Santa Clara Broncos vs. Saint Mary's Gaels

Mar 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SCU	32	44	76
SMC	35	36	71

Game Recap

Santa Clara beats No. 21 Saint Mary's 76-71, advances to WCC title game vs Gonzaga. Sash Gavalyugov scored 23 points including a back-breaking 3-pointer to lead Santa Clara to a 76-71 victory over No. 21 Saint Mary's in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament on Monday night to take a big step toward making the Big...

Player Stats

SANTA CLARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Elijah Mahi	33	9-16	1-2	0-3	7	1	1	0	0	0	19
12Bukky Oboye	12	1-2	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	2	1	4	3
1Christian Hammond	33	3-9	1-3	0-1	4	2	0	0	0	2	7
44Jake Ensminger	23	2-2	2-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4	6
0Brenton Knapper	13	1-3	0-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
22Allen Graves	30	3-9	1-4	3-4	7	1	3	2	0	1	10
2Sash Gavalyugov	29	9-16	5-9	0-3	1	6	0	0	1	4	23
7KJ Cochran	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
15Thierry Darlan	16	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	5
TOTAL	-	30-6248.4%	11-2544.0%	5-1435.7%	28	11	4	4	4	21	76

SAINT MARY'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Paulius Murauskas	37	9-15	2-5	6-6	8	0	0	0	1	0	26
1Harry Wessels	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	0
11Dillan Shaw	29	1-7	1-5	0-0	7	1	0	1	1	4	3
0Mikey Lewis	33	8-17	3-9	4-4	3	2	0	1	4	3	23
7Joshua Dent	40	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	7	1	1	1	1	4
45Andrew McKeever	31	3-8	0-0	5-7	11	2	0	1	1	3	11
6Mantas Juzenas	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
8Rory Hawke	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	2
33Liam Campbell	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	6-2030.0%	17-1989.5%	37	13	1	4	10	16	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSCUSMC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Santa Clara.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Saint Mary's.
+2 (19:46) Brenton Knapper makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
20
(19:46) Foul on Mikey Lewis.
+1 (19:46) Brenton Knapper makes free throw 1 of 1.
30
+3 (19:18) Dillan Shaw makes 27-foot three point jumper (Harry Wessels assists).
33
(18:47) Brenton Knapper misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:43) Elijah Mahi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:27) Bukky Oboye makes 4-foot hook shot.
53
(18:08) Harry Wessels misses layup.
(18:06) Bukky Oboye Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Bukky Oboye misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:57) Christian Hammond Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:54) Christian Hammond makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
73
(17:33) Mikey Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:30) Elijah Mahi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:20) Elijah Mahi makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
93
(16:56) Dillan Shaw misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:53) Christian Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(16:44) Christian Hammond misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:41) Paulius Murauskas Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) Foul on Christian Hammond.
+2 (16:23) Paulius Murauskas makes layup (Joshua Dent assists).
95
+3 (15:57) Jake Ensminger makes 26-foot three point jumper (Elijah Mahi assists).
125
(15:39) Foul on Sash Gavalyugov.
(15:34) Foul on Jake Ensminger.
(15:25) Andrew McKeever misses layup.
(15:21) Andrew McKeever Offensive Rebound.
(15:21) Andrew McKeever misses tip in layup.
(15:20) Elijah Mahi Defensive Rebound.
(15:13) Thierry Darlan misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(15:07) Mikey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Foul on Thierry Darlan.
+2 (14:58) Paulius Murauskas makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Joshua Dent assists).
127
(14:24) Elijah Mahi misses driving layup.
(14:22) Andrew McKeever Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Mikey Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:11) Thierry Darlan Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Allen Graves misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:59) Andrew McKeever Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Paulius Murauskas misses 14-foot jumper.
(13:42) Thierry Darlan Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) Foul on Dillan Shaw.
+1 (13:32) Allen Graves makes free throw 1 of 2.
137
+1 (13:32) Allen Graves makes free throw 2 of 2.
147
(13:31) Sash Gavalyugov bad pass turnover.
(13:31) Joshua Dent Steal.
+2 (13:28) Rory Hawke makes layup (Joshua Dent assists).
149
(13:08) Thierry Darlan misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:05) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:34) Mikey Lewis makes 13-foot step back jumpshot.
1411
(12:16) Sash Gavalyugov misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:13) Paulius Murauskas Defensive Rebound.
(12:02) Mikey Lewis bad pass turnover.
(11:47) Christian Hammond misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(11:44) Rory Hawke Defensive Rebound.
(11:16) Foul on Jake Ensminger.
+1 (11:16) Mikey Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1412
+1 (11:16) Mikey Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1413
(11:07) Foul on Liam Campbell.
+2 (11:02) Christian Hammond makes layup (Bukky Oboye assists).
1613
(10:47) Foul on Rory Hawke.
(10:47) Rory Hawke turnover.
(10:35) Brenton Knapper misses layup.
