Pepperdine meets Southern Utah in NIT
By The Associated Press••Yahoo Sports
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (18-12, 11-8 WAC) at Pepperdine Waves (20-12, 10-9 WCC) Malibu, California; Sunday, 5 p. m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine and Southern Utah play in the National Invitation Tournament.
The Waves are 10-9 against WCC opponents and 10-3 in non-conference play. Pepperdine has a 2-5 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Thunderbirds are 11-8 against WAC teams.
Southern Utah is second in the WAC with 14. 5 assists per game led by Sierra Chambers averaging 3. 7.
Pepperdine makes 44. 2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4. 2 percentage points higher than Southern Utah has allowed to its opponents (40.
0%). Southern Utah averages 70. 8 points per game, 4.