Xavier Booker leads No. 12 UCLA to 74-63 victory over Pepperdine with 15 points
AP
Nov 08, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) Xavier Booker scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures and No. 12 UCLA Bruins pulled away in the second half to beat Pepperdine Waves 74-63 on Friday night.
Booker made 5 of 8 from the field, 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and had five blocks. Donovan Dent added 12 points and Skyy Clark had 11. Eric Dailey Jr. had 10 points in his season debut after tweaking his knee in October and missing the season opener Monday.
The Bruins (2-0) ran off 15 straight points to take an 11-point lead, their largest of the first half. They were outscored 13-11 while closing the half ahead 37-28.
Aaron Clark scored 18 points, including 14 of their final 16, to lead the Waves (1-1). Javon Cooley had 17 points and nine rebounds.
Trent Perry scored six straight points to give UCLA its largest lead of the game, 68-49. The Waves cut it down on Clark's outburst and a 3-pointer by Cooley.
The game brought together three former Bruins - Pepperdine coach Ed Schilling (one-time UCLA assistant), Pepperdine assistant Tyus Edney and Jim Harrick, who coached UCLA to its record 11th national championship in 1995 when Edney starred on the team. Harrick also previously coached the Waves.
Missouri-Kansas City transfer Jamar Brown finished with six points and five rebounds for the Bruins, going over the 1,000-point mark in his career. The fifth-year senior spent the last two seasons at UMKC.
Pepperdine hosts Lincoln on Tuesday in the first of four straight home games.
UCLA hosts West Georgia on Monday.
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1st Half
PEP
Waves
28
UCLA
Bruins
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bruins gains possession)
19:48
Donovan Dent misses two point layup
19:46
Javon Cooley defensive rebound
19:34
Tyler Bilodeau personal foul
19:26
+2
Javon Cooley makes two point layup (Yonatan Levy assists)
2-0
19:02
+2
Skyy Clark makes two point jump shot
2-2
18:30
Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
18:28
Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
18:20
Donovan Dent misses two point layup
18:18
Yonatan Levy defensive rebound
18:14
Luka Vudragovic misses three point jump shot
18:12
Javon Cooley offensive rebound
18:10
Javon Cooley misses two point layup
18:08
Xavier Booker defensive rebound
17:48
Brandon Williams misses three point jump shot
17:46
Javon Cooley defensive rebound
17:34
+3
Danilo Dozic makes three point jump shot (Styles Phipps assists)
5-2
17:09
+3
Eric Dailey Jr. makes three point jump shot
5-5
16:42
+2
Styles Phipps makes two point jump shot
7-5
16:21
+3
Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)
7-8
15:58
Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
15:56
Xavier Booker defensive rebound
15:48
Styles Phipps personal foul
15:48
TV timeout
15:41
Skyy Clark turnover (bad pass)
15:13
Yonatan Levy misses three point jump shot
15:11
Pavle Stosic offensive rebound
14:51
Styles Phipps misses two point jump shot
14:49
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
14:25
Aaron Clark shooting foul
14:25
+1
Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-9
14:25
Eric Dailey Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:25
Javon Cooley defensive rebound
14:13
+2
Yonatan Levy makes two point layup (Aaron Clark assists)
9-9
13:59
Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot
13:57
Styles Phipps defensive rebound
13:49
+3
Javon Cooley makes three point jump shot (Styles Phipps assists)
12-9
13:31
+2
Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot
12-11
13:04
+3
Aaron Clark makes three point jump shot
15-11
12:41
Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
12:39
Donovan Dent offensive rebound
12:36
+2
Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)
15-13
12:32
Styles Phipps turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
12:32
+2
Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point layup
15-15
12:32
Yonatan Levy shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
12:32
+1
Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
15-16
12:15
Pavle Stosic turnover (bad pass) (Skyy Clark steals)
11:57
Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot
11:56
Bruins offensive rebound
11:56
Luka Vudragovic personal foul
11:55
TV timeout
11:53
+2
Jamar Brown makes two point jump shot (Trent Perry assists)
15-18
11:41
Danilo Dozic turnover (bad pass)
11:17
Jamar Brown misses three point jump shot
11:15
Steven Jamerson II offensive rebound
11:10
+2
Steven Jamerson II makes two point jump shot
15-20
11:00
Aaron Clark misses two point jump shot
10:58
Trent Perry defensive rebound
10:55
Jamar Brown misses three point jump shot
10:53
Bruins offensive rebound
10:52
Tyler Bilodeau turnover (traveling)
10:23
Aaron Clark misses three point jump shot
10:21
Trent Perry personal foul
10:11
Danilo Dozic misses two point jump shot
10:09
Trent Perry defensive rebound
10:05
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
10:03
Danilo Dozic defensive rebound
9:55
Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
9:53
Jamar Brown defensive rebound
9:30
Aaron Clark shooting foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
9:30
+1
Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-21
9:30
+1
Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-22
9:17
Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
9:15
Styles Phipps offensive rebound
9:08
Styles Phipps turnover (bad pass) (Trent Perry steals)
9:03
Preston Phillips blocks Jamar Brown's two point layup
9:01
Preston Phillips defensive rebound
8:54
David Mager misses three point jump shot
8:52
Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
8:40
Trent Perry misses three point jump shot
8:38
Jamar Brown offensive rebound
8:35
Javon Cooley personal foul
8:16
+2
Xavier Booker makes two point dunk (Trent Perry assists)