Los Angeles; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount heads into the matchup against Pepperdine after losing three in a row. The Lions have gone 5-7 at home. Loyola Marymount ranks seventh in the WCC at limiting opponent scoring,

BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine enters the matchup with Loyola Marymount after losing seven straight games. The Lions have gone 5-7 at home. Loyola Marymount is 3-1 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Waves have gone 3-14 against WCC opponents. Pepperdine ranks seventh in the WCC shooting 30.1% from 3-point range.

Point Goals_Pepperdine 8-23 (Bethea 3-6, Odum 3-6, Butka 1-2, Todorovic 1-4, Au-Duke 0-1, Dozic 0-4), Loyola Marymount 13-28 (Merkviladze 4-6, Johnston 3-9, Porter 2-3, Stone-Carrawell 2-4, Amey 2-5,

Pepperdine Waves (10-18, 4-11 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (15-13, 7-9 WCC) Los Angeles; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lions -6.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine faces Loyola Marymount after Boubacar Coulibaly scored 20 points in Pepperdine's 84-78 loss to the Oregon State Beavers.