The lowdown: Pepperdine hit the first basket, but it didn’t take long for the Trojans to take control of the game on an 11-0 run, including a three-point drive from Elijah Stewart.
With back-to-back three pointers, Jonah Matthews helped extend USC’s lead to 20-6 by the 12 minute mark.
Stewart followed Matthews’ example, hitting his own pair of triples as the Trojans built their advantage with 28-15.
With seven minutes in the half, Chimezie Metu supplied the highlight of the night — and perhaps the season — climbing the ladder to slam a put back with force, making USC’s lead 32-17.