Dent leads No. 12 UCLA against Pepperdine after 21-point showing

Pepperdine Waves (1-0) at UCLA Bruins (1-0)

Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 UCLA hosts Pepperdine after Donovan Dent scored 21 points in UCLA’s 80-74 victory over the Eastern Washington Eagles.

UCLA finished 15-2 at home a season ago while going 23-11 overall. The Bruins averaged 74.2 points per game last season, 13.2 from the free-throw line and 22.2 from deep.

Pepperdine finished 13-22 overall last season while going 2-11 on the road. The Waves averaged 73.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 76.6 last season.

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