(10:35) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
(10:14) Foul on Bukky Oboye.
(10:11) Andrew McKeever misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:11) Bukky Oboye Block.
(10:10) Paulius Murauskas Offensive Rebound.
(10:10) Foul on Brenton Knapper.
+1 (10:10) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1614
+1 (10:10) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1615
(9:56) Foul on Andrew McKeever.
(9:56) Elijah Mahi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:56) Santa Clara Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:56) Elijah Mahi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:55) Andrew McKeever Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Paulius Murauskas misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:35) Bukky Oboye Block.
(9:30) Bukky Oboye Defensive Rebound.
(9:10) Christian Hammond misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:06) Dillan Shaw Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Foul on Thierry Darlan.
+1 (8:59) Andrew McKeever makes free throw 1 of 2.
1616
(8:59) Andrew McKeever misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:58) KJ Cochran Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Thierry Darlan traveling turnover.
+3 (8:22) Mikey Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dillan Shaw assists).
1619
(8:08) Sash Gavalyugov misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:05) Dillan Shaw Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Dillan Shaw traveling turnover.
(7:41) Sash Gavalyugov misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:39) Paulius Murauskas Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Paulius Murauskas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:20) Dillan Shaw Offensive Rebound.
(7:18) Mikey Lewis misses layup.
(7:15) Allen Graves Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:01) Elijah Mahi makes 8-foot jumper.
1819
+2 (6:43) Paulius Murauskas makes layup (Andrew McKeever assists).
1821
(6:24) Foul on Dillan Shaw.
+3 (6:14) Christian Hammond makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sash Gavalyugov assists).
2121
(5:47) Mikey Lewis bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Elijah Mahi Steal.
(5:43) Elijah Mahi misses driving layup.
(5:42) Paulius Murauskas Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Foul on Allen Graves.
+1 (5:42) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 1 of 2.
2122
+1 (5:42) Paulius Murauskas makes free throw 2 of 2.
2123
+2 (5:29) Sash Gavalyugov makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
2323
(5:09) Joshua Dent misses layup.
(5:09) Andrew McKeever Offensive Rebound.
(5:09) Foul on Christian Hammond.
+1 (5:09) Andrew McKeever makes free throw 1 of 2.
2324
+1 (5:09) Andrew McKeever makes free throw 2 of 2.
2325
(4:59) Brenton Knapper traveling turnover.
(4:51) Foul on Bukky Oboye.
+1 (4:51) Andrew McKeever makes free throw 1 of 2.
2326
(4:51) Andrew McKeever misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:49) Jake Ensminger Defensive Rebound.
(4:37) Elijah Mahi misses driving layup.
(4:37) Andrew McKeever Block.
(4:37) Santa Clara Offensive Rebound.
(4:32) Christian Hammond misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:30) Mantas Juzenas Defensive Rebound.
(4:30) Foul on Jake Ensminger.
+1 (4:30) Mantas Juzenas makes free throw 1 of 2.
2327
+1 (4:30) Mantas Juzenas makes free throw 2 of 2.
2328
(4:22) Sash Gavalyugov misses driving layup.
(4:22) Mikey Lewis Block.
(4:22) Santa Clara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:11) Elijah Mahi makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
2528
(3:38) Mikey Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:36) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:18) Mikey Lewis makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
2530
+2 (2:57) Sash Gavalyugov makes driving layup.
2730
+2 (2:39) Andrew McKeever makes layup (Joshua Dent assists).
2732
(2:39) Foul on Thierry Darlan.
+1 (2:39) Andrew McKeever makes free throw 1 of 1.
2733
(2:28) Elijah Mahi misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:22) Christian Hammond Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:11) Sash Gavalyugov makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Graves assists).
3033
(1:43) Mikey Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:39) KJ Cochran Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Mantas Juzenas.
(1:39) Sash Gavalyugov misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:38) Andrew McKeever Defensive Rebound.
(1:19) Joshua Dent bad pass turnover.
(1:19) Allen Graves Steal.
+2 (1:09) Elijah Mahi makes layup.
3233
(0:58) Mikey Lewis bad pass turnover.
(0:58) Allen Graves Steal.
(0:53) Allen Graves misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:48) Elijah Mahi Offensive Rebound.
(0:33) Sash Gavalyugov misses 16-foot floating jump shot.
(0:29) Rory Hawke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:02) Joshua Dent makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
3235

2nd half

Team Stats

SCU

SMC

76Points71

30-62(48.4%)Field Goal(%)24-54(44.4%)

11-25(44.0%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

5-14(35.7%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)

30(10)Rebounds(Offensive)40(12)

11Assists13

4Steals1

4Blocks4

4Turnovers10

21(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

7Largest Lead6

Game Details

Monday, March 9, 2026 · 11:45 PM

Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 6,343 (66.8%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: SMC -4.5

over/under: 150.5