Gonzaga 58-51 Saint Mary's (Mar 11, 2025) Play-by-Play

Gonzaga Bulldogs

25-8, 14-4 WCC

	1	2	T
GONZ	33	25	58
SMC	31	20	51

TIME	GONZ	SMC
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Gonzaga	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Saint Mary's	0	0
19:39	Graham Ike made Jumper.	2	0
19:18	Foul on Graham Ike.	2	0
19:18	Mitchell Saxen missed Free Throw.	2	0
19:18	Saint Mary's Deadball Team Rebound.	2	0
19:18	Mitchell Saxen made Free Throw.	2	1
19:00	Graham Ike missed Jumper.	2	1
18:57	Jordan Ross Defensive Rebound.	2	1
18:50	Luke Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.	2	1
18:47	Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.	2	1
18:41	Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.	2	1
18:37	Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.	2	1
18:15	Paulius Murauskas missed Jumper.	2	1
18:12	Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.	2	1
18:07	Braden Huff made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	4	1
17:40	Mitchell Saxen missed Jumper.	4	1
17:37	Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.	4	1
17:33	Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.	4	1
17:33	Mitchell Saxen Block.	4	1
17:29	Paulius Murauskas Defensive Rebound.	4	1
17:15	Paulius Murauskas missed Jumper.	4	1
17:11	Luke Barrett Offensive Rebound.	4	1
17:11	Luke Barrett made Layup.	4	3
16:56	Graham Ike made Layup. Assisted by Khalif Battle.	6	3
16:56	Foul on Luke Barrett.	6	3
16:56	Graham Ike made Free Throw.	7	3
16:41	Paulius Murauskas missed Three Point Jumper.	7	3
16:38	Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.	7	3
16:38	Paulius Murauskas subbing out for Saint Mary's	7	3
16:38	Harry Wessels subbing in for Saint Mary's	7	3
16:22	Braden Huff made Jumper. Assisted by Graham Ike.	9	3
16:01	Augustas Marciulionis made Jumper.	9	5
15:42	Khalif Battle made Jumper.	11	5
15:28	Augustas Marciulionis missed Three Point Jumper.	11	5
15:26	Harry Wessels Offensive Rebound.	11	5
15:26	Harry Wessels Turnover.	11	5
15:26	Official TV Timeout	11	5
15:24	Graham Ike subbing out for Gonzaga	11	5
15:24	Ben Gregg subbing in for Gonzaga	11	5
15:06	Braden Huff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	14	5
14:44	Mitchell Saxen Turnover.	14	5
14:44	Ryan Nembhard Steal.	14	5
14:39	Khalif Battle made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	16	5
14:21	Jordan Ross missed Three Point Jumper.	16	5
14:16	Harry Wessels Offensive Rebound.	16	5
14:15	Luke Barrett Turnover.	16	5
14:15	Ryan Nembhard Steal.	16	5
14:10	Foul on Jordan Ross.	16	5
14:10	Khalif Battle made Free Throw.	17	5
14:10	Jordan Ross subbing out for Saint Mary's	17	5
14:10	Mikey Lewis subbing in for Saint Mary's	17	5
14:10	Khalif Battle made Free Throw.	18	5
13:47	Mikey Lewis made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Barrett.	18	7
13:29	Ben Gregg made Dunk. Assisted by Braden Huff.	20	7
13:01	Mitchell Saxen missed Layup.	20	7
12:59	Harry Wessels Offensive Rebound.	20	7
12:58	Saint Mary's Timeout	20	7
12:58	Nolan Hickman subbing out for Gonzaga	20	7
12:58	Emmanuel Innocenti subbing in for Gonzaga	20	7
12:51	Mikey Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	20	7
12:47	Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.	20	7
12:47	Foul on Ryan Nembhard.	20	7
12:35	Mitchell Saxen missed Layup.	20	7
12:32	Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.	20	7
12:29	Khalif Battle missed Layup.	20	7
12:25	Mikey Lewis Defensive Rebound.	20	7
12:25	Foul on Khalif Battle.	20	7
12:20	Mitchell Saxen made Layup. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.	20	9
12:04	Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.	20	9
12:00	Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.	20	9
11:46	Mitchell Saxen made Jumper. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.	20	11
11:32	Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.	20	11
11:29	Augustas Marciulionis Defensive Rebound.	20	11
11:18	Harry Wessels Turnover.	20	11
11:18	Braden Huff Steal.	20	11
11:12	Ryan Nembhard made Layup.	22	11
10:55	Foul on Khalif Battle.	22	11
10:55	Official TV Timeout	22	11
10:55	Harry Wessels subbing out for Saint Mary's	22	11
10:55	Paulius Murauskas subbing in for Saint Mary's	22	11
10:55	Ben Gregg subbing out for Gonzaga	22	11
10:55	Braden Huff subbing out for Gonzaga	22	11
10:55	Khalif Battle subbing out for Gonzaga	22	11
10:55	Michael Ajayi subbing in for Gonzaga	22	11
10:55	Nolan Hickman subbing in for Gonzaga	22	11
10:55	Graham Ike subbing in for Gonzaga	22	11
10:44	Mitchell Saxen made Layup. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.	22	13
10:23	Graham Ike missed Jumper.	22	13
10:19	Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.	22	13
10:00	Luke Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.	22	13
9:56	Emmanuel Innocenti Defensive Rebound.	22	13
9:42	Nolan Hickman missed Layup.	22	13
9:42	Mitchell Saxen Block.	22	13
9:38	Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.	22	13
