Monmouth’s 3-Point Burst Beats Pepperdine

Pepperdine had defenses for the rest of Monmouth’s players, Tuesday night, but none to stop the three-point shots of Dave Calloway.

Calloway, a junior guard from Williamstown, N.J., made nine three-pointers, tying a Firestone Fieldhouse record and leading the Hawks to a 56-54 victory before 1,371. He finished with a game-high 27 points, making nine of 14 three-point attempts.

But Calloway’s missed shot on a drive down the lane nearly cost Monmouth a chance to win the game in the last seconds.

Pepperdine had tied the score, 54-54, on a steal by Dexter Howard and a breakaway basket by Shann Ferch.

With 12 seconds remaining, Monmouth called a timeout and took the ball out at half-court in an attempt to make the winning basket.

The Hawks succeeded in getting the ball to Calloway, but he drove the lane and missed the shot. Teammate Alex Blackwell got the rebound and made a layup shortly before time ran out.

Monmouth (4-6) was trailing, 23-22, in the second half when Calloway went on a three-point binge. He made four straight three-pointers around two baskets by Craig Davis, and the Hawks went ahead, 32-27, with 14:19 left. Calloway made seven three-pointers in the second half.

About four minutes later, the Waves regained the lead, 38-36, on a basket and a three-point play by Tom Lewis.

After a sloppy first half, Pepperdine led at intermission, 20-18.

Each team shot 29.2% from the field in the first half, each making seven of 24 shots. The Waves led only twice--at 9-8 and at halftime on a Geoff Lear basket.

Dexter Howard led Pepperdine (5-6) with 14 points, Craig Davis scored 13 and Lewis had 10.