-3 |
| San Francisco | 3-3 | 2.5 | 9-7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 1-1 | 2.5 | 6-4 |
| Pepperdine | 1-1 | 2.5 | 5-6 |
| San Diego | 0-2 | 3.5 | 1-5 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-3 | 4 | 9-5 |
| Portland | 0-4 | 4.5 | 6-7 |