UConn (82) vs Gonzaga (54) · Mar 25, 2023

FINAL

Mar 25, 2023

Game Recap

UConn routs Gonzaga 82-54 for first Final Four in 9 years. The critique of UConn under coach Dan Hurley had been the program’s inability to win in March.

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	39	43	82
GONZ	32	22	54

UCONN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	5-9	2-6	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	4	12
21Adama Sanogo	3-11	0-1	4-4	10	6	0	1	1	2	10
24Jordan Hawkins	6-15	6-10	2-3	6	1	0	0	2	1	20
2Tristen Newton	2-7	0-3	4-6	7	1	0	0	1	2	8
44Andre Jackson Jr.	4-9	0-2	0-0	9	10	0	0	0	2	8
30Yarin Hasson	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Richie Springs	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Apostolos Roumoglou	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
32Donovan Clingan	3-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	3	0	3	6
35Samson Johnson	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
41Emmett Hendry	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Andrew Hurley	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Hassan Diarra	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4Nahiem Alleyne	3-5	1-2	1-1	0	0	1	0	1	3	8
3Joey Calcaterra	3-7	2-5	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	1	8
TOTAL	30-7241.7%	11-3135.5%	11-1478.6%	45	21	3	5	7	18	82

GONZAGA	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Anton Watson	3-4	0-1	0-4	6	1	0	1	1	1	6
2Drew Timme	5-14	0-0	2-4	10	4	0	0	3	4	12
11Nolan Hickman	0-5	0-4	0-0	0	5	0	0	2	2	0
0Julian Strawther	4-15	0-6	3-3	6	1	0	0	1	1	11
45Rasir Bolton	2-7	1-3	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	6
15Efton Reid III	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Ben Gregg	2-5	0-2	2-3	7	0	0	0	0	1	6
5Hunter Sallis	2-5	0-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	2	2	5
55Dominick Harris	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Malachi Smith	2-4	1-1	3-4	3	1	1	0	0	0	8





