Hot-Shooting Waves Hold Off Fullerton
Rally Dec. 4, 2002 – Fullerton, Calif.
Box Score
Boomer Brazzle and Jimmy Miggins scored 20 points each and Alex Acker
added 19 off the bench Wednesday night as Pepperdine held off Cal State
Fullerton, 90-87, in a non-conference game.
Ralphy Holmes scored 29 points, Pape Sow added 15 points and 12 rebounds
and Zakee Smith totaled 17 assists in a losing effort for the Titans.
Pepperdine evened its record at 2-2 while the Titans fell to 1-3.
Pepperdine led by 11 at the half and held an 81-71 advantage with six
minutes to play. But the Titans went on a 14-6 run to pull within 87-85
on two Sow free throws with 1:22 to play. The Titans got the ball back
after an offensive foul but Derick Andrew and Holmes missed layups and
the Waves hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final minute.
Fullerton led only twice in the game at 20-19 and 22-21 midway through
the first half.
The Waves made 10 of 18 3-point field goals and shot 61 per cent from
the floor to offset Fullerton's 38-23 edge on the backboards. Fullerton
made only 5 of 22 tries from 3-point range but grabbed 18 offensive rebounds.
Fullerton plays at Loyola Marymount on Saturday night while the Waves
host UC Santa Barbara the same night.
