Santa Clara (68) vs LMU (57) · Jan 4, 2024 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 4, 2024

Game Recap

Bal scores 21 in Santa Clara's 68-57 win against Loyola Marymount to open WCC play. Adama-Alpha Bal scored 21 points as Santa Clara beat Loyola Marymount 68-57 on Thursday in a West Coast Conference opener.

Box Score

	1	2	T
SCU	32	36	68
LMU	27	30	57

SANTA CLARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Johnny O'Neil	16	1-3	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	1	1	3	4
13Christoph Tilly	25	4-8	0-1	2-4	5	2	0	1	0	3	10
0Brenton Knapper	27	4-9	0-2	2-2	7	0	1	0	2	0	10
4Adama-Alpha Bal	33	8-18	5-9	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	1	21
22Carlos Marshall Jr.	22	6-9	1-3	0-0	7	1	2	0	1	3	13
21Camaron Tongue	5	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
10Francisco Caffaro	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	1	1	0
44Jake Ensminger	24	0-2	0-2	0-0	6	3	0	0	1	3	0
1Tyeree Bryan	28	1-6	1-3	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	0	5
15Jalen Benjamin	7	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	4

TOTAL		25-5843.1%	7-2133.3%	11-1478.6%	40	11	4	4	9	17	68

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Michael Graham	15	2-4	0-0	2-3	6	0	0	0	0	0	6
23Alex Merkviladze	35	4-13	2-8	3-5	9	2	0	0	0	2	13
34Keli Leaupepe	35	4-8	0-2	6-8	6	1	2	0	1	2	14
4Will Johnston	32	2-10	2-7	2-2	3	1	2	0	1	2	8
55Dominick Harris	31	2-13	0-5	5-5	4	3	1	0	3	0	9
16Aaron McBride	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22Rick Issanza	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Lars Thiemann	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2
13Lamaj Lewis	14	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	3	5
5Justin Wright	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	3	0
10Noah Taitz	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		17-5729.8%	4-2218.2%	19-2576.0%	34	8	6	1	7	13	57

