Santa Clara (65) vs Saint Mary's (79) · Mar 11, 2024

FINAL

Mar 11, 2024

Game Recap

Ducas' hot start powers No. 21 Saint Mary's past Santa Clara 79-65 and into WCC title game. Alex Ducas set the tone with 18 of his 21 points in the first half, and No. 21 Saint Mary's went on to beat Santa Clara 79-65 on Monday night to make the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game.

Box Score

	1	2	T
SCU	26	39	65
SMC	33	46	79

SANTA CLARA	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Johnny O'Neil	1-6	1-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	1	3
13Christoph Tilly	2-4	0-0	3-4	3	1	2	3	1	2	7
4Adama-Alpha Bal	1-7	0-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	2	2
22Carlos Marshall Jr.	11-20	4-6	0-0	5	2	0	0	3	3	26
15Jalen Benjamin	2-4	0-0	1-2	2	2	1	0	2	0	5
21Camaron Tongue	1-2	1-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	4	5
2Christian Hammond	5-6	1-1	2-2	1	3	1	0	0	3	13
44Jake Ensminger	1-1	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	2	2
1Tyeree Bryan	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2

TOTAL	25-5347.2%	7-1450%	8-1266.7%	23	13	7	4	8	17	65

SAINT MARY'S	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Mason Forbes	8-9	0-0	2-9	4	1	1	1	2	3	18
11Mitchell Saxen	4-9	0-0	1-2	8	1	2	1	2	5	9
3Augustas Marciulionis	6-9	0-1	1-1	4	6	1	0	2	3	13
20Aidan Mahaney	4-8	2-5	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	3	10
44Alex Ducas	7-11	7-11	0-0	4	4	0	1	1	0	21
24Kevin Gad	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33Luke Barrett	0-8	0-6	6-6	8	2	1	0	0	1	6
22Cade Bennett	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2Jordan Ross	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Chris Howell	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	30-5653.6%	9-2437.5%	10-1855.6%	31	20	6	3	9	15	79

