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Malik Thomas scores 20 to lead San Francisco to 80-63 victory over Pepperdine

AP
Jan 17, 2025

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Malik Thomas had 20 points to lead San Francisco to an 80-63 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday night.

Thomas shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 8 from the free-throw line for the Dons (15-5, 5-2 West Coast Conference). Marcus Williams scored 16 and Venjamin Absoi added eight points and six rebounds.

Boubacar Coulibaly finished with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Waves (7-11, 1-4). Stefan Todorovic had 13 points and seven rebounds. Moe Odum added eight points, four assists and three steals.

San Francisco took the lead with 18:47 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 48-36 at halftime, with Thomas racking up 15 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
SF
Dons
48
PEP
Waves
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Carlton Linguard Jr. vs. Boubacar Coulibaly (Dons gains possession)
19:33	+3	Dovydas Butka makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Olvera assists)	0-3
19:11	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point layup	2-3
18:52		Moe Odum turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Riley IV steals)
18:47	+2	Tyrone Riley IV makes two point layup	4-3
18:47		Jaxon Olvera shooting foul (Tyrone Riley IV draws the foul)
18:47	+1	Tyrone Riley IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-3
18:39		Tyrone Riley IV shooting foul (Moe Odum draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-4
18:37		Moe Odum misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:37		Junjie Wang defensive rebound
18:07		Tyrone Riley IV misses three point jump shot
18:05		Dons turnover (shot clock violation)
17:44		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive foul
17:44		Boubacar Coulibaly turnover (offensive foul)
17:36		Carlton Linguard Jr. offensive foul
17:36		Carlton Linguard Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
17:15		Junjie Wang shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
17:14		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 1 of 3
17:14		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 2 of 3
17:14		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 3 of 3
17:14		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
17:12		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
17:10		Junjie Wang defensive rebound
16:52	+3	Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Marcus Williams assists)	8-4
16:37		Jaxon Olvera misses two point jump shot
16:35		Marcus Williams defensive rebound
16:30		Jaxon Olvera shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
16:30		TV timeout
16:30	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-4
16:30	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-4
16:30	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	11-4
16:22		Marcus Williams personal foul
16:11	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point dunk	11-6
15:48	+3	Junjie Wang makes three point jump shot (Marcus Williams assists)	14-6
15:30		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
15:28		James O'Donnell defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point layup	16-6
15:20		Waves 30 second timeout
14:51		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point layup
14:49		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
14:45	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup	16-8
14:33		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
14:31		Veniamin Abosi offensive rebound
14:23	+3	Marcus Williams makes three point jump shot (Malik Thomas assists)	19-8
14:08	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup	19-10
13:46	+2	James O'Donnell makes two point layup (Veniamin Abosi assists)	21-10
13:35	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup (Dovydas Butka assists)	21-12
13:11		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:09		Zion Bethea defensive rebound
12:53	+2	Zion Bethea makes two point jump shot	21-14
12:36		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
12:34		Jason Rivera-Torres offensive rebound
12:33	+2	Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point layup	23-14
12:09	+3	Danilo Dozic makes three point jump shot (Stefan Todorovic assists)	23-17
11:46		Veniamin Abosi turnover (bad pass)
11:46		TV timeout
11:19		Danilo Dozic turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Beasley steals)
10:59	+3	Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jason Rivera-Torres assists)	26-17
