West Coast foes will lock horns when the San Francisco Dons (9-8) face the Pepperdine Waves (10-7) at War Memorial Gymnasium. Action begins at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 16.
The Dons are hoping to rebound after their 87-83 loss to Loyola Marymount on Thursday. Tim Derksen had a good outing, putting up 20 points, three rebounds, and one steal for San Francisco. The Waves, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their close 62-60 loss against Santa Clara on Thursday. Jett Raines had a good game for Pepperdine, registering 14 points, nine rebounds, and one block.
Over the last five games, Derksen has taken his game to another level for the Dons, averaging 18.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.8 steals, and 2.8 three-pointers.
Notes
In its last game, Pepperdine lost by a margin of two points. San Francisco is 3-0 in games decided by a margin of three points or less. Pepperdine has a 3-2 record in close games.
Pepperdine has an average field goal percentage of 44.0%. San Francisco is an abysmal 2-6 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The San Francisco Dons rank lower for their field goal percentage (166th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (125th), but the Pepperdine Waves have a better FG% ranking (180th) than eFG% ranking (249th).
Pepperdine ranks 75th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.24. San Francisco is ranked lower at 241st with an A/TO of .95.
San Francisco ranks 88th in offensive rebounding. Pepperdine ranks 175th in defensive rebounding.
On average, Pepperdine forces a turnover rate of 17.8%. When San Francisco turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 7-4 record.
