Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels

Mar 7, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
GONZ	37	40	77
SMC	19	32	51

Game Recap

Timme sets record, Gonzaga routs Saint Mary's for WCC title. Gonzaga's players heard the criticisms this wasn't the same Bulldogs team that has been among the nation's elite in recent years, and they even struggled themselves to live up to the program's enormous expectations.

Player Stats

GONZAGA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Anton Watson	30	4-6	0-0	1-2	10	5	1	1	0	3	9
2Drew Timme	20	8-10	0-0	2-3	6	2	0	0	3	4	18
11Nolan Hickman	25	4-7	4-5	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	12
0Julian Strawther	27	4-8	1-2	1-1	2	2	2	2	1	1	10
45Rasir Bolton	17	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	1	0
15Efton Reid III	4	2-2	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
33Ben Gregg	24	1-2	1-2	4-4	2	0	0	2	1	4	7
25Colby Brooks	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
5Hunter Sallis	21	1-4	0-1	0-1	3	0	1	0	1	0	2
55Dominick Harris	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
13Malachi Smith	27	5-9	2-3	2-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	14
TOTAL	-	29-5058.0%	8-1457.1%	11-1478.6%	32	17	4	7	9	16	77

SAINT MARY'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Kyle Bowen	27	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	3	2
11Mitchell Saxen	28	2-7	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	0	1	4	5
20Aidan Mahaney	35	2-8	1-2	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	2	7
44Alex Ducas	39	4-10	1-4	1-1	7	3	0	0	0	0	10
0Logan Johnson	30	7-16	1-3	5-6	4	2	2	0	0	1	20
5Joshua Jefferson	20	2-4	1-3	2-2	3	0	1	1	5	2	7
33Luke Barrett	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1Harry Wessels	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Augustas Marciulionis	11	0-3	0-2	0-2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
15Chris Howell	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

