Game: Vermont Catamounts vs Pepperdine Waves
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Location: Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, CA
TV: ESPN+
The Pepperdine Waves (3-6) are hosting the Vermont Catamounts (5-4) at Firestone Fieldhouse on Saturday.
The Vermont Catamounts stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon State and ended up losing by a score of 80-58 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Catamounts ended up walking away with 14 and Oregon State had 15 fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 28 attempts from distance. Oregon State finished the contest at 92.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 13 tries. In addition, Oregon State pulled down 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn’t able to record a block. Oregon State doled out 18 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. When talking about defending, Vermont allowed the other team to go 50.9% from the field on 27 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 28 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Catamounts knocked down 10 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Vermont wrapped up the contest with a 35.0% FG percentage (21 of 60) and converted 6 of 22 3-point shots.
Gus Yalden is one player who was a contributor for the game. He finished the contest at 43.8% from the floor but wasn’t able to get an assist. He was on the court for 24 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He notched 16 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.
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Vermont comes into this one with a record of 5-4 for the year. They turn it over 11.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Vermont is pulling in 35.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 137 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 79th in the country in terms of passing. The Catamounts are hitting 38.4% on three-point attempts (94 of 245) and 74.4% from the free throw line. They average 82.6 points per contest (103rd in the country) while hitting 50.1% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Catamounts are forcing 9.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.7% on shots from distance while they are 256th in the country in PPG allowed (76.9). The Catamounts are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (234 of 506) and they relinquish 29.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 299th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 127 relinquished so far this year.
The last time they took the court, the Pepperdine Waves took a defeat with a final score of 71-63 against Abilene Christian. The Waves corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for this contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 2 steals in the matchup. Abilene Christian committed 23 personal fouls in the game which got the Waves to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.0%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Pepperdine made 6 out of their 17 tries (35.3%). When the game finished, the Waves finished shooting 19 for 45 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.2%. The Waves permitted Abilene Christian to make 23 out of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2% for this contest. They finished shooting 36.4% from beyond the perimeter via 8 of 22 and ended up going 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Pepperdine permitted Abilene Christian to pull down 28 in all (9 on the offensive side).
Styles Phipps was important for the Waves in this matchup. He made 7 of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for this game.
Pepperdine has a mark of 3-6 so far this year. The Waves are committing 15.6 fouls every game and they hit 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.2 times per contest (154th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per contest. Pepperdine has accounted for 680 points on the year (75.6 per contest) and they average 37.2 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Waves are shooting 43.5% from the field, which has them ranked 261st in the nation.
The Pepperdine defense gives up 34.0% from downtown (85 of 250) and opponents are making 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 15.0 dimes and 32.9 boards every game, which ranks them 280th and 100th in those categories on the defensive end. The Waves on the defensive end are ranked 252nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 76.7. They are forcing 11.4 TO’s per game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (256th in college).
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Tony Sink’s Pick: Take Vermont
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