TOTAL	20-6033.3%	2-2010%	12-2254.5%	36	13	2	1	9	12	54

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfconngonz

(20:00) Jump Ball won by UConn
(19:50) Andre Jackson Jr. missed Dunk.
(19:50) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
(19:44) Julian Strawther missed Jumper.
(19:44) Drew Timme Offensive Rebound.
(19:44) Drew Timme missed Dunk.
(19:44) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(19:37) Foul on Anton Watson.
(19:19) Adama Sanogo missed Jumper.
(19:19) Julian Strawther Defensive Rebound.
(19:10) Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:10) Adama Sanogo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:56) Alex Karaban made Jumper.
20
(18:45) Drew Timme missed Jumper.
(18:45) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(18:36) Tristen Newton missed Layup.
(18:36) Adama Sanogo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:32) Adama Sanogo made Layup.
40
(18:09) Anton Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:09) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(17:44) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:44) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:28) Rasir Bolton made Jumper. Assisted by Anton Watson.
42
(17:08) Andre Jackson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:08) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
(16:59) Julian Strawther missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:59) Adama Sanogo Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) Foul on Nolan Hickman.
+1 (16:39) Adama Sanogo made Free Throw.
52
+1 (16:39) Adama Sanogo made Free Throw.
62
(16:24) Rasir Bolton missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:24) UConn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:05) Jordan Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Jackson Jr..
92
(15:55) Drew Timme missed Jumper.
(15:55) Andre Jackson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:46) Andre Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:39) Jordan Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:39) Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
94
(15:04) Adama Sanogo missed Jumper.
(15:04) Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:51) Anton Watson made Jumper.
96
+2 (14:30) Adama Sanogo made Layup. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
116
+2 (14:24) Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
118
+2 (13:52) Andre Jackson Jr. made Layup.
138
(13:30) Drew Timme Turnover.
(13:30) Official TV Timeout
(13:14) Nahiem Alleyne missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:14) Tristen Newton Offensive Rebound.
(13:03) Alex Karaban Turnover.
(12:50) Drew Timme missed Layup.
(12:50) Donovan Clingan Block.
(12:50) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
(12:37) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+1 (12:37) Ben Gregg made Free Throw.
139
+1 (12:37) Ben Gregg made Free Throw.
1310
(12:37) Ben Gregg missed Free Throw.
(12:37) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Donovan Clingan missed Layup.
(12:22) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:09) Drew Timme made Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
1312
+2 (11:48) Tristen Newton made Jumper.
1512
(11:38) Drew Timme Turnover.
(11:38) Official TV Timeout
(11:21) Joey Calcaterra missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:21) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Foul on Andre Jackson Jr..
+2 (10:53) Julian Strawther made Layup. Assisted by Drew Timme.
1514
(10:28) Nahiem Alleyne missed Jumper.
(10:28) Julian Strawther Defensive Rebound.
(10:10) Foul on Donovan Clingan.
+1 (10:10) Drew Timme made Free Throw.
1515
(10:10) Drew Timme missed Free Throw.
(10:10) Jordan Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:50) Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Adama Sanogo.
1715
(9:42) Hunter Sallis Turnover.
(9:42) Joey Calcaterra Steal.
(9:42) Foul on Hunter Sallis.
(9:33) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:33) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(9:18) Malachi Smith missed Layup.
(9:18) Adama Sanogo Block.
(9:18) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:12) Joey Calcaterra made Layup. Assisted by Adama Sanogo.
1915
(8:56) Ben Gregg missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:56) Joey Calcaterra Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Foul on Hunter Sallis.
(8:37) Alex Karaban Turnover.
+2 (8:21) Julian Strawther made Jumper.
1917
(7:53) Adama Sanogo Turnover.
(7:53) Official TV Timeout
+2 (7:38) Julian Strawther made Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
1919
+2 (7:16) Andre Jackson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Adama Sanogo.
2119
(7:02) Julian Strawther missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:02) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
(6:49) Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:49) Adama Sanogo Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:42) Julian Strawther Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:34) Malachi Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Strawther.
2122
+3 (6:05) Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Jackson Jr..
2422
(5:58) Nolan Hickman Turnover.
(5:49) Andre Jackson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:49) Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:37) Julian Strawther made Layup. Assisted by Drew Timme.
2424
(5:37) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+1 (5:37) Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
2425
(5:18) Foul on Drew Timme.
(5:18) Tristen Newton missed Free Throw.
(5:18) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:18) Tristen Newton made Free Throw.
2525
(5:06) Julian Strawther missed Jumper.
(5:06) Adama Sanogo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:59) Nahiem Alleyne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Jackson Jr..
2825
(4:47) Drew Timme missed Jumper.
(4:47) Adama Sanogo Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:39) Andre Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(4:18) Jordan Hawkins missed Jumper.
(4:18) Andre Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(4:18) Andre Jackson Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(4:18) Rasir Bolton Defensive Rebound.
(4:13) Jump Ball won by Gonzaga
(3:55) Julian Strawther Turnover.
(3:55) Official TV Timeout
+2 (3:37) Andre Jackson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Adama Sanogo.
3025
+2 (3:15) Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Rasir Bolton.
3027
(2:48) Foul on Drew Timme.
+1 (2:48) Tristen Newton made Free Throw.
3127
(2:48) Tristen Newton missed Free Throw.
(2:48) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(2:43) Rasir Bolton missed Jumper.
(2:43) Adama Sanogo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:26) Andre Jackson Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Adama Sanogo.
3327
+2 (2:13) Anton Watson made Dunk. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
3329
(1:48) Andre Jackson Jr. missed Jumper.
(1:48) Julian Strawther Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.
(1:40) Adama Sanogo Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Tristen Newton missed Layup.
(1:32) Andre Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:29) Jordan Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:29) Tristen Newton Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:23) Jordan Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Jackson Jr..
3629
(1:18) Gonzaga Timeout
+2 (1:07) Malachi Smith made Jumper.
3631
(0:50) Adama Sanogo missed Jumper.
(0:50) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(0:31) Julian Strawther missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:31) Anton Watson Offensive Rebound.
(0:21) Foul on Andre Jackson Jr..
(0:21) UConn Timeout
(0:21) Rasir Bolton missed Free Throw.
(0:21) Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:21) Rasir Bolton made Free Throw.
3632
+3 (0:03) Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Jackson Jr..
3932
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

GONZ

82Points54

30-72(41.7%)Field Goal(%)20-60(33.3%)

11-31(35.5%)3-Point(%)2-20(10%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)12-22(54.5%)

48(13)Rebounds(Offensive)40(9)

21Assists13

3Steals2

5Blocks1

8Turnovers9

18(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

33Largest Lead1

Game Details

Saturday, March 25, 2023 · 8:59 PM

T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 18,119 (95.4%)

tv: TBS

spread: CONN -2.5

over/under: 153.5