FINAL
Mar 22, 2025
Game Recap
No. 1 seed Houston holds off Gonzaga comeback, beats No. 8 seed Bulldogs 81-76 to reach Sweet 16. LJ Cryer matched a career high with 30 points, including two free throws with 14.2 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston held on to beat eighth-seeded Gonzaga 81-76 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight NCAA Tournament.
Box Score
1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|
GONZ | 27 | 49 | 76 |
HOU | 35 | 46 | 81 |
Play-by-Play
1st halfgonzhou
- (20:00) Start game
- (19:59) Jump Ball won by Houston
- (19:59) Jump Ball lost by Gonzaga
- (19:49) Joseph Tugler missed Jumper.
- (19:47) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
- +2 (19:47) Joseph Tugler made Two Point Tip Shot.02
- (19:31) Graham Ike Turnover.
- (19:09) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
- (19:05) Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.
- (18:54) Braden Huff Turnover.
- +2 (18:44) J'Wan Roberts made Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.04
- (18:31) Braden Huff missed Layup.
- (18:31) Joseph Tugler Block.
- (18:29) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
- (18:11) Joseph Tugler missed Jumper.
- (18:07) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
- (18:07) Joseph Tugler missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- (18:06) Nolan Hickman Defensive Rebound.
- (18:00) Khalif Battle missed Layup.
- (17:57) Khalif Battle Offensive Rebound.
- +2 (17:56) Khalif Battle made Layup.24
- (17:37) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
- (17:36) Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
- (17:19) Foul on Graham Ike.
- (17:19) Graham Ike Turnover.
- (17:05) Emanuel Sharp Turnover.
- (17:05) Ryan Nembhard Steal.
- (17:00) Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
- (16:55) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
- (16:48) L.J. Cryer Turnover.
- (16:48) Nolan Hickman Steal.
- (16:35) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- (16:33) Houston Defensive Rebound.
- (16:33) Joseph Tugler subbing out for Houston
- (16:33) Ja'Vier Francis subbing in for Houston
- (16:06) Ja'Vier Francis missed Jumper.
- (16:03) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
- +3 (16:02) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Wan Roberts.27
- (15:46) Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
- (15:44) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
- +3 (15:40) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.210
- (15:11) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
- (15:11) Official TV Timeout
- (15:11) Graham Ike subbing out for Gonzaga
- (15:11) Ben Gregg subbing in for Gonzaga
- +2 (15:03) Ben Gregg made Layup. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.410
- (14:29) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
- (14:27) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
- (14:18) Ben Gregg missed Three Point Jumper.
- (14:16) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
- +2 (14:07) J'Wan Roberts made Layup. Assisted by L.J. Cryer.412
- +2 (13:49) Ben Gregg made Jumper. Assisted by Braden Huff.612
- (13:27) Foul on Ben Gregg.
- +1 (13:27) Ja'Vier Francis made Free Throw.613
- (13:27) J'Wan Roberts subbing out for Houston
- (13:27) Emanuel Sharp subbing out for Houston
- (13:27) Mylik Wilson subbing in for Houston
- (13:27) Terrance Arceneaux subbing in for Houston
- (13:27) Ja'Vier Francis missed Free Throw.
- (13:27) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
- (13:09) Braden Huff missed Jumper.
- (13:06) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
- (12:44) Ja'Vier Francis missed Layup.
- (12:43) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
- (12:43) Foul on Ben Gregg.
- (12:43) Ben Gregg subbing out for Gonzaga
- (12:43) Braden Huff subbing out for Gonzaga
- (12:43) Michael Ajayi subbing in for Gonzaga
- (12:43) Graham Ike subbing in for Gonzaga
- (12:43) Ja'Vier Francis subbing out for Houston
- (12:43) Joseph Tugler subbing in for Houston
- +2 (12:32) L.J. Cryer made Jumper. Assisted by Joseph Tugler.615
- +2 (12:18) Michael Ajayi made Jumper.815
- +2 (12:02) L.J. Cryer made Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.817
- (11:44) Khalif Battle missed Layup.
- (11:44) Joseph Tugler Block.
- (11:42) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
- (11:42) Official TV Timeout
- (11:42) Milos Uzan subbing out for Houston
- (11:42) Emanuel Sharp subbing in for Houston
- (11:42) Nolan Hickman subbing out for Gonzaga
- (11:42) Dusty Stromer subbing in for Gonzaga
- (11:31) Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
- (11:29) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
- (11:24) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
- (11:21) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
- (11:16) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- (11:13) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
- +2 (10:47) Emanuel Sharp made Layup. Assisted by Mylik Wilson.819
- (10:33) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
- (10:33) L.J. Cryer subbing out for Houston
- (10:33) Milos Uzan subbing in for Houston
- (10:33) Joseph Tugler subbing out for Houston
- (10:33) Ja'Vier Francis subbing in for Houston
- +2 (10:23) Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.1019
- +2 (10:05) Emanuel Sharp made Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.1021
- (9:58) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
- (9:30) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
- (9:28) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
- (9:19) Michael Ajayi missed Three Point Jumper.
