Pepperdine Basketball Falls to Gonzaga, Rebounds vs Saint Mary's

Pepperdines mens basketball team faced a challenging defeat against Gonzaga, losing 96-56 in their West Coast Conference opener. The Waves, now 5-9 overall and 0-1 in conference, struggled offensively, shooting at 34%, while Gonzaga, now 13-1 and 1-0 in conference, dominated with a 50% field goal percentage. Yonatan Levy and Javon Cooley led Pepperdine with 15 and 13 points respectively. Coach Ed Schilling acknowledged the teams struggle against Gonzagas size and experience, but sees the game as a valuable learning experience for upcoming conference matchups. The Waves will face Saint Marys at home on Tuesday, aiming to apply these insights. Support the showGet a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected] View sources & latest updateshttps://sources.thednn.ai/1d5c5b72bf19525d