MALIBU, Calif. (AP)—Jared Stohl and T.J. Campbell each scored 18 points and Portland defeated Pepperdine 83-62 Thursday night.
Robin Smeulders added 13 points for the Pilots (17-8, 8-3 West Coast Conference), who have won three straight and seven of eight.
Keion Bell scored 23 points to lead the Waves (7-20, 3-8), who lost their eighth in a row.
Portland shot 53.8 percent from the field and was 13 for 25 from 3-point range. Stohl hit six 3-pointers, and Campbell finished 5-for-6 from beyond the arc.
The Pilots led by five at halftime and put together a 21-7 run midway through the second half for a 71-49 lead 6:45 to play. Portland later pushed its advantage to as many as 24 points.
The Pilots took a 35-30 lead into intermission after closing the first half with a 13-5 run.
