Skip to main content

Junjie Wang scores 27 to lead San Francisco to 80-60 victory over Pepperdine

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Junjie Wang’s 27 points helped San Francisco defeat Pepperdine 80-60 on Saturday night.

Wang also had five rebounds for the Dons (12-7, 4-2 West Coast Conference). Tyrone Riley IV scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds. David Fuchs totaled 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Styles Phipps led the way for the Waves (5-14, 0-6) with 18 points and nine rebounds. David Mager had 13 points and Danilo Dozic scored 11 in a sixth straight loss.

San Francisco took the lead with 12:56 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Wang led the team in scoring with 11 points for a 32-21 advantage at the break. San Francisco pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 21 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story

Related News

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

UNC-Wilmington women’s basketball coach says she’s fortunate to be alive after nearly drowning

Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson stays in the NBA draft after 2 seasons with Red Raiders