Photos by Milan Loiacono
Basketball is officially back in Firestone Fieldhouse as Pepperdine defeated Cal Poly 77-68 for its season-opening victory Friday night to kick off the 2016-17 season.
Senior guard Lamond Murray Jr. led the Waves with 23 points on 10 of 20 shooting and redshirt senior forward Chris Reyes had a big night with a career-high 20 points on 10 of 11 shooting, including 14 in the first half.
“It feels great to be able to play in front of my parents finally,” Reyes said with a laugh. “We played great together in our first tune-up and as long as we play together, we’ll keep winning.