Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. UConn Huskies

Dec 14, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
GONZ	40	31	71
CONN	43	34	77

Game Recap

McNeeley lifts No. 18 UConn past No. 8 Gonzaga 77-71. Liam McNeeley scored 26 points for No. 18 UConn, which fended off a series of rallies by No. 8 Gonzaga to earn a 77-71 win in a Hall of Fame Series matchup at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Player Stats

GONZAGA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Graham Ike	12	1-3	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	4	4	3
1Michael Ajayi	24	6-6	0-0	2-3	6	0	0	0	0	3	14
11Nolan Hickman	12	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Ryan Nembhard	40	6-15	1-4	3-4	4	7	2	0	2	1	16
99Khalif Battle	38	6-12	4-6	5-6	4	2	1	0	0	2	21
5Emmanuel Innocenti	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34Braden Huff	28	4-10	0-1	0-0	6	1	0	2	2	2	8
33Ben Gregg	16	1-4	1-2	2-2	2	2	0	1	2	2	5
4Dusty Stromer	30	1-5	0-3	2-2	5	0	1	0	0	1	4

TOTAL	-	25-5743.9%	6-1637.5%	15-1978.9%	28	13	4	3	10	17	71

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
30Liam McNeeley	37	7-13	2-7	10-12	8	4	0	0	0	1	26
11Alex Karaban	34	3-10	0-7	2-3	5	1	1	0	2	3	8
35Samson Johnson	6	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	4
1Solo Ball	19	2-7	1-4	3-3	2	0	0	0	0	3	8
10Hassan Diarra	36	2-8	0-4	1-1	3	7	2	0	3	3	5
24Youssouf Singare	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
23Jayden Ross	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2
3Jaylin Stewart	19	4-5	2-2	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2	10
5Tarris Reed Jr.	23	5-9	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	3	1	4	12
20Aidan Mahaney	8	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	27-5945.8%	5-2420.8%	18-2185.7%	33	16	4	4	7	19	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfGONZCONN

