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Lorne Jackson scored five of his 17 points in overtime, including a crucial 3-pointer, and Pepperdine outlasted Houston Baptist 57-53 on Tuesday night.
Pepperdine (2-2) also got 12 points from Jett Raines and 10 rebounds from Stacy Davis.
Raines scored Pepperdine's first two basket of the extra period, and Houston Baptist (3-2) couldn't catch up after that.
A layup by Art Bernardi with 59 seconds left and a free throw by Marcel Smith with 24 seconds left brought Houston Baptist closer, but a pair of free throws by Jackson with 17 seconds to go iced it for Pepperdine.
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Bernardi and Tyler Russell each scored 14 points to lead Houston Baptist, and Dauson Womack grabbed 15 rebounds.
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