UConn Huskies vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs

Mar 25, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	39	43	82
GONZ	32	22	54

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.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	22	5-9	2-6	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	4	12
21Adama Sanogo	26	3-11	0-1	4-4	10	4	0	1	1	2	10
24Jordan Hawkins	33	6-15	6-10	2-3	6	1	0	0	2	1	20
2Tristen Newton	28	2-7	0-3	4-6	7	3	0	0	1	2	8
44Andre Jackson Jr.	31	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	0
13Richie Springs	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Apostolos Roumoglou	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
32Donovan Clingan	12	3-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	3	0	3	6
35Samson Johnson	3	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	0
20Andrew Hurley	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Hassan Diarra	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4Nahiem Alleyne	17	3-5	1-2	1-1	0	0	1	0	1	3	8
3Joey Calcaterra	14	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	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Anton Watson	24	3-4	0-1	0-4	6	1	0	1	1	1	6
2Drew Timme	31	5-14	0-0	2-4	10	4	0	0	3	4	12
11Nolan Hickman	25	0-5	0-4	0-0	0	5	0	0	2	2	0
0Julian Strawther	33	4-15	0-6	3-3	6	1	0	0	1	1	11
45Rasir Bolton	20	2-7	1-3	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	6
15Efton Reid III	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Ben Gregg	20	2-5	0-2	2-3	7	0	0	0	0	1	6
5Hunter Sallis	17	2-5	0-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	2	2	5
55Dominick Harris	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Malachi Smith	26	2-4	1-1	3-4	3	1	1	0	0	0	8





TOTAL	-	20-6033.3%	2-2010.0%	12-2254.5%	36	13	2	1	9	12	54

Play-by-Play

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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.
(13:14) 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.
(11:21) 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.
+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.
+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
+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) 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

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(10.0%)

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