Gonzaga 95-76 Santa Clara (Feb 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

Gonzaga Bulldogs

22-8, 13-4 WCC

	1	2	T
GONZ	44	51	95
SCU	42	34	76

Santa Clara Broncos

19-11, 11-6 WCC

Christoph Tilly made Layup.
Adama-Alpha Bal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christoph Tilly.
Tyeree Bryan made Layup. Assisted by Christoph Tilly.
Tyeree Bryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil.
Tyeree Bryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camaron Tongue.
Elijah Mahi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Stewart Jr..
Tyeree Bryan missed Layup.
Camaron Tongue missed Layup.
Elijah Mahi missed Layup.
Camaron Tongue made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adama-Alpha Bal.
Brenton Knapper missed Jumper.
Tyeree Bryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adama-Alpha Bal.
Adama-Alpha Bal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Ensminger.
Christoph Tilly missed Layup.
Christoph Tilly missed Jumper.
Carlos Stewart Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
Camaron Tongue missed Layup.
Tyeree Bryan missed Layup.
Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Stewart Jr. missed Layup.
Elijah Mahi made Layup.
Adama-Alpha Bal missed Three Point Jumper.
Camaron Tongue missed Jumper.
Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
Christoph Tilly missed Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Stewart Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Christoph Tilly missed Layup.
Johnny O'Neil made Jumper. Assisted by Adama-Alpha Bal.
Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
Johnny O'Neil made Layup. Assisted by Adama-Alpha Bal.
Adama-Alpha Bal missed Layup.
Johnny O'Neil missed Layup.
Camaron Tongue made Layup.
Adama-Alpha Bal missed Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Stewart Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Elijah Mahi missed Layup.
Camaron Tongue missed Jumper.
Christoph Tilly missed Three Point Jumper.
Adama-Alpha Bal made Layup.
Brenton Knapper missed Three Point Jumper.
Camaron Tongue made Layup. Assisted by Brenton Knapper.
Tyeree Bryan made Layup.
Camaron Tongue missed Layup.
Brenton Knapper missed Layup.
Christoph Tilly missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyeree Bryan missed Three Point Jumper.
Johnny O'Neil missed Layup.
Carlos Stewart Jr. made Layup.
Adama-Alpha Bal missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyeree Bryan made Three Point Jumper.
Johnny O'Neil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brenton Knapper.
Johnny O'Neil missed Layup.
Carlos Stewart Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Stewart Jr. made Layup.
Tyeree Bryan missed Three Point Jumper.
Graham Ike missed Jumper.
Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
Graham Ike made Layup.
Khalif Battle missed Layup.
Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard made Three Point Jumper.
Khalif Battle made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Graham Ike made Jumper. Assisted by Khalif Battle.
Khalif Battle made Layup.
Graham Ike made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
Graham Ike made Layup.
Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Dusty Stromer missed Three Point Jumper.
Khalif Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Michael Ajayi.
Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Graham Ike missed Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
Michael Ajayi missed Three Point Jumper.
Nolan Hickman made Layup.
Ismaila Diagne made Dunk. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Ben Gregg missed Three Point Jumper.
Michael Ajayi made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Ismaila Diagne made Dunk. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
Khalif Battle missed Layup.
Khalif Battle made Three Point Jumper.
Khalif Battle made Layup.
Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.
Khalif Battle made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Khalif Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Graham Ike made Jumper. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
Khalif Battle missed Layup.
Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Ben Gregg made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
Nolan Hickman made Jumper.
Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
Ismaila Diagne made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Ryan Nembhard made Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
Dusty Stromer missed Three Point Jumper.
Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
Dusty Stromer missed Three Point Jumper.
Ismaila Diagne made Layup. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
Nolan Hickman made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Nolan Hickman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Ben Gregg made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Dusty Stromer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Nolan Hickman made Layup.
Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
Khalif Battle missed Layup.
Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Michael Ajayi.
Khalif Battle made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Khalif Battle missed Layup.
Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
Graham Ike made Layup.
Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Graham Ike made Layup.