+2 (19:46) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
02
+2 (19:19) Michael Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Graham Ike.
22
+2 (18:52) Liam McNeeley made Jumper.
24
(18:35) Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
(18:32) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
26
(18:13) Graham Ike Turnover.
+3 (17:58) Liam McNeeley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samson Johnson.
29
(17:44) Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.
(17:41) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:33) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
(17:28) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:25) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:22) Solo Ball made Dunk. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
211
(16:53) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(16:53) Hassan Diarra Steal.
+2 (16:29) Liam McNeeley made Jumper.
213
(16:24) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(16:08) Foul on Samson Johnson.
(16:08) Samson Johnson Turnover.
+2 (15:47) Khalif Battle made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
413
(15:27) Tarris Reed Jr. missed Jumper.
(15:27) Braden Huff Block.
(15:24) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:21) Khalif Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
713
(14:57) Solo Ball missed Jumper.
(14:54) Alex Karaban Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:54) Alex Karaban made Layup.
715
(14:28) Foul on Solo Ball.
+3 (14:09) Khalif Battle made Three Point Jumper.
1015
+2 (13:43) Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Ross.
1017
(13:31) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
+1 (13:31) Ben Gregg made Free Throw.
1117
+1 (13:31) Ben Gregg made Free Throw.
1217
(13:21) Foul on Ryan Nembhard.
(13:07) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:05) Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Foul on Braden Huff.
(12:57) Braden Huff Turnover.
+3 (12:35) Jaylin Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aidan Mahaney.
1220
+2 (12:14) Braden Huff made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
1420
(11:49) Jaylin Stewart missed Layup.
(11:49) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(11:49) Foul on Ben Gregg.
(11:39) Aidan Mahaney missed Jumper.
(11:38) Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
(11:38) Foul on Jayden Ross.
(11:20) Khalif Battle missed Layup.
(11:17) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Hassan Diarra Turnover.
(11:00) Dusty Stromer Steal.
+3 (10:54) Ben Gregg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
1720
(10:22) Alex Karaban Turnover.
(10:22) Ryan Nembhard Steal.
(10:17) Dusty Stromer missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:14) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:07) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:05) Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:55) Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
1920
(9:38) Tarris Reed Jr. missed Layup.
(9:35) Dusty Stromer Defensive Rebound.
(9:24) Ben Gregg Turnover.
(8:57) Tarris Reed Jr. Turnover.
(8:40) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+1 (8:40) Dusty Stromer made Free Throw.
2020
+1 (8:40) Dusty Stromer made Free Throw.
2120
(8:24) Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:21) Solo Ball Offensive Rebound.
(8:20) Solo Ball missed Layup.
(8:20) Ben Gregg Block.
(8:17) Nolan Hickman Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
(8:05) Braden Huff missed Jumper.
(8:05) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(8:02) Braden Huff Offensive Rebound.
(8:01) Braden Huff missed Layup.
(8:01) Jaylin Stewart Block.
(7:59) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:54) Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
2122
(7:54) Foul on Ben Gregg.
+1 (7:54) Tarris Reed Jr. made Free Throw.
2123
(7:39) Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.
(7:39) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
(7:39) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
(7:39) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(7:37) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:07) Hassan Diarra made Jumper.
2125
(6:51) Graham Ike missed Jumper.
(6:49) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Foul on Nolan Hickman.
+1 (6:39) Solo Ball made Free Throw.
2126
+1 (6:39) Solo Ball made Free Throw.
2127
+1 (6:39) Solo Ball made Free Throw.
2128
+3 (6:23) Khalif Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
2428
(6:03) Hassan Diarra Turnover.
(6:03) Ryan Nembhard Steal.
(6:03) Foul on Solo Ball.
+1 (6:03) Ryan Nembhard made Free Throw.
2528
+1 (6:03) Ryan Nembhard made Free Throw.
2628
(5:41) Foul on Dusty Stromer.
+1 (5:41) Liam McNeeley made Free Throw.
2629
+1 (5:41) Liam McNeeley made Free Throw.
2630
+2 (5:26) Michael Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
2830
(5:26) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
+1 (5:26) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
2930
+2 (5:05) Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
2932
(5:05) Foul on Graham Ike.
+1 (5:05) Tarris Reed Jr. made Free Throw.
2933
+2 (4:48) Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
3133
+2 (4:19) Aidan Mahaney made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
3135
(4:12) Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:10) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:55) Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:51) Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(3:41) Graham Ike missed Free Throw.
(3:41) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
+1 (3:41) Graham Ike made Free Throw.
3235
+2 (3:16) Jaylin Stewart made Jumper.
3237
+2 (3:02) Braden Huff made Jumper.
3437
(2:43) Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:40) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:26) Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
3637
(2:04) Aidan Mahaney missed Layup.
(2:02) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:47) Michael Ajayi made Dunk. Assisted by Braden Huff.
3837
(1:23) Foul on Braden Huff.
+1 (1:23) Alex Karaban made Free Throw.
3838
+1 (1:23) Alex Karaban made Free Throw.
3839
(1:05) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:03) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:39) Liam McNeeley made Jumper.
3841
(0:07) Dusty Stromer missed Jumper.
(0:06) Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+1 (0:06) Liam McNeeley made Free Throw.
3842
+1 (0:06) Liam McNeeley made Free Throw.
3843
+2 (0:00) Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
4043

2nd half

Team Stats

GONZ

CONN

71Points77

25-57(43.9%)Field Goal(%)27-59(45.8%)

6-16(37.5%)3-Point(%)5-24(20.8%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

34(8)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

13Assists16

4Steals4

3Blocks4

10Turnovers8

17(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

1Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, December 14, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Gampel Pavilion · Storrs, CT

attendance: 18,933 (186.2%)

tv: FOX