TOTAL	-	18-5433.3%	4-1625.0%	11-1573.3%	25	8	4	2	10	15	51

Play-by-Play

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1st halfGONZSMC

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Gonzaga.
(19:44) Drew Timme missed Jumper.
(19:44) Logan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(19:28) Mitchell Saxen Turnover.
(19:17) Rasir Bolton missed Layup.
(19:17) Kyle Bowen Block.
(19:17) Logan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Logan Johnson missed Layup.
(19:02) Nolan Hickman Block.
(19:02) Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Foul on Drew Timme.
(18:33) Drew Timme Turnover.
(18:27) Alex Ducas missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:27) Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) Anton Watson missed Jumper.
(18:09) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
(17:49) Kyle Bowen Turnover.
(17:28) Julian Strawther missed Jumper.
(17:28) Alex Ducas Defensive Rebound.
(17:04) Aidan Mahaney missed Layup.
(17:04) Julian Strawther Block.
(17:04) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:03) Alex Ducas missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:03) Rasir Bolton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:56) Nolan Hickman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rasir Bolton.
30
+2 (16:28) Logan Johnson made Layup.
32
(16:12) Foul on Mitchell Saxen.
+2 (16:09) Anton Watson made Dunk. Assisted by Rasir Bolton.
52
+2 (15:40) Logan Johnson made Layup.
54
+2 (15:25) Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Anton Watson.
74
(15:04) Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:04) Alex Ducas Offensive Rebound.
(14:48) Logan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:48) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Foul on Mitchell Saxen.
+2 (14:22) Drew Timme made Layup.
94
(14:11) Aidan Mahaney Turnover.
(14:11) Julian Strawther Steal.
+2 (14:07) Julian Strawther made Layup. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
114
(14:07) Foul on Logan Johnson.
+1 (14:07) Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
124
(13:41) Logan Johnson missed Jumper.
(13:41) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:21) Malachi Smith made Jumper.
144
+2 (12:57) Josh Jefferson made Jumper.
146
(12:37) Foul on Aidan Mahaney.
+3 (12:28) Julian Strawther made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anton Watson.
176
(12:04) Aidan Mahaney missed Layup.
(12:04) Mitchell Saxen Offensive Rebound.
(11:57) Foul on Julian Strawther.
+1 (11:57) Josh Jefferson made Free Throw.
177
+1 (11:57) Josh Jefferson made Free Throw.
178
+2 (11:48) Julian Strawther made Jumper.
198
+2 (11:23) Aidan Mahaney made Layup.
1910
(11:13) Malachi Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:13) Anton Watson Offensive Rebound.
(10:53) Drew Timme Turnover.
(10:30) Foul on Malachi Smith.
+1 (10:30) Logan Johnson made Free Throw.
1911
+1 (10:30) Logan Johnson made Free Throw.
1912
+2 (10:20) Drew Timme made Jumper. Assisted by Julian Strawther.
2112
(10:05) Josh Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:05) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Ben Gregg missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:45) Logan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) Josh Jefferson Turnover.
+2 (9:20) Hunter Sallis made Dunk. Assisted by Drew Timme.
2312
(8:45) Aidan Mahaney missed Jumper.
(8:45) Ben Gregg Block.
(8:45) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:43) Saint Mary's Turnover.
(8:23) Foul on Augustas Marciulionis.
(8:21) Hunter Sallis missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:21) Kyle Bowen Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Foul on Rasir Bolton.
(8:01) Augustas Marciulionis missed Free Throw.
(8:01) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:01) Augustas Marciulionis missed Free Throw.
(8:01) Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
(7:39) Drew Timme missed Jumper.
(7:39) Anton Watson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:34) Malachi Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
2612
(7:15) Logan Johnson missed Jumper.
(7:15) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Julian Strawther missed Layup.
(7:04) Kyle Bowen Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Mitchell Saxen missed Layup.
(6:44) Julian Strawther Block.
(6:44) Rasir Bolton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:27) Drew Timme made Jumper.
2812
+2 (6:02) Mitchell Saxen made Dunk. Assisted by Logan Johnson.
2814
(5:44) Anton Watson missed Jumper.
(5:44) Anton Watson Offensive Rebound.
(5:40) Foul on Kyle Bowen.
+1 (5:40) Anton Watson made Free Throw.
2914
(5:40) Anton Watson missed Free Throw.
(5:40) Josh Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Foul on Anton Watson.
+2 (5:13) Alex Ducas made Jumper. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.
2916
(5:01) Nolan Hickman Turnover.
(4:48) Josh Jefferson Turnover.
(4:32) Julian Strawther Turnover.
(4:05) Logan Johnson missed Jumper.
(4:05) Kyle Bowen Offensive Rebound.
(3:58) Augustas Marciulionis missed Layup.
(3:58) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Anton Watson.
3116
(3:22) Augustas Marciulionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:22) Alex Ducas Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:15) Alex Ducas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Logan Johnson.
3119
(2:41) Foul on Kyle Bowen.
+1 (2:41) Drew Timme made Free Throw.
3219
+1 (2:41) Drew Timme made Free Throw.
3319
(2:22) Foul on Anton Watson.
(2:12) Logan Johnson missed Layup.
(2:12) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Foul on Josh Jefferson.
+1 (1:47) Ben Gregg made Free Throw.
3419
+1 (1:47) Ben Gregg made Free Throw.
3519
(1:19) Alex Ducas missed Jumper.
(1:19) Hunter Sallis Defensive Rebound.
(1:05) Hunter Sallis missed Layup.
(1:05) Drew Timme Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:52) Drew Timme made Layup.
3719
(0:48) Alex Ducas missed Layup.
(0:48) Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
(0:25) Foul on Aidan Mahaney.
(0:25) Hunter Sallis missed Free Throw.
(0:25) Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:07) Nolan Hickman missed Layup.
(0:07) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

GONZ

SMC

77Points51

29-50(58.0%)Field Goal(%)18-54(33.3%)

8-14(57.1%)3-Point(%)4-16(25.0%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

32(5)Rebounds(Offensive)25(8)

17Assists8

4Steals4

7Blocks2

9Turnovers11

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

37Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV

capacity: 9,500

tv: ESPN

spread: GONZ -2.5

over/under: 140.5