GONZAGA

SANTA CLARA

TIME		GONZ	SCU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Gonzaga	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Santa Clara	0	0
19:42	Graham Ike missed Jumper.	0	0
19:39	Carlos Stewart Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Christoph Tilly made Layup.	0	2
19:14	Ryan Nembhard Turnover.	0	2
19:01	Adama-Alpha Bal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christoph Tilly.	0	5
18:45	Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:43	Carlos Stewart Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:27	Tyeree Bryan made Layup. Assisted by Christoph Tilly.	0	7
18:11	Graham Ike made Layup.	2	7
18:11	Foul on Christoph Tilly.	2	7
18:11	Graham Ike made Free Throw.	3	7
17:40	Tyeree Bryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil.	3	10
17:30	Foul on Christoph Tilly.	3	10
17:30	Christoph Tilly subbing out for Santa Clara	3	10
17:30	Camaron Tongue subbing in for Santa Clara	3	10
17:29	Foul on Carlos Stewart Jr..	3	10
17:24	Khalif Battle missed Layup.	3	10
17:22	Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.	3	10
16:53	Tyeree Bryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camaron Tongue.	3	13
16:31	Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.	3	13
16:28	Santa Clara Defensive Rebound.	3	13
16:10	Adama-Alpha Bal Turnover.	3	13
16:10	Graham Ike Steal.	3	13
15:57	Ryan Nembhard made Three Point Jumper.	6	13
15:46	Carlos Stewart Jr. Turnover.	6	13
15:46	Khalif Battle Steal.	6	13
15:42	Khalif Battle made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	8	13
15:30	Foul on Ryan Nembhard.	8	13
15:30	Official TV Timeout	8	13
15:30	Adama-Alpha Bal subbing out for Santa Clara	8	13
15:30	Elijah Mahi subbing in for Santa Clara	8	13
15:30	Nolan Hickman subbing out for Gonzaga	8	13
15:30	Dusty Stromer subbing in for Gonzaga	8	13
15:19	Elijah Mahi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Stewart Jr..	8	16
15:02	Graham Ike made Jumper. Assisted by Khalif Battle.	10	16
14:55	Tyeree Bryan missed Layup.	10	16
14:55	Graham Ike Block.	10	16
14:52	Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.	10	16
14:50	Khalif Battle made Layup.	12	16
14:36	Carlos Stewart Jr. missed Free Throw.	12	16
14:36	Santa Clara Deadball Team Rebound.	12	16
14:36	Ben Gregg subbing out for Gonzaga	12	16
14:36	Michael Ajayi subbing in for Gonzaga	12	16
14:36	Carlos Stewart Jr. made Free Throw.	12	17
14:36	Foul on Graham Ike.	12	16
14:29	Graham Ike made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	14	17
14:00	Camaron Tongue missed Layup.	14	17
13:58	Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.	14	17
13:51	Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.	14	17
13:51	Graham Ike Offensive Rebound.	14	17
13:50	Graham Ike made Layup.	16	17
13:50	Foul on Tyeree Bryan.	16	17
13:50	Carlos Stewart Jr. subbing out for Santa Clara	16	17
13:50	Johnny O'Neil subbing out for Santa Clara	16	17
13:50	Brenton Knapper subbing in for Santa Clara	16	17
13:50	Adama-Alpha Bal subbing in for Santa Clara	16	17
13:50	Graham Ike made Free Throw.	17	17
13:50	Graham Ike subbing out for Gonzaga	17	17
13:50	Braden Huff subbing in for Gonzaga	17	17
13:50	Jake Ensminger subbing in for Santa Clara	17	17
13:50	Tyeree Bryan subbing out for Santa Clara	17	17
13:25	Elijah Mahi missed Layup.	17	17
13:23	Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.	17	17
13:14	Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.	17	17
13:10	Jake Ensminger Defensive Rebound.	17	17
12:50	Foul on Braden Huff.	17	17
12:50	Camaron Tongue made Free Throw.	17	18
12:50	Camaron Tongue made Free Throw.	17	19
12:28	Dusty Stromer missed Three Point Jumper.	17	19
12:26	Camaron Tongue Defensive Rebound.	17	19
12:20	Camaron Tongue made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adama-Alpha Bal.	17	22
12:09	Foul on Elijah Mahi.	17	22
12:06	Khalif Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	19	22
11:56	Foul on Braden Huff.	19	22
11:56	Official TV Timeout	19	22
11:56	Elijah Mahi subbing out for Santa Clara	19	22
11:56	Tyeree Bryan subbing in for Santa Clara	19	22
11:56	Braden Huff subbing out for Gonzaga	19	22
