# 1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Asbury. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 23-8, 11-3 in WCC play and extended their winning streak to a WCC record 38 consecutive league games as well as win a third consecutive regular-season title. After ending "The Streak" the Waves would finish the season 6-2 before falling to Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference tournament championship game. With a third 20+ win season in three years Pepperdine received a bid to the NIT tournament. In the opening round the Waves defeated UC Santa Barbara 53-50 before falling to the USC in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | at Texas Tech | L 69–72 | 0–1 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Dec 5, 1992* | Sonoma State | W 89–64 | 1–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 11, 1992* | Charlotte 49ers | W 65–56 | 2–1 | Charlotte Coliseum (II) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 14, 1992* | UC Santa Barbara | L 55–60 | 2–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 18, 1992* | Montana | W 68–58 | 3–2 | Adams Center/Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 21, 1992* | at Boise State | W 92–88 | 4–2 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| Dec 23, 1992* | George Washington | W 81–79 | 5–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 29, 1992* | vs. Georgia State | W 79–60 | 6–2 | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 1992* | vs. Chattanooga | L 67–80 | 6–3 | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 2, 1993* | Drexel | W 69–56 | 7–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 5, 1993* | Quincy College | W 90–60 | 8–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 9, 1993* | Oral Roberts | W 116–76 | 9–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| WCC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 15, 1993 | Gonzaga | W 67–66 | 10–3 (1–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 16, 1993 | Portland | W 80–69 | 11–3 (2–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 22, 1993 | at San Francisco | W 71–66 | 12–3 (3–0) | Sobrato Center San Francisco, California |
| Jan 23, 1993 | at Saint Mary's | W 54–46 | 13–3 (4–0) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Jan 29, 1993 | Saint Mary's | W 65–53 | 14–3 (5–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 30, 1993 | San Francisco | L 72–75 | 14–4 (5–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 4, 1993 | at Santa Clara | W 73–71 $^{2OT}$ | 15–4 (6–1) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Feb 6, 1993 | at San Diego | W 76–64 | 16–4 (7–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Feb 12, 1993 | San Diego | W 61–57 $^{OT}$ | 17–4 (8–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 13, 1993 | Santa Clara | L 58–63 | 17–5 (8–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 17, 1993 | at Loyola Marymount | W 78–66 | 18–5 (9–2) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 20, 1993 | Loyola Marymount | W 80–54 | 19–5 (10–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 25, 1993 | at Portland | W 67–49 | 20–5 (11–2) | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 27, 1993 | at Gonzaga | L 52–63 | 20–6 (11–3) | The Kennel Spokane, Washington |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1993* | Loyola Marymount WCC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 80–66 | 21–6 | Sobrato Center San Francisco, California |
| Mar 7, 1993* | at San Francisco WCC Tournament Semifinal | W 88–67 | 22–6 | Sobrato Center San Francisco, California |
| Mar 8, 1993* | vs. Santa Clara WCC Tournament Championship | L 63–73 | 22–7 | Sobrato Center San Francisco, California |
| NIT tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | vs. UC Santa Barbara First Round | W 53–50 | 23–7 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Mar 22, 1993* | vs. USC Second Round | L 59–71 | 23–8 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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