Syracuse overcomes Gonzaga in clutch for spot in Elite Eight
Michael Gbinije made a go-ahead layup with 22 seconds left, sending Syracuse to a 63-60 victory over Gonzaga on Friday night and a spot in the Elite Eight.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Gonzaga Bulldogs
60
Syracuse Orange
63
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GONZ | 29 | 31 | 60 |
| SYR | 28 | 35 | 63 |
United Center · 21,490 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs New Mexico State Aggies | W 109-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Purdue Boilermakers | W 78-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 60-63
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 60-62
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 60-61
Foul on Kyle Wiltjer.
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LayUpShot 0:22 60-61
Michael Gbinije made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 60-59
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 60-58
Foul on Domantas Sabonis.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 60-58
Domantas Sabonis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 59-58
Foul on Malachi Richardson.
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TipShot 2:21 59-58
Tyler Lydon made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 2:37 59-56
Foul on Kyle Wiltjer.
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LayUpShot 2:56 59-56
Trevor Cooney made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 59-54
Foul on Silas Melson.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 59-54
Foul on Silas Melson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:10 59-54
Domantas Sabonis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:10 58-54
Domantas Sabonis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:10 57-54
Foul on Tyler Roberson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:28 57-54
Malachi Richardson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:03 57-51
Foul on DaJuan Coleman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:15 57-51
Trevor Cooney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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LayUpShot 6:28 57-48
Domantas Sabonis made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:43 55-48
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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LayUpShot 7:03 55-48
Domantas Sabonis made Layup. Assisted by Silas Melson.
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LayUpShot 7:26 53-48
Michael Gbinije made Layup.
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JumpShot 7:54 53-46
Domantas Sabonis made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:46 51-46
Josh Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Silas Melson.
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LayUpShot 9:06 48-46
Malachi Richardson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:29 48-44
Domantas Sabonis made Layup. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:06 46-44
Kyle Dranginis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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JumpShot 10:36 43-44
Michael Gbinije made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:50 43-42
Foul on Josh Perkins.
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TipShot 11:55 43-42
Tyler Roberson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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DunkShot 12:11 43-40
Silas Melson made Dunk. Assisted by Domantas Sabonis.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:33 41-40
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:33 41-39
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:33 41-38
Foul on Josh Perkins.
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LayUpShot 12:46 41-38
Domantas Sabonis made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Wiltjer.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:06 39-38
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:06 39-37
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:06 39-36
Foul on Kyle Dranginis.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:18 39-36
Kyle Wiltjer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:18 38-36
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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LayUpShot 13:18 38-36
Kyle Wiltjer made Layup.
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JumpShot 14:00 36-36
Kyle Wiltjer made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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LayUpShot 14:30 34-36
Michael Gbinije made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:32 34-34
Kyle Wiltjer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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PersonalFoul 15:43 31-34
Foul on DaJuan Coleman.
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JumpShot 16:06 31-34
Domantas Sabonis made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Wiltjer.
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PersonalFoul 16:22 29-34
Foul on DaJuan Coleman.
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JumpShot 17:20 29-34
Michael Gbinije made Jumper. Assisted by Franklin Howard.
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PersonalFoul 18:01 29-32
Foul on Malachi Richardson.
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LayUpShot 18:16 29-32
Michael Gbinije made Layup.
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LayUpShot 19:43 29-30
Trevor Cooney made Layup. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 29-28
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 29-27
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 29-26
Foul on Kyle Wiltjer.
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DunkShot 1:18 29-26
Tyler Roberson made Dunk. Assisted by Franklin Howard.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:41 29-24
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:41 29-23
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:41 29-22
Foul on Josh Perkins.
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JumpShot 1:52 29-22
Kyle Wiltjer made Jumper. Assisted by Eric McClellan.
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End Game 0:00 60-63
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 60-63
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 60-62
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 60-61
Foul on Kyle Wiltjer.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:04 60-61
Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:04 60-61
Tyler Lydon Block.
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JumpShot 0:04 60-61
Josh Perkins missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:12 60-61
Trevor Cooney Turnover.
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Steal 0:12 60-61
Trevor Cooney Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:12 60-61
Josh Perkins Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:20 60-61
Gonzaga Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:22 60-61
Michael Gbinije made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:23 60-59
Michael Gbinije Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:23 60-59
Kyle Wiltjer Block.
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LayUpShot 0:23 60-59
Michael Gbinije missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:36 60-59
Tyler Lydon Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:36 60-59
Tyler Lydon Block.
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LayUpShot 0:36 60-59
Domantas Sabonis missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:08 60-59
Domantas Sabonis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:08 60-59
Michael Gbinije missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:17 60-59
Gonzaga Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 60-59
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:28 60-58
Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 60-58
Tyler Roberson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 60-58
Foul on Domantas Sabonis.
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Offensive Rebound 1:30 60-58
Tyler Roberson Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:30 60-58
Kyle Wiltjer Block.
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LayUpShot 1:30 60-58
Michael Gbinije missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:31 60-58
Michael Gbinije Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:31 60-58
Malachi Richardson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:37 60-58
Tyler Roberson Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:37 60-58
Domantas Sabonis Block.
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JumpShot 1:37 60-58
Michael Gbinije missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:42 60-58
Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:42 60-58
Domantas Sabonis Block.
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LayUpShot 1:42 60-58
Michael Gbinije missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 60-58
Domantas Sabonis made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:54 59-58
Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 59-58
Domantas Sabonis missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 59-58
Foul on Malachi Richardson.
Showing the last 40 of 311 events.
Team Stats
GONZ
SYR
24-55
FG
22-61
44
Field Goal %
36
8-21
3PT
5-15
38
Three Point %
33
4-5
FT
14-16
80
Free Throw %
88
37
Rebounds
33
12
Offensive Rebounds
15
25
Defensive Rebounds
18
18
Assists
9
4
Steals
9
8
Blocks
10
17
Turnovers
9
2
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
24
Points in Paint
26
14
Fouls
12
11
Largest Lead
5
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