PEPPERDINE SCOUTING REPORT

PEPPERDINE * About Pepperdine: The Waves have not had a serious injury all season and all seven players who average at least 19 minutes are at full strength. They will be needed. Pepperdine wants to wear down Indiana, which blew leads in several recent games. David Lalazarian and Craig Lewis could give Pepperdine an edge off the bench because Indiana lacks depth. Brandon Armstrong, the Waves’ leading scorer at 14.1 points a game, slumped during the West Coast Conference tournament. The Waves force nearly 19 turnovers a game and shut down nearly every high-scoring guard they faced. In the only meeting between the teams, Pepperdine defeated Indiana, 57-56, in 1978.

INDIANA

* About Indiana: The Hoosiers, who led the Big Ten in scoring, assists, field-goal percentage and three-point percentage, will not be easily rattled by Pepperdine’s matchup zone and variety of presses. The offense centers on the play of senior guards Michael Lewis and A.J. Guyton. Lewis broke Quinn Buckner’s school assist record and Guyton, an Associated Press All-American, averages 20.3 points. Center Kirk Haston, who averages 15.3 points, might be poised for a big game because Pepperdine has trouble containing agile big men.

INDIANA LOG

* Keys to the game: Pepperdine must improve its shooting and convert turnovers into points. The Waves shot only 39.8% in the WCC tournament after making 46% during the regular season. Pepperdine, which has held nearly every opposing guard to under his scoring average, plans to tire Guyton by forcing him to bring the ball upcourt. If the game is close down the stretch, the Waves need somebody to step up and make a shot. Only Tezale Archie has been inclined to do so on a regular basis.

PEPPERDINE LOG

76 Long Beach St. 74

70 at Fresno St. 68

74 N.C. Charlotte 80

67 Colorado St. 57

61 at Kansas 76

74 at Wichita St. 69

96 Cal State Fullerton 63

68 at UC Santa Barbara 64

73 Detroit 51

99 La. Lafayette 53

76 Auburn 87

66 at UCLA 68

58 at Pacific 64

83 Lehigh 38

57 at Northwestern 56

77 St. Mary’s 49

76 San Diego 68

71 at Santa Clara 60

76 at San Francisco 70

69 San Francisco 58

67 Santa Clara 59

57 at Gonzaga 62

75 at Portland 68

80 Portland 60

80 Gonzaga 69

95 Loyola 73

77 at Loyola 65

62 at San Diego 73

71 at St. Mary’s 42

83 Loyola 49

58 at Santa Clara 55

65 Gonzaga 69

INDIANA LOG

68 at Texas Tech 60

67 at Temple 59

81 Notre Dame, OT 64

83 Kentucky 75

73 at Missouri 68

106 Buffalo 55

60 Indiana St. 63

99 Wyoming 80

82 at North Carolina 73

95 Canisius 53

79 Holy Cross 44

71 Wisconsin 67

85 at Penn St. 78

71 at Michigan St., OT 77

86 Minnesota 61

74 Iowa 71

77 at Purdue 83

85 Michigan 50

87 Penn St. 77

89 at Northwestern 67

75 at Minnesota 77

86 at Michigan 65

71 Ohio St. 82

63 at Illinois 87

81 Michigan St., OT 79

79 Purdue 65

53 at Wisconsin 56

69 at Illinois 72