9:29	Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.	22	13
9:25	Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.	22	13
9:17	Mitchell Saxen made Layup. Assisted by Mikey Lewis.	22	15
8:54	Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.	24	15
8:30	Foul on Nolan Hickman.	24	15
8:25	Luke Barrett Turnover.	24	15
8:25	Ryan Nembhard Steal.	24	15
8:05	Graham Ike Turnover.	24	15
7:39	Mikey Lewis made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Barrett.	24	17
7:39	Foul on Michael Ajayi.	24	17
7:39	Official TV Timeout	24	17
7:39	Mikey Lewis made Free Throw.	24	18
7:19	Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.	24	18
7:19	Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.	24	18
7:19	Augustas Marciulionis Block.	24	18
7:14	Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.	24	18
7:11	Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.	24	18
7:05	Mikey Lewis missed Jumper.	24	18
7:01	Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.	24	18
6:36	Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.	24	18
6:32	Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.	24	18
6:10	Augustas Marciulionis missed Jumper.	24	18
6:06	Luke Barrett Offensive Rebound.	24	18
6:05	Luke Barrett Turnover.	24	18
6:05	Emmanuel Innocenti Steal.	24	18
6:02	Foul on Mikey Lewis.	24	18
6:02	Mitchell Saxen subbing out for Saint Mary's	24	18
6:02	Harry Wessels subbing in for Saint Mary's	24	18
6:02	Michael Ajayi subbing out for Gonzaga	24	18
6:02	Emmanuel Innocenti subbing out for Gonzaga	24	18
6:02	Dusty Stromer subbing in for Gonzaga	24	18
6:02	Braden Huff subbing in for Gonzaga	24	18
5:56	Foul on Paulius Murauskas.	24	18
5:48	Braden Huff missed Jumper.	24	18
5:45	Braden Huff Offensive Rebound.	24	18
5:44	Braden Huff made Layup.	26	18
5:21	Paulius Murauskas missed Jumper.	26	18
5:17	Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.	26	18
5:16	Foul on Augustas Marciulionis.	26	18
5:16	Paulius Murauskas subbing out for Saint Mary's	26	18
5:16	Mitchell Saxen subbing in for Saint Mary's	26	18
5:15	Nolan Hickman made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	28	18
4:54	Augustas Marciulionis made Jumper.	28	20
4:34	Braden Huff missed Three Point Jumper.	28	20
4:30	Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.	28	20
4:12	Mitchell Saxen missed Jumper.	28	20
4:10	Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.	28	20
4:00	Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.	30	20
3:32	Mikey Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	30	20
3:29	Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.	30	20
3:29	Foul on Braden Huff.	30	20
3:29	Official TV Timeout	30	20
3:29	Mikey Lewis subbing out for Saint Mary's	30	20
3:29	Jordan Ross subbing in for Saint Mary's	30	20
3:29	Mitchell Saxen made Free Throw.	30	21
3:29	Mitchell Saxen missed Free Throw.	30	21
3:27	Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.	30	21
3:11	Foul on Jordan Ross.	30	21
3:11	Nolan Hickman made Free Throw.	31	21
3:11	Nolan Hickman missed Free Throw.	31	21
3:09	Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.	31	21
2:50	Harry Wessels made Layup. Assisted by Augustas Marciulionis.	31	23
2:44	Graham Ike missed Layup.	31	23
2:44	Harry Wessels Block.	31	23
2:40	Jordan Ross Defensive Rebound.	31	23
2:28	Mitchell Saxen made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Barrett.	31	25
2:12	Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.	31	25
2:09	Harry Wessels Defensive Rebound.	31	25
1:44	Jordan Ross missed Layup.	31	25
1:44	Harry Wessels Offensive Rebound.	31	25
1:44	Graham Ike Block.	31	25
1:40	Harry Wessels made Layup.	31	27
1:32	Braden Huff missed Three Point Jumper.	31	27
1:29	Luke Barrett Defensive Rebound.	31	27
1:08	Foul on Ryan Nembhard.	31	27
1:08	Ryan Nembhard subbing out for Gonzaga	31	27
1:08	Khalif Battle subbing in for Gonzaga	31	27
1:08	Mitchell Saxen made Free Throw.	31	28
1:08	Mitchell Saxen made Free Throw.	31	29
1:06	Gonzaga Timeout	31	29
0:48	Graham Ike made Layup.	33	29
0:33	Technical Foul on Ryan Nembhard.	33	29
0:33	Augustas Marciulionis made Free Throw.	33	30
0:33	Augustas Marciulionis made Free Throw.	33	31
0:10	Mitchell Saxen Turnover.	33	31
0:10	Braden Huff Steal.	33	31
0:01	Braden Huff missed Three Point Jumper.	33	31
0:00	Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.	33	31
0:00	End of 1st half	33	31

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0:24

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0:23

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0:19

Orleans Arena

9:00 PM, March 11, 2025Coverage: ESPN/ESPN+

Las Vegas, NV

Line: GONZ -3.5

Over/Under: 141.5

Attendance: 6,237

Referees:
Gregory Nixon
Marques Pettigrew
Ray Natili

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Saint Mary's	17-1	-	28-5
Gonzaga	14-4	3	25-8
San Francisco	13-5	4	24-9
Santa Clara	12-6	5	20-12
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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