BYU Cougars vs. Saint Mary's Gaels

Mar 6, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BYU	20	49	69
SMC	37	39	76

Game Recap

No. 16 Saint Mary's holds off BYU to reach WCC title game. Saint Mary's played the first 25 minutes Monday night like a team capable of winning the West Coast Conference Tournament and making a deep run in the NCAAs.

Player Stats

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Gideon George	22	3-4	0-1	3-3	4	0	0	1	2	2	9
45Fousseyni Traore	18	3-6	0-0	3-6	4	1	0	0	1	1	9
2Jaxson Robinson	20	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2
20Spencer Johnson	28	4-6	1-2	4-5	2	0	0	0	1	4	13
3Rudi Williams	23	4-10	0-1	2-2	3	4	0	1	1	0	10
4Atiki Ally Atiki	22	3-3	0-0	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	4	6
0Noah Waterman	17	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	3	0
30Dallin Hall	20	3-7	2-3	1-2	3	4	1	0	2	5	9
15Richie Saunders	27	4-8	1-4	2-2	4	2	2	0	0	4	11
1Trey Stewart	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	25-5149.0%	4-1428.6%	15-2365.2%	25	12	5	4	9	24	69

SAINT MARY'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Kyle Bowen	37	2-2	0-0	0-1	7	3	0	0	1	4	4
11Mitchell Saxen	30	4-5	0-0	4-7	3	0	0	0	0	4	12
20Aidan Mahaney	33	6-13	2-4	4-6	3	3	1	0	3	4	18
44Alex Ducas	40	7-11	4-7	5-6	7	2	1	1	1	2	23
0Logan Johnson	37	3-11	0-2	4-8	2	5	1	1	4	2	10
5Joshua Jefferson	11	1-2	1-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	2	5
1Harry Wessels	2	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
3Augustas Marciulionis	10	1-3	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
15Chris Howell	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	24-4751.1%	7-1546.7%	21-3461.8%	27	13	3	2	11	20	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBYUSMC

