Pepperdine Waves (3-4) vs. New Mexico Lobos (4-1)
Henderson, Nevada; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Pepperdine Waves and the New Mexico Lobos meet at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada.
The Lobos are 4-1 in non-conference play. New Mexico is fourth in the MWC with 26.6 defensive rebounds per game led by JT Toppin averaging 5.8.
The Waves have a 3-4 record in non-conference games. Pepperdine is sixth in the WCC scoring 75.4 points per game and is shooting 47.0%.
New Mexico averages 82.8 points, 11.8 more per game than the 71.0 Pepperdine allows. Pepperdine has shot at a 47.0% rate from the field this season, 6.1 percentage points above the 40.9% shooting opponents of New Mexico have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jamal Mashburn Jr. is scoring 18.2 points per game and averaging 2.0 rebounds for the Lobos. Donovan Dent is averaging 17.4 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 53.8% for New Mexico.
Houston Mallette is averaging 20.3 points for the Waves. Michael Ajayi is averaging 18.1 points and 10.7 rebounds for Pepperdine.
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