Andy Robinson made a jumper with two seconds left to lead Buffalo past Pepperdine 72-71 in overtime Sunday night in the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic at Honolulu.
Lorne Jackson and Rico Tucker each had 14 points for Pepperdine (1-12).
Mike Hornbuckle hit a jumper for the Waves with 12 seconds left in overtime to give Pepperdine a 71-70 lead.
Pepperdine led by as many as 14 points in the second half, and led 50-39 with 10:22 left in the second half. But Robinson hit a 3-pointer for Buffalo (6-4) with 2:24 left in the second half, and neither team scored again until the extra period.
Pepperdine led 67-61 with 3:26 left in overtime after a Mychel Thompson jumper, but Buffalo rallied and took a 70-69 lead with 32 seconds left on a jumper by Greg Gamble.
Women’s basketball
CSUN 74, Columbia 64: Senior Whitney Ligon scored 22 points - all in the second half - to lead the Matadors (3-10) to their second consecutive victory with the win over Columbia (4-6).
Tonicia Tademy finished two rebounds short of a triple-double with 11 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.
Sophomore Analee Viena-Lota had 12 points and 11 rebounds off the bench and senior Ashley Blake added 11 points for CSUN.
Sophomore Katrina Thompson set a career high with seven steals for CSUN, which never trailed. The Matadors forced 25 Columbia turnovers, which they converted into 24 points.