SOUTHLAND BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Pepperdine Rolls Past Nevada; Loyola Defeats Pacific

Pepperdine, using the three-point shot with telling effect, routed cold-shooting Nevada, 93-72, Tuesday night before 2,122 in Firestone Fieldhouse at Malibu.

The Waves (4-0) made 12 of 23 shots from three-point range. The 12 tied a school record held by the 1988-89 and 1989-90 teams.

Loyola Marymount 96, Pacific 80--It took five games, but Loyola Marymount finally played a good first half and found some support for high-scoring guard Terrell Lowery Tuesday night.

Butler 100, Cal State Fullerton 83--Cal State Fullerton’s pressing defense helped turn a nine-point halftime deficit into a five-point lead with 7:06 left against Butler University Tuesday night.