MORAGA, Calif. — The Gaels (24-6, 15-0 WCC) are alone at the top of the WCC, and with tonight's 83-57 victory over Pepperdine (12-19, 5-11 WCC), they guaranteed that this is where they will end the regular season. For the first time in over a decade, the Gaels locked up the WCC Regular Season crown outright, taking care of business for their 16th consecutive victory.
Pepperdine hung tough with the Gaels for the first 11 minutes, keeping the Gaels within two possessions in that time. The flood gates then opened for the Gaels at the 8:38 mark of the frame when Mason Forbes buried a layup to spark a 25-8 run to close out the half.