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Portland State 93, at Pepperdine 81: Phil Nelson had career highs of 28 points and eight three-pointers as the Vikings defeated the Waves. The Vikings (5-4) made 17 three-pointers, one shy of the school record. The Waves (3-8) had five players score in double figures, led by Keion Bell and Lorne Jackson, who had 16 apiece. at Northern Arizona 68, UC Riverside 56: DeAngelo Jones and Cameron Jones each scored 17 points for the Lumberjacks (3-5). The Highlanders' winning streak ended at five games.

at San Francisco 77, Pepperdine 47: The Dons (10-15, 5-5 West Coast Conference) seized control with a 21-2 run to finish the first half. The Waves (7-18, 3-6) never recovered. Loyola Marymount 73, at Santa Clara 67: Drew Viney scored 20 points to lead the Lions (13-12, 4-5 WCC). Long Beach State 78, at Cal Poly SLO 72: T.J. Robinson had 14 points as the 49ers (12-12, 6-5 Big West) beat the Mustangs (8-15, 5-6). -- associated press

at Pepperdine 72, Cal State San Bernardino 70: Keion Bell scored his team's final 12 points to help the Waves hold off the Division II Coyotes on Friday night. Bell had a game-high 22 points as the Waves (1-2) rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit against the Coyotes (0-1). Pepperdine had a 39-37 lead with 17 minutes left in the second half but recorded only one field goal over the next 9 1/2 minutes as the Coyotes pulled ahead 58-46. Cal State San Bernardino was led by Bryan LeDuc's 17 points.

MEN Miami 86, at Pepperdine 63: James Dews scored 21 points and made five three-pointers to lead the Hurricanes to their sixth consecutive victory. Miami (14-1) never trailed and used a double-digit scoring run in each half to pull away in its first visit to Pepperdine since December 1969. The Hurricanes led, 45-36, at halftime. Keion Bell scored 22 points for Pepperdine (4-12). Loyola Marymount 81, at Cal State Bakersfield 73: Ashley Hamilton scored a career-best 19 points, LaRon Armstead added 18 and Vernon Teel had 17 for the Lions (9-7)

Fresno State 80, at Pepperdine 72: Paul George scored 24 of his career-high-tying 29 points in the second half as the Bulldogs (4-4) held off the Waves (3-6). George, who originally signed a letter of intent with Pepperdine, had 14 points during a 16-2 run to open the second half. Keion Bell had team highs of 24 points and seven assists for the Waves. at Denver 89, Cal State Northridge 82: Nate Rohnert scored 17 points and Chase Hallam added a career-high 16 as the Pioneers (6-2)

When: 8. Where: Sports Arena. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket. Radio: 570. Records: UCLA 1-4, Pepperdine 3-2. Update: Coach Ben Howland said forward Reeves Nelson would not move back into the starting lineup "any time soon" in the wake of early-season suspensions that sidelined him for 11/2 games before he returned during the Maui Invitational. "He's got to have a good attitude, be accountable for a while here before that's going to happen," Howland said, noting a few slip-ups in which Nelson reverted to his practice habits.

Mike Zambri, a member of the two-time Southern Section champion Westlake High golf team, has signed a letter of intent to attend Pepperdine. Zambri is expected to participate in the California State Amateur high school championship at Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach on June 21. Pepperdine plays its home matches at North Ranch Country Club, Westlake's home course.

Bryan Hill scored 21 points and Gerald Brown made six free throws in the final 2 1/2 minutes Friday night in Pepperdine's 69-66 victory over Dartmouth in the consolation game of the Lobo Invitational. Hill made nine of 10 shots and had 11 rebounds as Pepperdine held off the Big Green, whose bid to send the game into overtime failed when P.J. Halas missed a three-point shot with three seconds left.

Pepperdine junior center omm'A Givens was suspended for fighting with a teammate at practice Tuesday, leaving the Waves short-handed for their first West Coast Conference trip. Givens will sit out games tonight at Santa Clara and Saturday at San Francisco. Givens, averaging 8.6 points and 3.9 rebounds, will rejoin the team Monday. The 6-foot-11 Givens will be replaced by Kelvin Gibbs, a 6-6 redshirt freshman.

The Cal State Long Beach men's basketball team will try for its third straight victory tonight at 7:30 against Pepperdine at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. The game will be televised by Prime Ticket. Ron Palmer's 49ers, 11-45 the last two seasons, are 3-2 this year and are coming off victories over Bradley and Houston. The 49ers play at Loyola-Marymount Saturday night.