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Saint Mary's.
+2 (19:47) Aidan Mahaney made Layup.
02
(19:32) Jaxson Robinson missed Jumper.
(19:32) Aidan Mahaney Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:11) Mitchell Saxen made Layup. Assisted by Logan Johnson.
04
+2 (18:58) Gideon George made Layup.
24
(18:38) Aidan Mahaney missed Layup.
(18:38) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Fousseyni Traore missed Layup.
(18:10) Kyle Bowen Defensive Rebound.
(17:55) Logan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:55) Spencer Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Gideon George missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:43) Logan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Alex Ducas missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:31) Kyle Bowen Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:25) Alex Ducas made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Bowen.
26
(17:03) Foul on Mitchell Saxen.
+1 (17:03) Rudi Williams made Free Throw.
36
+1 (17:03) Rudi Williams made Free Throw.
46
(16:49) Logan Johnson Turnover.
(16:49) Jaxson Robinson Steal.
(16:36) Jaxson Robinson missed Layup.
(16:36) Kyle Bowen Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Aidan Mahaney Turnover.
(16:25) Rudi Williams missed Jumper.
(16:25) Alex Ducas Defensive Rebound.
(16:19) Foul on Spencer Johnson.
(16:14) Alex Ducas missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:14) Mitchell Saxen Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:52) Alex Ducas made Layup.
48
(15:32) Fousseyni Traore missed Layup.
(15:32) Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.
(15:27) Foul on Aidan Mahaney.
+3 (15:16) Spencer Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fousseyni Traore.
78
+2 (14:56) Aidan Mahaney made Jumper.
710
(14:41) Spencer Johnson missed Layup.
(14:41) Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.
(14:37) Foul on Kyle Bowen.
(14:37) Fousseyni Traore missed Free Throw.
(14:37) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:37) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
810
+2 (14:19) Kyle Bowen made Jumper. Assisted by Aidan Mahaney.
812
(13:50) Noah Waterman Turnover.
(13:47) Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:47) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
(13:37) Foul on Dallin Hall.
(13:24) Logan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:24) Spencer Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Jaxson Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:13) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Foul on Atiki Ally Atiki.
+1 (12:44) Logan Johnson made Free Throw.
813
+1 (12:44) Logan Johnson made Free Throw.
814
(12:19) Spencer Johnson Turnover.
(12:19) Aidan Mahaney Steal.
(11:49) Foul on Spencer Johnson.
+2 (11:40) Mitchell Saxen made Layup.
816
(11:27) Foul on Noah Waterman.
(11:27) Noah Waterman Turnover.
+3 (11:16) Alex Ducas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Bowen.
819
(10:59) Dallin Hall missed Jumper.
(10:59) Dallin Hall Offensive Rebound.
(10:56) Foul on Alex Ducas.
(10:50) Foul on Mitchell Saxen.
(10:44) Fousseyni Traore Turnover.
(10:44) Alex Ducas Steal.
(10:23) Augustas Marciulionis missed Jumper.
(10:23) Harry Wessels Offensive Rebound.
(10:21) Foul on Fousseyni Traore.
(10:21) Harry Wessels missed Free Throw.
(10:21) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:21) Harry Wessels made Free Throw.
820
+2 (10:10) Rudi Williams made Layup. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
1020
(9:51) Harry Wessels Turnover.
(9:51) Noah Waterman Steal.
+2 (9:39) Richie Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Rudi Williams.
1220
+2 (9:28) Logan Johnson made Layup.
1222
(9:01) Foul on Augustas Marciulionis.
(8:59) Noah Waterman missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:59) Noah Waterman Offensive Rebound.
(8:46) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:46) Augustas Marciulionis Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Augustas Marciulionis missed Layup.
(8:22) Kyle Bowen Offensive Rebound.
(8:20) Foul on Dallin Hall.
(8:20) Kyle Bowen missed Free Throw.
(8:20) Rudi Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Gideon George Turnover.
(7:41) Kyle Bowen Turnover.
(7:41) Richie Saunders Steal.
+2 (7:31) Fousseyni Traore made Layup. Assisted by Rudi Williams.
1422
+2 (7:10) Aidan Mahaney made Jumper. Assisted by Logan Johnson.
1424
+2 (6:51) Rudi Williams made Layup.
1624
(6:22) Logan Johnson missed Jumper.
(6:22) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
(6:16) Foul on Kyle Bowen.
+1 (6:16) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
1724
+1 (6:16) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
1824
+3 (5:52) Aidan Mahaney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Logan Johnson.
1827
(5:34) Rudi Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:34) Aidan Mahaney Defensive Rebound.
(5:12) Foul on Gideon George.
(5:12) Mitchell Saxen missed Free Throw.
(5:12) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:12) Mitchell Saxen missed Free Throw.
(5:12) Jaxson Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:54) Jaxson Robinson made Jumper.
2027
+3 (4:23) Josh Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Ducas.
2030
(3:59) Rudi Williams missed Layup.
(3:59) Atiki Ally Atiki Offensive Rebound.
(3:48) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:48) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) Logan Johnson Turnover.
(2:54) Trey Stewart missed Jumper.
(2:54) Josh Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Aidan Mahaney missed Jumper.
(2:35) Rudi Williams Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Foul on Josh Jefferson.
(2:09) Atiki Ally Atiki missed Free Throw.
(2:09) Josh Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(1:49) Josh Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:49) Kyle Bowen Offensive Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Trey Stewart.
+1 (1:39) Josh Jefferson made Free Throw.
2031
+1 (1:39) Josh Jefferson made Free Throw.
2032
(1:17) Rudi Williams Turnover.
(1:17) Logan Johnson Steal.
(1:11) Foul on Noah Waterman.
(1:11) Logan Johnson missed Free Throw.
(1:11) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:11) Logan Johnson missed Free Throw.
(1:11) Atiki Ally Atiki Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Rudi Williams missed Layup.
(0:49) Alex Ducas Block.
(0:49) Logan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:18) Aidan Mahaney missed Layup.
(0:18) Josh Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:11) Aidan Mahaney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Ducas.
2035
(0:09) Foul on Gideon George.
+1 (0:09) Alex Ducas made Free Throw.
2036
+1 (0:09) Alex Ducas made Free Throw.
2037
(0:09) Technical Foul on Gideon George.
(0:09) Gideon George Turnover.
(0:03) Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Jaxson Robinson Block.
(0:03) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BYU

SMC

69Points76

25-51(49.0%)Field Goal(%)24-47(51.1%)

4-14(28.6%)3-Point(%)7-15(46.7%)

15-23(65.2%)Free Throw(%)21-34(61.8%)

26(8)Rebounds(Offensive)33(11)

12Assists13

5Steals3

4Blocks2

9Turnovers11

24(1)Fouls(Technical)20(2)

0Largest Lead26

Game Details

Monday, March 6, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV

capacity: 9,500

tv: ESPN

spread: SMC -6.5

over/under: 131