Cornell edged Pepperdine 86-85

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Cornell edged Pepperdine 86-85 at Newman Arena.

Jacob Beccles led Cornell with 19 points and 4 3-pointers. Miami, Florida, native Alex Constanza had 25 points and 9 rebounds for Pepperdine, a game high on the boards.

Cornell had 14 3-pointers to Pepperdine's 8. Cornell covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 18.4 points.

Scoring · Cornell: Jacob Beccles 19, Mateen Rafiq 17, Kaspar Sepp 13, Ian Imegwu 12, Anthony Nimani 8, Mikehi Williams 8, Quinn Gibson 4, Ryan Burbach 3, Luke Kennevan 2. Pepperdine: Alex Constanza 25, Petar Majstorovic 15, Evan Haywood 14, Jahari Williamson 13, Will McClendon 10, Anthony Robinson 8.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

PEPP 76, COR 95model score

-19.4model spread (home)

170.8model total

18.4points off the final margin

UnderdogCOR +2.521.9 Won Over 165.55.3 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	+2.5	165.5	130	-155	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +1 (home) ATS COR covered Total 171 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
PEPP	–	2,342	1	+3 h
COR	non-MAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	PEPP	COR
FG	29-66	33-64
FG%	44	52
3PT	8-30	14-29
3P%	27	48
FT	19-28	6-10
FT%	68	60
Rebounds	38	32
Offensive rebounds	16	10
Defensive rebounds	22	22
Assists	12	22
Steals	13	8
Blocks	3	4
Turnovers	13	16
Points off turnovers	18	13
Fast break points	10	16
Points in paint	36	38
Fouls	15	23
Largest lead	3	15
Possessions (est.)	76.3	74.8
Points per 100 possessions	111.4	115.1

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Pepperdine Waves

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Petar Majstorovic F	33	15	5-9	1-3	4-6	3	3	3	1	1	0	3
Evan Haywood G	32	14	5-15	2-7	2-2	1	5	2	3	4	0	2
Jahari Williamson G	26	13	5-12	3-8	0-0	2	5	1	2	2	0	0
Oliver Kanden F	20	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	2
Anthony Robinson F	20	8	2-3	0-0	4-8	1	4	1	1	0	1	2
Will McClendon	25	10	3-6	1-4	3-4	1	2	3	1	1	0	1
Alex Constanza	22	25	9-18	1-5	6-8	3	9	0	4	2	1	0
Anto Balian	12	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	0	2
Youri Fritz	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	2	0	2	1	3
Ethan Meuser	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Faruk Biberovic	DNP
Colin Chou	DNP
Dontae Russo-Nance	DNP
Oren Sahar	DNP
David Mager	DNP

Cornell Big Red

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Anthony Nimani G	28	8	3-7	0-2	2-2	1	4	4	3	1	1	1
Jacob Beccles G	28	19	7-12	4-6	1-2	0	2	4	3	2	1	3
Kaspar Sepp F	25	13	5-9	1-3	2-2	3	7	6	6	1	1	2
Mateen Rafiq G	23	17	6-9	4-6	1-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Quinn Gibson F	22	4	2-8	0-0	0-2	3	8	3	0	2	1	0
Mikehi Williams	20	8	4-6	0-1	0-0	2	3	1	1	0	0	5
Ian Imegwu	13	12	4-6	4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Luke Kennevan	13	2	1-2	0-1	0-1	0	2	1	1	0	0	2
Ryan Burbach	13	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	2	1	2	2	0	1
Gioacchino Panzini	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Sage Mateo	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
JJ Sanchez	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Blake Lecklitner	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Carson Davis	DNP
Jax Abalos	DNP
Ty Iwanonkiw	DNP
Trey Williams	DNP
Elijah Griffin	DNP
DaMaryon Fishburn	DNP