Gonzaga Bulldogs at Santa Clara Broncos
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 77
79 - 77
Perkins, Gonzaga hold off Santa Clara 79-77
Perkins secured the win with Gonzaga leading 78-77 when he gathered the rebound of his intentionally missed free throw with 2.5 seconds left. He went back to the line with 0.4 seconds left to make 1 of 2 for the final score.
Kyle Wiltjer had 20 points, Eric McClellan scored 15 and Domantas Sabonis added 11 for the Bulldogs (11-3, 3-0 West Coast Conference).
Gonzaga made four straight field-goal attempts to lead 73-69 on Wiltjer's jumper with 1:53 left. Jared Brownridge quickly answered with a 3-pointer to get Santa Clara (4-11, 0-3) within one, but Gonzaga made five of its next six free throws to hold the lead.
Brownridge finished 6 of 9 from 3-point range with 26 points. KJ Feagin scored 15 and Kai Healy added 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | KJ Feagin Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Josh Perkins missed Free Throw. | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Josh Perkins made Free Throw. | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Werner Nistler. | 78 - 77 |
Statistics
 GONZ |
 SCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-51 | FG | 25-58 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-12 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 16-23 | FT | 15-20 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Leavey Center
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 3,121 | Capacity:
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 3,121 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |