COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PEPPERDINE HITS ITS SHOTS IN EXHIBITION PEPPERDINE 80, FORT LEWIS 68.Byline: Daily News Junior guard Alex Acker Alex Acker (born January 21, 1983 in Compton, California) is an American professional basketball player. Acker attended Pepperdine University and was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the last pick in the second round (60th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. scored 22 points, and senior forwards Glen McGowan and Yakhouba Diaware added 19 apiece as Pepperdine opened its men's basketball season Saturday night with a n 80-68 exhibition victory over Division II Fort Lewis at Firestone Fieldhouse Firestone Fieldhouse is a multipurpose arena located in Malibu, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It was built in 1973 as the home of the Pepperdine University Waves basketball and volleyball teams, who still play at the Fieldhouse today. . The Waves, who return all five starters and 10 total players from their 15-16 team last season, built a 13-point halftime lead on 18-of-26 shooting. Pepperdine made 62 percent (28 of 45) of its shots in the game, with Acker hitting 8 of 11 (3 of 4 from 3-point range), McGowan 6 of 10 and Diawara 6 of 9. Diawara was an All-West Coast Conference selection last season after missing the first 17 games with an injury. Senior forward Robert Turner For the American football offensive lineman, see Robert Turner (football) Robert Turner is an American professional poker player based in Downey, California. Turner is known for introducing Omaha hold 'em into poker-playing circles. scored 15 points off the bench, hitting all 6 of his shots from the field - including one 3-pointer. He missed 3 of 5 free throws. Tim Bieri scored 16 points, and Kevin Williams Kevin Williams may refer to:
Pepperdine, picked to finish third in the conference by WCC WCC n abbr (= World Council of Churches) → COE m (Conseil œcuménique des Églises) WCC n abbr (= World Council of Churches) → Weltkirchenrat m coaches, plays its first official game Nov. 17 against East Carolina in Raleigh, N.C. |
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