MALIBU, Calif. | TJ Madlock's 17 points led three players in double figures, but the Alabama State University (0-3) men's basketball fell to Pepperdine University 91-62 on Sunday at Firestone Fieldhouse.
 
Duane Posey and Alex Anderson followed by Madlock with 11 points with Anderson pulling down a team-high six reobunds.

THE BASICS
Score: Pepperdine 91| Alabama State 62
Records: Hornets (0-3) | Waves (2-1)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022
Location: Firestone Fieldhouse | Malibu, Calif. 
Series: Pepperdine leads 1-0
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 HOW IT HAPPENED

• TJ Madlock had a steal and layup, and Eric Coleman dialed up a 3-pointer to tie the game 5-5 with 16:53 left in the first half. 
• A Madlock jumper in the paint and two Alex Anderson free throws cut the Pepperdine advantage to 16-9 near the midway point of the first half. 
• Alabama State had a 3:21 drought and Pepperdine used a 12-0 over to build a 28-9 lead with just under 10:00 to play in the first. 
• Madlock ended ASU's drought with back-back-jumpers and a Darrell Reed layup cut the Waves lead to 31-15 with 8:04 to go in the first half.
• Isaiah Range hit a jumper on the end of an 8-0 the Hornets' run got ASU within 12 at 37-25 with 3:18 remaining in the first half. 
• The Waves answered the ASU run with a 10-0 run to hold a 47-25 halftime lead. 
• Coleman had a three and a Range basket accounted for the first five points of the second half to cut into the Pepperdine lead.
• The Waves' started the second half making 8-of-11 shots and went on an 18-2 run for a 71-32 lead with 12:25 remaining.
• Alex Anderson combined for five points, and the Hornets had a 13-3 run to trail 79-51 at the 6:10 mark. 
• A Roland McCoy 3-pointer cut the Pepperdine lead to 88-62 with 2:09 to go but that was as close as the Hornets would climb. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Madlock had 17 points and five rebounds to lead three Hornets in double figures. 
• Duane Posey and Alex Anderson followed with 11 points with Anderson pulling down a team-high six rebounds.
• Darrell Reed also had five rebounds for ASU.
• Mike Mitchell Jr. scored a game-high 23 points to lead four Pepperdine players in double figures. 
• Jevon Porter collected a game-high 10 rebounds to go with six points. 
• The Hornets equaled Pepperdine's on points in the paint production in the second half, 16-16, as the Waves held a 36-28 advantage for the game on the day. 
• ASU collected 25 rebounds, 12 on the offensive glass. 

UP NEXT
Alabama State University wraps up the three-game west coast trip on Tues., Nov. 15 against San Jose State University in San Jose, California at 9 p.m. (CT).