10:39		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
10:37		Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Junjie Wang makes two point jump shot	28-17
10:02	+2	Mike Saunders Jr. makes two point jump shot	28-19
9:41		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
9:39		Waves defensive rebound
9:17		Danilo Dozic turnover (traveling)
9:00		Carlton Linguard Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:58		Zion Bethea defensive rebound
8:57		Jason Rivera-Torres personal foul
8:39		Jason Rivera-Torres blocks Mike Saunders Jr.'s two point layup
8:37		Moe Odum offensive rebound
8:33		Moe Odum misses two point layup
8:31		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
8:30	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup	28-21
8:12		Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (lost ball) (Moe Odum steals)
8:05		Mike Saunders Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:03		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
7:57		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
7:55		Jason Rivera-Torres offensive rebound
7:53		TV timeout
7:39	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point jump shot (Junjie Wang assists)	30-21
7:27		Moe Odum misses two point layup
7:25		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
7:18		Danilo Dozic shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
7:18	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-21
7:18	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-21
7:05	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point jump shot	32-23
6:51		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
6:49		Moe Odum defensive rebound
6:44		Moe Odum turnover (bad pass)
6:39		Official timeout
6:29		Ryan Beasley misses two point jump shot
6:27		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
6:16		Stefan Todorovic turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Beasley steals)
5:40		Jaxon Olvera personal foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
5:30	+3	Marcus Williams makes three point jump shot (Veniamin Abosi assists)	35-23
5:07		Malik Thomas personal foul
4:48		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point jump shot
4:46		Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound
4:28		Carlton Linguard Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:26		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
4:20		Marcus Williams shooting foul (Zion Bethea draws the foul)
4:20		Zion Bethea misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:20	+1	Zion Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-24
4:07	+2	Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point dunk (Ryan Beasley assists)	37-24
3:56		Carlton Linguard Jr. shooting foul (Zion Bethea draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Zion Bethea makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-25
3:56	+1	Zion Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-26
3:38		Veniamin Abosi turnover (bad pass) (Stefan Todorovic steals)
3:29		Tyrone Riley IV blocks Moe Odum's two point layup
3:27		Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound
3:23		Veniamin Abosi misses three point jump shot
3:21		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
3:21		Carlton Linguard Jr. personal foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-27
3:21	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-28
3:07	+3	Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot	40-28
2:52		Jump ball. Boubacar Coulibaly vs. Malik Thomas (Waves gains possession)
2:52		Boubacar Coulibaly turnover (lost ball) (Malik Thomas steals)
2:39	+3	Ryan Beasley makes three point jump shot (Saba Gigiberia assists)	43-28
2:23	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point dunk (Moe Odum assists)	43-30
1:52		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
1:50		Moe Odum defensive rebound
1:45		Saba Gigiberia shooting foul (Zion Bethea draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Zion Bethea makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-31
1:45	+1	Zion Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-32
1:21	+3	Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot	46-32
0:54		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
0:52		Stefan Todorovic offensive rebound
0:48	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point layup	46-34
0:30	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point layup	48-34
0:02	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot (Mike Saunders Jr. assists)	48-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SF
Dons
32
PEP
Waves
27

