Sikma, Portland stop Pepperdine 57-42
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Luke Sikma had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Portland to a 57-42 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday night.
Jared Stohl added 14 points and Nemanja Mitrovic had 11 for the Pilots (14-4, 2-1 West Coast), who held an opponent to a season low in points.
Keion Bell and Mychel Thompson had 10 each to lead Pepperdine (7-14, 1-3).
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The Pilots appeared to be in control after taking a 38-26 lead six minutes into the second half, but Pepperdine got back into the game with an 11-2 run that cut the gap to 40-37.
The Pilots answered with a 14-1 spurt to push their advantage to 54-38 with 2:23 remaining.
Portland hit only 40 percent (19 of 47) of its shots from the floor, but the Waves were even worse, hitting just 31 percent (16 of 51).
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Most of the poor shooting came from the 3-point line in the second half. Portland was 1-for-9 from the 3-point line while Pepperdine was 0-for-13 over the final 20 minutes.
The Waves also committed 19 turnovers for the game.