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfsculmu

+3 (19:33) Alex Merkviladze made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominick Harris.
03
(19:21) Adama Bal missed Layup.
(19:18) Alex Merkviladze Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Dominick Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:10) Brenton Knapper Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:53) Michael Graham Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Keli Leaupepe missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:40) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Adama Bal Turnover.
(18:07) Alex Merkviladze missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:04) Michael Graham Offensive Rebound.
(18:01) Dominick Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:58) Alex Merkviladze Offensive Rebound.
(17:52) Dominick Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:50) Carlos Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:31) Dominick Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:26) Michael Graham made Dunk. Assisted by Dominick Harris.
05
(17:13) Christoph Tilly missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:11) Alex Merkviladze Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:56) Will Johnston made Three Point Jumper.
08
(16:44) Adama Bal missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:41) Carlos Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:25) Johnny O'Neil made Jumper. Assisted by Christoph Tilly.
28
(15:53) Alex Merkviladze missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:50) Michael Graham Offensive Rebound.
(15:48) Dominick Harris Turnover.
(15:48) Official TV Timeout
(15:26) Adama Bal missed Layup.
(15:26) Lars Thiemann Block.
(15:20) Justin Wright Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Aaron McBride missed Layup.
(15:14) Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:09) Adama Bal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyeree Bryan.
58
(14:41) Alex Merkviladze missed Layup.
(14:39) Alex Merkviladze Offensive Rebound.
(14:38) Alex Merkviladze missed Layup.
(14:38) Francisco Caffaro Block.
(14:31) Jalen Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Francisco Caffaro Turnover.
(14:15) Foul on Jalen Benjamin.
(13:51) Lars Thiemann missed
(13:48) Francisco Caffaro Defensive Rebound.
(13:39) Foul on Justin Wright.
(13:30) Foul on Justin Wright.
+1 (13:30) Jalen Benjamin made Free Throw.
68
+1 (13:30) Jalen Benjamin made Free Throw.
78
(13:13) Dominick Harris missed Jumper.
(13:10) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Camaron Tongue missed Layup.
(12:52) Keli Leaupepe Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Keli Leaupepe Turnover.
(12:18) Jalen Benjamin Turnover.
(12:18) Will Johnston Steal.
(11:48) Will Johnston missed Jumper.
(11:45) Will Johnston Offensive Rebound.
(11:45) Foul on Jalen Benjamin.
(11:45) Official TV Timeout
+1 (11:45) Dominick Harris made Free Throw.
79
+1 (11:45) Dominick Harris made Free Throw.
710
+1 (11:45) Dominick Harris made Free Throw.
711
+2 (11:32) Christoph Tilly made Jumper. Assisted by Adama Bal.
911
(11:03) Alex Merkviladze missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:59) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(10:54) Johnny O'Neil Turnover.
(10:54) Keli Leaupepe Steal.
(10:53) Foul on Carlos Marshall Jr..
(10:38) Noah Taitz missed Layup.
(10:38) Christoph Tilly Block.
(10:35) Brenton Knapper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:33) Brenton Knapper made Layup.
1111
+2 (10:18) Keli Leaupepe made Layup.
1113
(10:18) Foul on Johnny O'Neil.
(10:18) Keli Leaupepe missed Free Throw.
(10:18) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Foul on Will Johnston.
(10:07) Adama Bal missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:05) Dominick Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Dominick Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:40) Brenton Knapper Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:33) Keli Leaupepe Defensive Rebound.
(9:12) Will Johnston missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:09) Jake Ensminger Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Brenton Knapper missed Jumper.
(8:53) Brenton Knapper Offensive Rebound.
(8:52) Jake Ensminger missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:49) Carlos Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:45) Carlos Marshall Jr. made Jumper.
1313
(8:40) Loyola Marymount Timeout
(8:23) Foul on Camaron Tongue.
(8:23) Michael Graham missed Free Throw.
(8:23) Loyola Marymount Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:23) Michael Graham made Free Throw.
1314
(8:06) Foul on Alex Merkviladze.
+2 (7:49) Brenton Knapper made Layup.
1514
(7:24) Will Johnston missed Jumper.
(7:22) Jake Ensminger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:08) Adama Bal made Jumper.
1714
+2 (6:39) Alex Merkviladze made Jumper.
1716
(6:19) Foul on Aaron McBride.
(6:19) Official TV Timeout
+1 (6:19) Camaron Tongue made Free Throw.
1816
(6:19) Camaron Tongue missed Free Throw.
(6:19) Alex Merkviladze Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Foul on Justin Wright.
(6:09) Justin Wright Turnover.
(5:41) Tyeree Bryan missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:38) Keli Leaupepe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:16) Alex Merkviladze made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Johnston.
1819
+2 (5:00) Carlos Marshall Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Francisco Caffaro.
2019
(4:40) Michael Graham missed Jumper.
(4:37) Jake Ensminger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:30) Jalen Benjamin made Jumper.
2219
(4:11) Foul on Jake Ensminger.
+1 (4:11) Will Johnston made Free Throw.
2220
+1 (4:11) Will Johnston made Free Throw.
2221
(3:57) Jalen Benjamin missed Jumper.
(3:54) Francisco Caffaro Offensive Rebound.
(3:52) Official TV Timeout
(3:45) Johnny O'Neil missed Jumper.
(3:43) Lars Thiemann Defensive Rebound.
(3:23) Will Johnston missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:18) Tyeree Bryan Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Foul on Lamaj Lewis.
+1 (3:16) Tyeree Bryan made Free Throw.
2321
+1 (3:16) Tyeree Bryan made Free Throw.
2421
+2 (2:54) Lamaj Lewis made Layup.
2423
(2:35) Foul on Keli Leaupepe.
+1 (2:35) Johnny O'Neil made Free Throw.
2523
+1 (2:35) Johnny O'Neil made Free Throw.
2623
(2:02) Will Johnston missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:01) Dominick Harris Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:59) Dominick Harris made Jumper.
2625
(1:35) Christoph Tilly missed
(1:34) Loyola Marymount Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Dominick Harris missed Jumper.
(1:24) Santa Clara Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:05) Carlos Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adama Bal.
2925
(0:43) Dominick Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:41) Adama Bal Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Adama Bal missed Layup.
(0:30) Michael Graham Defensive Rebound.
(0:27) Foul on Adama Bal.
(0:27) Santa Clara Timeout
+1 (0:27) Dominick Harris made Free Throw.
2926
+1 (0:27) Dominick Harris made Free Throw.
2927
+3 (0:04) Adama Bal made Three Point Jumper.
3227
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

SCU

LMU

68Points57

25-58(43.1%)Field Goal(%)17-57(29.8%)

7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)4-22(18.2%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76%)

42(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(11)

11Assists8

4Steals6

4Blocks1

9Turnovers8

17(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

19Largest Lead8

Game Details

Thursday, January 4, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Gersten Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 958 (23.1%)

spread: LMU -1.5

over/under: 148.5