11:56	Graham Ike subbing in for Gonzaga	19	22
11:56	Nolan Hickman subbing in for Gonzaga	19	22
11:56	Ryan Nembhard subbing out for Gonzaga	19	22
11:56	Camaron Tongue made Free Throw.	19	23
11:56	Camaron Tongue made Free Throw.	19	24
11:42	Khalif Battle Turnover.	19	24
11:14	Foul on Camaron Tongue.	19	24
11:14	Camaron Tongue Turnover.	19	24
11:14	Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.	19	24
11:14	Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.	19	24
11:14	Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.	20	24
11:14	Camaron Tongue subbing out for Santa Clara	20	24
11:14	Christoph Tilly subbing in for Santa Clara	20	24
11:03	Foul on Jake Ensminger.	20	24
11:03	Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.	21	24
11:03	Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.	21	24
11:02	Jake Ensminger Defensive Rebound.	21	24
10:35	Brenton Knapper missed Jumper.	21	24
10:35	Santa Clara Deadball Team Rebound.	21	24
10:35	Foul on Khalif Battle.	21	24
10:34	Brenton Knapper Turnover.	21	24
10:34	Graham Ike Steal.	21	24
10:29	Khalif Battle Turnover.	21	24
10:29	Khalif Battle subbing out for Gonzaga	21	24
10:29	Ryan Nembhard subbing in for Gonzaga	21	24
10:17	Tyeree Bryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adama-Alpha Bal.	21	27
9:49	Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Michael Ajayi.	23	27
9:38	Adama-Alpha Bal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Ensminger.	23	30
9:33	Michael Ajayi Turnover.	23	30
9:33	Christoph Tilly Steal.	23	30
9:18	Christoph Tilly missed Layup.	23	30
9:16	Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.	23	30
9:06	Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	25	30
8:56	Christoph Tilly missed Jumper.	25	30
8:54	Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.	25	30
8:39	Foul on Jake Ensminger.	25	30
8:39	Brenton Knapper subbing out for Santa Clara	25	30
8:39	Christoph Tilly subbing out for Santa Clara	25	30
8:39	Jake Ensminger subbing out for Santa Clara	25	30
8:39	Carlos Stewart Jr. subbing in for Santa Clara	25	30
8:39	Johnny O'Neil subbing in for Santa Clara	25	30
8:39	Camaron Tongue subbing in for Santa Clara	25	30
8:39	Dusty Stromer missed Free Throw.	25	30
8:39	Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.	25	30
8:33	Carlos Stewart Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	25	33
8:28	Adama-Alpha Bal subbing out for Santa Clara	25	33
8:28	Elijah Mahi subbing in for Santa Clara	25	33
8:28	Dusty Stromer subbing out for Gonzaga	25	33
8:28	Khalif Battle subbing in for Gonzaga	25	33
8:28	Official TV Timeout	25	33
8:17	Graham Ike missed Jumper.	25	33
8:15	Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.	25	33
8:15	Foul on Michael Ajayi.	25	33
7:46	Camaron Tongue missed Layup.	25	33
7:46	Graham Ike Block.	25	33
7:45	Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.	25	33
7:34	Ryan Nembhard made Layup.	27	33
7:21	Tyeree Bryan missed Layup.	27	33
7:20	Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.	27	33
7:11	Michael Ajayi missed Three Point Jumper.	27	33
7:09	Tyeree Bryan Defensive Rebound.	27	33
6:55	Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.	27	33
6:53	Nolan Hickman Defensive Rebound.	27	33
6:39	Foul on Graham Ike.	27	33
6:39	Graham Ike Turnover.	27	33
6:39	Tyeree Bryan subbing out for Santa Clara	27	33
6:39	Adama-Alpha Bal subbing in for Santa Clara	27	33
6:39	Graham Ike subbing out for Gonzaga	27	33
6:39	Braden Huff subbing in for Gonzaga	27	33
6:39	Ben Gregg subbing in for Gonzaga	27	33
6:39	Michael Ajayi subbing out for Gonzaga	27	33
6:28	Foul on Braden Huff.	27	33
6:28	Carlos Stewart Jr. made Free Throw.	27	34
6:28	Carlos Stewart Jr. missed Free Throw.	27	34
6:28	Santa Clara Deadball Team Rebound.	27	34
6:28	Braden Huff subbing out for Gonzaga	27	34
6:28	Ismaila Diagne subbing in for Gonzaga	27	34
6:28	Carlos Stewart Jr. made Free Throw.	27	35
6:12	Nolan Hickman made Layup.	29	35
5:59	Foul on Khalif Battle.	29	35
5:59	Elijah Mahi made Free Throw.	29	36
5:59	Elijah Mahi missed Free Throw.	29	36
5:57	Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.	29	36
