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UC Davis Defeats Pepperdine 79-78 - Recap
Ty Johnson scored 28 points for UC Davis on Thursday, leading them to a 79-78 victory over Pepperdine at University Credit Union Center.
UC Davis earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -8.0-point spread.
UC Davis got 24 points from Elijah Pepper and another 9 points from Niko Rocak. Ade Adebayo contributed 4 assists, while Kane Milling cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.
Pepperdine got 18 points from Michael Ajayi in a losing cause and another 15 points from Houston Mallette. Malik Moore contributed 3 assists for them, while Michael Ajayi had 14 rebounds.
UC Davis trailed at halftime, 48-32.
Pepperdine had a 29-20 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
UC Davis heads into a battle against Montana. Pepperdine, meanwhile, will have their next action against Lafayette.