PORTLAND, Ore. – Pepperdine raced out to a big lead early and never looked back in an 83-58 victory over the Portland Pilots in West Coast Conference men's basketball action Thursday night at the Chiles Center.

The Pilots (7-16, 0-8 WCC) dropped their ninth straight game, while the Waves (11-11, 4-4) evened their overall and WCC record with the win.

Pepperdine shot 55 percent from the field for the game, the highest of a Portland opponent this year. The Pilots shot a season-low 31 percent overall.

Portland sophomore guard Jojo Walker led the Pilots with nine points, while junior forward Kameron Edwards paced the Waves with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Four Pepperdine players reached double figures and the Waves outrebounded Portland by a 39-29 margin.

The visitors blew the doors open early and led by a 46-20 margin at halftime. The Waves shot 62 percent from the floor in the half, gained a 20-7 rebounding edge, and had a 15-3 advantage in points off of turnovers in the period.

Pepperdine led by as much as 28 points in the first half and had a 34-point margin midway through the second period.

All 11 Pilots that saw action scored, but none were in double figures. Portland struggled to a 7-for-30 performance from three-point range, while Pepperdine was 10-of-22 from beyond the arc.

Halftime featured the 10th annual Halftime Mile event, featuring members of the Portland Indoor Track team competing against members of Portland State in a mile race on the Chiles Center mezzanine track. Pilot sophomore Thomas Salas won the race in a time of 4:20.5, besting his previous PR by nine seconds.

Portland will hit the road to take on the Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday at 6 p.m. Radio coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. on 910 ESPN-Portland and the game will be aired live on TheW.tv.