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup	48-38
19:51		Carlton Linguard Jr. shooting foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
19:51	+1	Boubacar Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-39
19:22		Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
19:20		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
19:13		Marcus Williams shooting foul (Moe Odum draws the foul)
19:12	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 1 of 3	48-40
19:12	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 2 of 3	48-41
19:12	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 3 of 3	48-42
18:57	+2	Ryan Beasley makes two point layup (James O'Donnell assists)	50-42
18:46		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
18:44		Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
18:36		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:34		Waves defensive rebound
18:17		Stefan Todorovic turnover (lost ball) (James O'Donnell steals)
17:49		Moe Odum shooting foul (Ryan Beasley draws the foul)
17:49		Ryan Beasley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:49	+1	Ryan Beasley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-42
17:38	+2	Moe Odum makes two point jump shot	51-44
17:22		Junjie Wang turnover (lost ball) (Moe Odum steals)
17:14		Tyrone Riley IV blocks Moe Odum's two point jump shot
17:12		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
17:03	+2	Veniamin Abosi makes two point layup (Malik Thomas assists)	53-44
16:45		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point layup
16:44		Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound
16:44		Jaxon Olvera personal foul
16:24	+2	Veniamin Abosi makes two point jump shot	55-44
16:16	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)	55-46
16:01		Veniamin Abosi turnover (lost ball) (Moe Odum steals)
15:56		TV timeout
15:49		Dovydas Butka turnover (bad pass)
15:24		James O'Donnell misses two point jump shot
15:22		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
15:13		Zion Bethea misses three point jump shot
15:11		Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound
14:52		Stefan Todorovic shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
14:52	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-46
14:52	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-46
14:32		Zion Bethea misses two point jump shot
14:30		Stefan Todorovic offensive rebound
14:22		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
14:20		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
14:19		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
14:17		Waves defensive rebound
14:17		Junjie Wang personal foul
13:59		Stefan Todorovic turnover (lost ball) (Malik Thomas steals)
13:50	+2	Ryan Beasley makes two point layup (Marcus Williams assists)	59-46
13:38		Moe Odum misses two point layup
13:36		Waves offensive rebound
13:36		Jason Rivera-Torres personal foul
13:33	+2	Moe Odum makes two point jump shot (Boubacar Coulibaly assists)	59-48
13:07		Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot
13:05		Marcus Williams offensive rebound
12:59		Zion Bethea personal foul
12:46		Ryan Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Stefan Todorovic steals)
12:39		Taj Au-Duke misses two point layup
12:38		Dons defensive rebound
12:20		Moe Odum shooting foul (Marcus Williams draws the foul)
12:20		Marcus Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:20		Marcus Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:20		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
12:12		Moe Odum turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Riley IV steals)
12:06		Tyrone Riley IV misses two point layup
12:04		Veniamin Abosi offensive rebound
12:04	+2	Veniamin Abosi makes two point layup	61-48
11:41	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point layup	61-50
11:32	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point jump shot	63-50
11:19		Veniamin Abosi personal foul
11:19		TV timeout
11:17		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
11:15		Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound
10:48		Malik Thomas misses two point layup
10:46		Waves defensive rebound
10:21		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
10:19		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
10:01		Marcus Williams turnover (lost ball) (Taj Au-Duke steals)
9:58		Marcus Williams blocks Moe Odum's two point layup
9:56		Waves offensive rebound
9:56	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)	63-52
9:41		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
9:39		Waves defensive rebound
9:21	+2	Taj Au-Duke makes two point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)	63-54
9:08	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point layup	65-54
9:08		Taj Au-Duke shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-54
8:47		Junjie Wang personal foul
8:45		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
8:43		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Tyrone Riley IV makes two point dunk (Malik Thomas assists)	68-54
8:10		Malik Thomas shooting foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-55
8:10		Stefan Todorovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:10		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
7:40	+3	Junjie Wang makes three point jump shot (Marcus Williams assists)	71-55
7:27		Moe Odum turnover (bad pass)
7:27		TV timeout
7:12		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
7:10		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
6:45		Jaxon Olvera misses two point jump shot
6:43		Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound
6:23	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point layup	73-55
6:14		Veniamin Abosi shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
6:14		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:14		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:14		Junjie Wang defensive rebound
5:52		Carlton Linguard Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:50		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
5:47		Dovydas Butka turnover (bad pass)
5:25		Carlton Linguard Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Boubacar Coulibaly steals)
5:14		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
5:12		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
5:06	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point dunk	73-57
4:55		Marcus Williams turnover (bad pass) (Boubacar Coulibaly steals)
4:36		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point layup
4:35		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
4:35		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
4:34		Dons defensive rebound
4:34		Dons 30 second timeout
4:34		TV timeout
4:15		Malik Thomas misses two point layup
4:13		James O'Donnell offensive rebound
4:10	+2	Marcus Williams makes two point jump shot (James O'Donnell assists)	75-57
4:07		Malik Thomas personal foul (Mike Saunders Jr. draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Mike Saunders Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-58
4:07	+1	Mike Saunders Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-59
3:39		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
3:37		Waves defensive rebound
3:37		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup (Stefan Todorovic assists)	75-61
3:00		Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
2:58		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
2:46		Stefan Todorovic misses two point layup
2:44		Junjie Wang defensive rebound
2:41		Dons 60 second timeout
2:14		Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
2:12		David Mager defensive rebound
1:44		Danilo Dozic misses three point jump shot
1:42		Kyle Braun offensive rebound
1:40		Kyle Braun misses two point jump shot
1:38		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
1:11		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
1:09		David Mager defensive rebound
1:01		Mike Saunders Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:59		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
0:45	+3	Drew Ardouin makes three point jump shot (Karl Poom assists)	78-61
0:35		Kyle Braun misses three point jump shot
0:33		David Mager offensive rebound
0:28	+2	David Mager makes two point layup	78-63
0:08	+2	Veniamin Abosi makes two point layup (James O'Donnell assists)	80-63
0:05		Kyle Braun turnover (bad pass) (Jason Rivera-Torres steals)
0:00		End of period

Kyle Braun turnover (bad pass) (Jason Rivera-Torres steals)