LOS ANGELES - LMU men's basketball returns to the Bluff for what should be an excellent day on campus. Not only will the Lions (8-14, 2-6 WCC) play the home leg of the annual PCH Cup against rival Pepperdine (11-11, 4-4 WCC), but campus will be abuzz as students and alumni alike celebrate a day of festivities for LMU Day.
 
Following an afternoon of tailgating and watching the LMU women's team play, fans will see a game that features two of the conference's top three assist men. Eli Scott averages 4.6 assists per game this season to rank third in the West Coast Conference, while Pepperdine's Colbey Ross is the WCC leader and ranks sixth in the nation with 7.4 dimes per game. Ross's 162 total assists are four more than the next closest Division I player.
 
Scott grabbed his 500th career rebound on Thursday night at Pacific. With 504 rebounds, and 947 points to his name, Scott is inching closer to becoming the 15th Lion all-time with 1000 points and 500 rebounds. Of the players on that list, only Anthony Ireland (557 assists) has more than 250 career assists. Scott has 242 assists, the 17th-most in program history, and could join Ireland this season as the only 1000/500/250 players in school history. The LMU junior recorded his 102nd assist of the season on Thursday.
 
Similar to the first meeting, the Waves still lead the country in free throw percentage, knocking down 80.8 percent of shots from the line.
 
The game will air on Spectrum SportsNet, Root Sports Northwest, NBC Sports California, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, AT&T SportsNet Southwest, as well as stream outside of those markets on the WCC Network. Live Stats will be run through Statbroadcast. Jesse Kass can be heard on KXLU 88.9 FM and TuneIN Radio.