5:49	Ismaila Diagne made Dunk. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.	31	36
5:29	Carlos Stewart Jr. missed Layup.	31	36
5:29	Ismaila Diagne Block.	31	36
5:29	Santa Clara Offensive Rebound.	31	36
5:15	Santa Clara Turnover.	31	36
5:00	Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.	31	36
4:58	Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.	31	36
4:55	Johnny O'Neil Turnover.	31	36
4:55	Ryan Nembhard Steal.	31	36
4:47	Ismaila Diagne Turnover.	31	36
4:47	Elijah Mahi Steal.	31	36
4:46	Foul on Ismaila Diagne.	31	36
4:46	Elijah Mahi made Free Throw.	31	37
4:46	Elijah Mahi made Free Throw.	31	38
4:37	Ben Gregg missed Three Point Jumper.	31	38
4:34	Elijah Mahi Defensive Rebound.	31	38
4:27	Elijah Mahi made Layup.	31	40
4:12	Foul on Johnny O'Neil.	31	40
4:12	Ben Gregg missed Free Throw.	31	40
4:12	Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.	31	40
4:12	Ben Gregg made Free Throw.	32	40
4:12	Michael Ajayi subbing in for Gonzaga	32	40
4:12	Camaron Tongue subbing out for Santa Clara	32	40
4:12	Bukky Oboye subbing in for Santa Clara	32	40
4:12	Ben Gregg subbing out for Gonzaga	32	40
3:58	Carlos Stewart Jr. Turnover.	32	40
3:58	Michael Ajayi Steal.	32	40
3:49	Khalif Battle Turnover.	32	40
3:49	Official TV Timeout	32	40
3:49	Elijah Mahi subbing out for Santa Clara	32	40
3:49	Carlos Stewart Jr. subbing out for Santa Clara	32	40
3:49	Bukky Oboye subbing out for Santa Clara	32	40
3:49	Brenton Knapper subbing in for Santa Clara	32	40
3:49	Tyeree Bryan subbing in for Santa Clara	32	40
3:49	Camaron Tongue subbing in for Santa Clara	32	40
3:23	Adama-Alpha Bal missed Three Point Jumper.	32	40
3:21	Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.	32	40
3:02	Michael Ajayi made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	34	40
2:48	Adama-Alpha Bal made Free Throw.	34	41
2:48	Adama-Alpha Bal made Free Throw.	34	42
2:48	Foul on Michael Ajayi.	34	40
2:35	Ismaila Diagne made Dunk. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.	36	42
2:18	Camaron Tongue missed Jumper.	36	42
2:14	Ismaila Diagne Defensive Rebound.	36	42
2:07	Khalif Battle missed Layup.	36	42
2:05	Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.	36	42
1:53	Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.	36	42
1:53	Santa Clara Deadball Team Rebound.	36	42
1:53	Foul on Camaron Tongue.	36	42
1:53	Khalif Battle made Free Throw.	37	42
1:53	Camaron Tongue subbing out for Santa Clara	37	42
1:53	Christoph Tilly subbing in for Santa Clara	37	42
1:53	Khalif Battle made Free Throw.	38	42
1:53	Elijah Mahi subbing in for Santa Clara	37	42
1:53	Adama-Alpha Bal subbing out for Santa Clara	37	42
1:30	Johnny O'Neil Turnover.	38	42
1:30	Ismaila Diagne Steal.	38	42
1:10	Khalif Battle made Three Point Jumper.	41	42
0:58	Santa Clara Timeout	41	42
0:38	Christoph Tilly missed Three Point Jumper.	41	42
0:36	Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.	41	42
0:34	Khalif Battle made Layup.	43	42
0:34	Foul on Brenton Knapper.	43	42
0:34	Brenton Knapper subbing out for Santa Clara	43	42
0:34	Elijah Mahi subbing out for Santa Clara	43	42
0:34	Adama-Alpha Bal subbing in for Santa Clara	43	42
0:34	Carlos Stewart Jr. subbing in for Santa Clara	43	42
0:34	Khalif Battle made Free Throw.	44	42
0:34	Khalif Battle subbing out for Gonzaga	44	42
0:34	Dusty Stromer subbing in for Gonzaga	44	42
0:09	Carlos Stewart Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	44	42
0:05	Ismaila Diagne Defensive Rebound.	44	42
0:00	Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.	44	42
0:00	Tyeree Bryan Defensive Rebound.	44	42
0:00	End of 1st half	44	42

Leavey Center

11:00 PM, February 25, 2025Coverage: CBSSN

Santa Clara, CA

Line: GONZ -6.5

Over/Under: 163.5

Attendance: 4,200

Referees:
Darron George
Gregory Nixon
De Selle Dean

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Saint Mary's	17-1	-	29-6
Gonzaga	14-4	3	26-9
San Francisco	13-5	4	25-10
Santa Clara	12-6	5	21-13
Oregon State	10-8	7	20-12
Washington State	8-10	9	19-14
Loyola Marymount	8-10	9	17-15
Portland	7-11	10	12-20
Pepperdine	4-14	13	13-22
Pacific	4-14	13	9-24
San Diego	2-16	15	6-27

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