ESPN.com · Feb 10, 2017
Murray's 30 leads hot Pepperdine past BYU 99-83
MALIBU, Calif. -- Lamond Murray Jr. scored 30 points and Pepperdine had its best offensive night of the season in a 99-83 win over BYU on Thursday night.
Chris Reyes and Elijah Lee had 16 points apiece with Reyes grabbing 13 rebounds for the Waves (8-18, 3-9 West Coast Conference). Nolan Taylor added 15 and Jeremy Taylor had 14 with seven assists.
Pepperdine shot 59 percent (19 of 32) in the first half, going 5 of 10 behind the arc, to take a 52-43 lead. It was the Waves' highest scoring half of the season.
The Waves kept rolling, shooting 56 percent in the second half to end at a season best 58 percent, and finished 8 of 15 from distance and 17 of 20 from the foul line.