Pepperdine plays San Diego in WCC Tournament

San Diego Toreros (6-23, 2-18 WCC) vs. Pepperdine Waves (8-21, 3-17 WCC)

Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine and San Diego square off in the WCC Tournament.

The Waves’ record in WCC games is 3-17, and their record is 5-4 against non-conference opponents. Pepperdine has a 4-13 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Toreros are 2-18 against WCC opponents. San Diego has a 3-11 record against teams above .500.

Pepperdine is shooting 37.7% from the field this season, 4.9 percentage points lower than the 42.6% San Diego allows to opponents. San Diego averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.6 fewer made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Pepperdine gives up.

The teams did not meet during the regular season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Makena Mastora is averaging 7.9 points for the Waves. Chloe Sotell is averaging 9.7 points over the last 10 games.

Lauren McCall averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Toreros, scoring 6.2 points while shooting 31.1% from beyond the arc. Kylie Horstmeyer is shooting 49.2% and averaging 14.4 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Waves: 0-10, averaging 51.4 points, 25.9 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 36.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.6 points per game.

Toreros: 2-8, averaging 57.1 points, 27.7 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 7.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points.

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

By The Associated Press