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfscusmc

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Saint Mary's
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Saint Mary's
+3 (19:47) Alex Ducas made Three Point Jumper.
03
(19:27) Jalen Benjamin missed Jumper.
(19:27) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:06) Alex Ducas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitchell Saxen.
06
(19:01) Santa Clara Timeout
(18:51) Foul on Mason Forbes.
+1 (18:51) Christoph Tilly made Free Throw.
16
+1 (18:51) Christoph Tilly made Free Throw.
26
(18:30) Augustas Marciulionis missed Layup.
(18:30) Christoph Tilly Block.
(18:30) Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Christoph Tilly missed Jumper.
(18:16) Alex Ducas Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Mitchell Saxen missed Layup.
(18:02) Adama Bal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:47) Carlos Marshall Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil.
46
(17:22) Mitchell Saxen missed Jumper.
(17:22) Christoph Tilly Block.
(17:22) Mitchell Saxen Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:22) Mitchell Saxen made Two Point Tip Shot.
48
(17:07) Adama Bal missed Layup.
(17:07) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.
(16:59) Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:59) Carlos Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:52) Carlos Marshall Jr. made Jumper.
68
(16:44) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
(16:44) Mason Forbes missed Free Throw.
(16:44) Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:44) Mason Forbes missed Free Throw.
(16:44) Alex Ducas Offensive Rebound.
(16:37) Alex Ducas missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:37) Carlos Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:27) Carlos Marshall Jr. made Jumper.
88
(15:58) Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:58) Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
(15:34) Mitchell Saxen Block.
(15:18) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:14) Augustas Marciulionis made Layup.
810
+3 (14:49) Carlos Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Benjamin.
1110
+2 (14:29) Aidan Mahaney made Layup.
1112
(14:06) Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:06) Augustas Marciulionis Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Foul on Camaron Tongue.
(14:02) Official TV Timeout
(13:51) Foul on Carlos Marshall Jr..
+1 (13:51) Mitchell Saxen made Free Throw.
1113
(13:51) Mitchell Saxen missed Free Throw.
(13:51) Jake Ensminger Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Jumper.
(13:21) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:04) Augustas Marciulionis made Layup.
1115
+2 (12:42) Christian Hammond made Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Marshall Jr..
1315
(12:09) Mitchell Saxen missed Layup.
(12:09) Camaron Tongue Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Tyeree Bryan missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:58) Augustas Marciulionis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:50) Alex Ducas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.
1318
+3 (11:15) Camaron Tongue made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adama Bal.
1618
(10:53) Aidan Mahaney missed Jumper.
(10:53) Jake Ensminger Block.
(10:53) Luke Barrett Offensive Rebound.
(10:42) Foul on Christian Hammond.
(10:42) Official TV Timeout
(10:33) Mitchell Saxen missed Layup.
(10:33) Adama Bal Defensive Rebound.
(10:21) Adama Bal missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:21) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.
(10:06) Foul on Augustas Marciulionis.
(10:02) Christoph Tilly missed Jumper.
(10:02) Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.
(9:40) Jump Ball won by Santa Clara
(9:40) Mitchell Saxen Turnover.
(9:40) Christoph Tilly Steal.
+2 (9:25) Adama Bal made Jumper. Assisted by Christoph Tilly.
1818
(9:11) Luke Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:11) Jalen Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Johnny O'Neil missed Jumper.
(9:11) Alex Ducas Block.
(9:11) Alex Ducas Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Foul on Carlos Marshall Jr..
+2 (8:50) Augustas Marciulionis made Layup. Assisted by Luke Barrett.
1820
(8:37) Adama Bal missed Layup.
(8:37) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
(8:28) Augustas Marciulionis Turnover.
(8:28) Christoph Tilly Steal.
+2 (8:20) Jalen Benjamin made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil.
2020
(7:58) Mason Forbes Turnover.
(7:58) Tyeree Bryan Steal.
(7:43) Jalen Benjamin Turnover.
(7:43) Augustas Marciulionis Steal.
(7:38) Augustas Marciulionis missed Layup.
(7:38) Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
(7:33) Official TV Timeout
(7:11) Adama Bal Turnover.
(7:11) Aidan Mahaney Steal.
+3 (6:50) Alex Ducas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.
2023
(6:39) Christoph Tilly Turnover.
(6:39) Mason Forbes Steal.
(6:31) Luke Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:31) Tyeree Bryan Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Foul on Augustas Marciulionis.
(6:22) Jalen Benjamin missed Free Throw.
(6:22) Santa Clara Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:22) Jalen Benjamin made Free Throw.
2123
(5:57) Luke Barrett missed Jumper.
(5:57) Tyeree Bryan Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Adama Bal missed Jumper.
(5:45) Mason Forbes Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Chris Howell missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:14) Adama Bal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:06) Jake Ensminger made Layup. Assisted by Adama Bal.
2323
(4:49) Luke Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:49) Jake Ensminger Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Foul on Aidan Mahaney.
(4:19) Adama Bal missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:19) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:55) Alex Ducas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Forbes.
2326
(3:24) Adama Bal missed Jumper.
(3:24) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:01) Mason Forbes made Layup. Assisted by Alex Ducas.
2328
(2:46) Jalen Benjamin missed Jumper.
(2:46) Chris Howell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:35) Alex Ducas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Howell.
2331
(2:18) Santa Clara Timeout
(2:18) Official TV Timeout
(2:06) Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Jumper.
(2:06) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Foul on Christian Hammond.
(1:31) Foul on Mitchell Saxen.
(1:31) Mitchell Saxen Turnover.
(1:31) Foul on Mitchell Saxen.
(1:23) Carlos Marshall Jr. Turnover.
(1:16) Chris Howell Turnover.
(1:16) Christian Hammond Steal.
+2 (1:09) Christian Hammond made Layup.
2531
(0:46) Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:46) Luke Barrett Offensive Rebound.
(0:41) Foul on Johnny O'Neil.
+1 (0:41) Luke Barrett made Free Throw.
2532
+1 (0:41) Luke Barrett made Free Throw.
2533
(0:24) Foul on Mason Forbes.
+1 (0:24) Christoph Tilly made Free Throw.
2633
(0:24) Christoph Tilly missed Free Throw.
(0:24) Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Saint Mary's Timeout
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

SCU

SMC

65Points79

25-53(47.2%)Field Goal(%)30-56(53.6%)

7-14(50%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)10-18(55.6%)

24(6)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

13Assists20

7Steals6

4Blocks3

8Turnovers10

17(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

1Largest Lead19

Game Details

Monday, March 11, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 4,885 (51.4%)

tv: ESPN

spread: SMC -10.5

over/under: 135.5