March 7, 2026Updated 3:40 pm EST

The No. 6 seed Pepperdine Waves (19-11) will square off against the No. 7 seed San Francisco Dons (17-13) in the WCC tournament Saturday at Orleans Arena, tipping off at 5:30 p.m. ET.

How to watch San Francisco Dons vs. Pepperdine WavesStats to know
Pepperdine averages 70.6 points per game (93rd in college basketball) while giving up 65.7 per outing (212th in college basketball). It has a +149 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 4.9 points per game.
Pepperdine knocks down 7.4 three-pointers per game (65th in college basketball) at a 34.4% rate (46th in college basketball), compared to the 6.5 its opponents make while shooting 32.1% from beyond the arc.
San Francisco puts up 67.6 points per game (149th in college basketball) while allowing 67.7 per contest (268th in college basketball). It has a -1 scoring differential.
San Francisco makes 5.8 three-pointers per game (202nd in college basketball) at a 27.7% rate (303rd in college basketball), compared to the 6.8 its opponents make, shooting 32.9% from beyond the arc.

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