Southland roundup: Pepperdine edges Santa Clara

at Pepperdine 61, Santa Clara 60: Lorne Jackson had 15 points, making four three-pointers, as the Waves (6-12, 2-0 West Coast Conference) held off the Broncos (8-12, 0-3). Robert Smith led Santa Clara with 15 points, but he had the ball knocked out of his hands under the basket as time ran out.

San Francisco 70, at Loyola Marymount 57: Kwame Vaughn scored six of his 17 points in the final two minutes and led four players in double figures for the Dons (7-11, 2-1 WCC). Larry Davis scored 16 points off the bench, Jarred DuBois added 15 and Vernon Teel had 13 points and eight assists for the Lions (9-9, 0-2).

at Cal State Northridge 64, UC Riverside 50: Kenny Daniels scored 17 points as the Matadors took charge in the second half while the Highlanders went scoreless for almost eight minutes. Lenny Daniel added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Matadors (6-10, 1-3 Big West), who scored the last 14 points of the game. The Highlanders fell to 7-9, 1-3.

at UC Davis 79, UC Irvine 77: Dominic Calegari made all 10 of his shots from the floor to finish with 28 points in the Aggies’ victory. Mark Payne had 22 points for Davis (7-10, 3-2 Big West), which has beaten the Anteaters four straight times. Eric Wise had 25 points and eight rebounds for Irvine (8-9, 2-3).

at Long Beach State 67, UC Santa Barbara 47: T.J. Robinson had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the 49ers (8-9, 2-2 Big West). Orlando Johnson led Santa Barbara (8-7, 3-2) with 12 points. Long Beach prevailed despite committing 22 turnovers, which was better than the 29 by the Gauchos.

at Cal State Fullerton 68, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 54: Gerard Anderson scored 20 points and Jer’Vaughn Johnson added 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Titans (8-7, 3-1 Big West), who moved into first in the conference. Lorenzo Keeler scored 13 points and Shawn Lewis 12 for Cal Poly (5-10, 2-2).

-- associated press