No. 3 Gonzaga poised for top spot after thumping Pepperdine
Przemek Karnowski scored 16 points and Silas Melson had 15, helping No. 3 Gonzaga easily roll past Pepperdine 96-49 on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Gonzaga Bulldogs
96
Pepperdine Waves
49
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GONZ | 43 | 53 | 96 |
| PEPP | 21 | 28 | 49 |
Firestone Fieldhouse
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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JumpShot 1:44 96-49
Jonathan Allen made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:02 96-47
Ryan Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Alberts.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 94-47
Jeremy Major made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 94-46
Jeremy Major made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:10 94-45
Foul on Ryan Edwards.
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LayUpShot 3:09 94-45
Nolan Taylor made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:36 94-43
Ryan Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Alberts.
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LayUpShot 3:47 92-43
Jeremy Major made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:09 92-41
Bryan Alberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Jones.
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LayUpShot 4:37 89-41
Bryan Alberts made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:10 87-41
Rui Hachimura made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Alberts.
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LayUpShot 5:31 85-41
Jeremy Major made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:11 85-39
Silas Melson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Alberts.
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TipShot 6:36 82-39
Jeremy Jones made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:58 80-39
Silas Melson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:09 77-39
Chris Reyes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:09 77-38
Foul on Rui Hachimura.
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PersonalFoul 7:21 77-38
Foul on Chris Reyes.
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LayUpShot 7:21 77-38
Rui Hachimura made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:37 75-38
Foul on Rui Hachimura.
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LayUpShot 7:38 75-38
Chris Reyes made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:47 75-36
Silas Melson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:47 74-36
Silas Melson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:47 73-36
Foul on Chris Reyes.
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TipShot 8:45 73-36
Rui Hachimura made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:04 71-36
Elijah Lee made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:04 71-35
Elijah Lee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:04 71-34
Foul on Jordan Mathews.
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LayUpShot 9:18 71-34
Johnathan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nigel Williams-Goss.
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PersonalFoul 9:25 69-34
Foul on Nolan Taylor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:35 69-34
Knox Hellums made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Lee.
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LayUpShot 10:00 69-31
Nigel Williams-Goss made Layup.
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DunkShot 10:18 67-31
Zach Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Nigel Williams-Goss.
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LayUpShot 11:03 65-31
Przemek Karnowski made Layup. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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JumpShot 11:35 63-31
Nigel Williams-Goss made Jumper.
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TipShot 11:58 61-31
Chris Reyes made Two Point Tip Shot.
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DunkShot 12:18 61-29
Zach Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Nigel Williams-Goss.
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JumpShot 12:46 59-29
Silas Melson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:41 57-29
Silas Melson made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:49 54-29
Lamond Murray Jr. made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:11 54-27
Nigel Williams-Goss made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:38 52-27
Foul on Zach Collins.
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PersonalFoul 15:39 52-27
Foul on Johnathan Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:38 52-27
Jordan Mathews made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:38 51-27
Jordan Mathews made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:38 50-27
Foul on Chris Reyes.
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LayUpShot 17:23 50-27
Przemek Karnowski made Layup. Assisted by Nigel Williams-Goss.
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LayUpShot 17:40 48-27
Lamond Murray Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:57 48-25
Jordan Mathews made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:57 47-25
Foul on Elijah Lee.
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LayUpShot 17:57 47-25
Jordan Mathews made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 18:00 45-25
Foul on Nate Gehring.
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JumpShot 18:13 45-25
Lamond Murray Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Lee.
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PersonalFoul 18:19 45-23
Foul on Josh Perkins.
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JumpShot 18:42 45-23
Lamond Murray Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Lee.
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DunkShot 19:47 45-21
Johnathan Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Przemek Karnowski.
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TipShot 0:08 43-21
Silas Melson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 41-21
Zach Collins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 40-21
Zach Collins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 39-21
Foul on Chris Reyes.
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End Game 0:00 96-49
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:01 96-49
Gonzaga Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:14 96-49
Rem Bakamus Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:21 96-49
Ryan Edwards missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:39 96-49
Dustin Triano Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:39 96-49
Ryan Edwards Block.
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LayUpShot 0:39 96-49
Nolan Taylor missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:57 96-49
Nolan Taylor Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 96-49
Bryan Alberts missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:17 96-49
Ryan Edwards Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:17 96-49
Knox Hellums missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:33 96-49
Elijah Lee Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 96-49
Rem Bakamus missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:44 96-49
Jonathan Allen made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:02 96-47
Ryan Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Alberts.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 94-47
Jeremy Major made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 94-46
Jeremy Major made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:10 94-45
Foul on Ryan Edwards.
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Defensive Rebound 2:22 94-45
Kevin Hempy Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:22 94-45
Jeremy Major Block.
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JumpShot 2:22 94-45
Bryan Alberts missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:34 94-45
Jeremy Jones Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:34 94-45
Nolan Taylor missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:59 94-45
Knox Hellums Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:59 94-45
Rui Hachimura missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:09 94-45
Nolan Taylor made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:17 94-43
Nolan Taylor Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:17 94-43
Jeremy Jones Block.
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JumpShot 3:17 94-43
Nolan Taylor missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:36 94-43
Ryan Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Alberts.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:45 92-43
Official TV Timeout
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LayUpShot 3:47 92-43
Jeremy Major made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:09 92-41
Bryan Alberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Jones.
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Defensive Rebound 4:19 89-41
Jeremy Jones Defensive Rebound.
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TipShot 4:19 89-41
Ryan Keenan missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 4:19 89-41
Ryan Keenan Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:19 89-41
Elijah Lee missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:37 89-41
Bryan Alberts made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:43 87-41
Dustin Triano Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:43 87-41
Jeremy Major missed Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 350 events.
Team Stats
GONZ
PEPP
41-70
FG
19-63
59
Field Goal %
30
5-21
3PT
1-12
24
Three Point %
8
9-11
FT
10-15
82
Free Throw %
67
44
Rebounds
32
8
Offensive Rebounds
10
36
Defensive Rebounds
22
21
Assists
6
8
Steals
4
8
Blocks
1
9
Turnovers
13
1
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
13
51
Largest Lead
0
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