YOUNG WAVES COME THROUGH FOUR FRESHMEN KEY TO ROUT OF 49ERS PEPPERDINE 81, LONG BEACH ST. 62.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer LONG BEACH - Pepperdine coach Jan van Breda Kolff For the Dutch footballer called Jan van Breda Kolff, see Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer) Jan Michael van Breda Kolff (born December 16, 1951) is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball head coach. pulled freshman point guard Micah McKinney to the sideline sideline See on the sidelines. with about five minutes left in the Waves' 81-62 victory Wednesday over Long Beach State and whispered whis·per n. 1. Soft speech produced without full voice. 2. Something uttered very softly. 3. A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint: whispers of scandal. something into his ear. After patting McKinney on the back then pushing him back onto the floor, van Breda Kolff turned toward the Waves bench and yelped, ``Way to go, Micah McKinney.'' Van Breda Kolff could have issued the same excited compliment to Michael Hall Mike Hall (born 13 October, 1965 in Bridgend), is a former Welsh rugby international, now property developer and part time rugby pundit. Just before graduating from University of Cambridge, Hall commenced his international career on 28 May, 1988 against New Zealand in , Glen McGowan and Will Kimble, Pepperdine's three other fast-rising freshmen. All four provided important contributions Wednesday, helping the Waves survive the absence of Craig Leiws to an ankle injury, Brandon Armstrong's foul-plagued first half and, finally, pesky Long Beach State (3-4), which hung close through the first 20 minutes then eventually caved in under Pepperdine's relentless pressure in the second half. It's just that McKinney epitomizes the Waves' deep, talented group of newcomers, one that continues to earn van Breda Kolff's trust with steady, if understated play. The foursome combined for 30 points, nine assists, 16 rebounds and four steals, with McKinney (15 points, eight assists) and Hall (10 points) registering career-high numbers. ``We're starting to feel like a family out there, and when I see those guys doing well they want to do well,'' McKinney said. ``And when they see me doing well, it gets them pumped up.'' Armstrong played just 10 minutes in the first half after picking up two fouls within the opening two minutes, then a third with 7:09 remaining. With Lewis - who turned his left ankle at practice Monday - unavailable, van Breda Kolff was forced to play long stretches with McKinney and Hall in the backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. and McGowan and Kimble up front. The newcomers responded, especially Hall and McKinney, both of whom finished the half with eight points and two 3-pointers apiece a·piece adv. To or for each one; each: There is enough bread for everyone to have two slices apiece. [Middle English a pece : a, a; see a to help Pepperdine (4-2) lead 38-29. The four 3-pointers came within the final three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. of the half, igniting a 17-4 Pepperdine run to turn a three-point deficit into a nine-point lead. ``We needed guys to step up and they did,'' van Breda Kolff said. Armstrong managed to avoid more fouls in the second, helping Pepperdine open a 20-point lead, at 58-38, with 12 minutes left on his second 3-pointer. He finished with 18 points. Kelvin kelvin, abbr. K, official name in the International System of Units (SI) for the degree of temperature as measured on the Kelvin temperature scale. A unit of measurement of temperature. Gibbs added 17 points and 11 rebounds. Long Beach got a game-high 21 points from Ramel Lloyd. |
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