Scores

Final

Cent Michigan 80

(5-4, 1-2 away)

Pepperdine 77

(6-4, 3-1 home)

8:00 PM ET, December 16, 2012

Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu, CA

1 2 T
CMU 32 4880
PEPP 30 4777

Top Performers

Central Michigan: K. Randall 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast

Pepperdine: J. Baker 12 Pts, 10 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Cent. Michigan 80, Pepperdine 77

Associated Press

MALIBU, Calif. -- Kyle Randall scored 19 points and Central Michigan beat Pepperdine 80-77 Sunday night, handing them their first loss at home this season.

Pepperdine (6-4) had six players in double figures in a game with plenty of 3-pointers.

Central Michigan (5-4) had a season-high 14 3-pointers.

Blake Hibbitts had five 3-pointers (15 points) and Randall had four. Austin Keel and John Simons scored 12 points apiece. Simons had five rebounds, and Chris Fowler added seven assists.

Pepperdine had a season-high 11 3-pointers.

Central Michigan led 32-30 at halftime. Pepperdine trailed by as many as 13 in the second half and cut the lead to one when Lorne Jackson hit a 3-pointer at 0.02. But Randall hit two free throws.

Nikolas Skouen scored 16 points for Pepperdine. Jordan Baker had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists. Stacy Davis had 12. Jackson, Jett Raines and Atif Russell had 10 points apiece.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CMU
PEPP
Points 80 77
FG Made-Attempted 25-50 (.500) 31-58 (.534)
3P Made-Attempted 14-29 (.483) 11-22 (.500)
FT Made-Attempted 16-24 (.667) 4-4 (1.000)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 11 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 0

Game Leaders

 
CMU
PEPP
PointsK. Randall 21N. Skouen 16
ReboundsJ. Simons 5J. Baker 10
AssistsC. Fowler 7J. Baker 9
StealsC. Fowler 2J. Baker 1
BlocksJ. Simons 1J. Baker 1
Team Stats: Central Michigan | Pepperdine

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 16, 2012 CMU 80, @PEPP 77Recap

Next 5 Games

CMU
PEPP
12/20 TXST 7:00pm
12/22 @NEB 7:00pm
12/23 @ARPB 7:00pm
12/29 @MICH 7:00pm
01/09 BGSU 7:00pm
 12/19 @ALST 5:00pm
12/20 @TULN 8:00pm
12/28 FRP 10:30pm
01/03 GONZ 9:00pm
01/05 PORT 10:00pm
Complete Schedule: Central Michigan | Pepperdine