- (9:16) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
- (9:09) Mylik Wilson missed Jumper.
- (9:09) Michael Ajayi Block.
- (9:07) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
- (9:06) Foul on Mylik Wilson.
- (9:06) Mylik Wilson subbing out for Houston
- (9:06) Terrance Arceneaux subbing out for Houston
- (9:06) Ja'Vier Francis subbing out for Houston
- (9:06) L.J. Cryer subbing in for Houston
- (9:06) Joseph Tugler subbing in for Houston
- (9:06) J'Wan Roberts subbing in for Houston
- (9:06) Michael Ajayi subbing out for Gonzaga
- (9:06) Dusty Stromer subbing out for Gonzaga
- (9:06) Khalif Battle subbing out for Gonzaga
- (9:06) Emmanuel Innocenti subbing in for Gonzaga
- (9:06) Nolan Hickman subbing in for Gonzaga
- (9:06) Braden Huff subbing in for Gonzaga
- +2 (8:47) Graham Ike made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.1221
- (8:30) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
- (8:26) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
- (8:08) Braden Huff Turnover.
- (8:08) J'Wan Roberts Steal.
- +3 (8:02) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper.1224
- (8:00) Gonzaga Timeout
- (8:00) Official TV Timeout
- (8:00) Emmanuel Innocenti subbing out for Gonzaga
- (8:00) Khalif Battle subbing in for Gonzaga
- +2 (7:49) Braden Huff made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.1424
- +2 (7:25) J'Wan Roberts made Jumper.1426
- (7:04) Khalif Battle Turnover.
- (7:04) Emanuel Sharp Steal.
- (7:00) Emanuel Sharp missed Dunk.
- (7:00) Graham Ike Block.
- (6:56) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
- +2 (6:55) Joseph Tugler made Dunk. Assisted by J'Wan Roberts.1428
- +3 (6:47) Braden Huff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.1728
- (6:17) Foul on Braden Huff.
- (6:17) Official TV Timeout
- (6:01) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
- (5:58) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
- (5:43) Graham Ike missed Three Point Jumper.
- (5:40) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
- (5:31) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
- (5:28) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
- +3 (5:26) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Wan Roberts.1731
- +2 (5:09) Braden Huff made Jumper.1931
- +2 (4:44) Milos Uzan made Jumper.1933
- (4:29) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
- (4:29) Joseph Tugler subbing out for Houston
- (4:29) Emanuel Sharp subbing out for Houston
- (4:29) Ja'Vier Francis subbing in for Houston
- (4:29) Terrance Arceneaux subbing in for Houston
- (4:29) Nolan Hickman subbing out for Gonzaga
- (4:29) Emmanuel Innocenti subbing in for Gonzaga
- +3 (4:23) Ryan Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Graham Ike.2233
- (3:55) Milos Uzan Turnover.
- (3:55) Emmanuel Innocenti Steal.
- (3:55) Official TV Timeout
- (3:32) Khalif Battle missed Jumper.
- (3:29) Graham Ike Offensive Rebound.
- (3:28) Graham Ike missed Jumper.
- (3:28) Ja'Vier Francis Block.
- (3:24) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
- (3:00) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
- (2:57) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
- (2:41) Graham Ike missed Layup.
- (2:39) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
- (2:28) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
- (2:25) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
- (2:20) Braden Huff missed Jumper.
- (2:16) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
- (1:56) Milos Uzan Turnover.
- (1:56) Ryan Nembhard Steal.
- +2 (1:52) Khalif Battle made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.2433
- (1:31) Ja'Vier Francis missed Jumper.
- (1:27) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
- (1:22) Foul on Ja'Vier Francis.
- (1:22) J'Wan Roberts subbing out for Houston
- (1:22) Joseph Tugler subbing in for Houston
- +3 (1:14) Khalif Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Innocenti.2733
- (1:09) Houston Timeout
- (1:09) Terrance Arceneaux subbing out for Houston
- (1:09) Mylik Wilson subbing in for Houston
- +2 (0:51) Joseph Tugler made Jumper. Assisted by L.J. Cryer.2735
- (0:19) Khalif Battle missed Jumper.
- (0:17) Joseph Tugler Defensive Rebound.
- (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half
Team Stats
Game Details
Saturday, March 22, 2025 · 8:44 PM
Fertitta Center · Houston, TX
attendance: 14,168 (199.5%)
tv: TNT
spread: HOU -5.5
over/under: 141.5