No. 6 Gonzaga earns WCC title with 79-65 win over BYU
Johnathan Williams scored 16 points, and No. 6 Gonzaga clinched another West Coast Conference championship with a 79-65 victory over BYU on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Gonzaga Bulldogs
79
BYU Cougars
65
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GONZ | 43 | 36 | 79 |
| BYU | 38 | 27 | 65 |
Marriott Center · 18,987 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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JumpShot 0:35 79-65
Zac Seljaas made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 79-63
Foul on Jacob Larsen.
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JumpShot 1:16 79-63
Payton Dastrup made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:37 79-61
Rui Hachimura made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 77-61
Rylan Bergersen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 77-60
Rylan Bergersen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:01 77-59
Foul on Killian Tillie.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 77-59
Payton Dastrup made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 77-58
Foul on Corey Kispert.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:13 77-58
Elijah Bryant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:13 77-57
Elijah Bryant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:13 77-56
Foul on Corey Kispert.
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LayUpShot 3:31 77-56
Rui Hachimura made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:10 75-56
Josh Perkins made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 73-56
Yoeli Childs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 73-55
Yoeli Childs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 73-54
Foul on Johnathan Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:16 73-54
Elijah Bryant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:16 73-53
Foul on Johnathan Williams.
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PersonalFoul 5:42 73-53
Foul on Elijah Bryant.
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PersonalFoul 5:51 73-53
Foul on Jahshire Hardnett.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:17 73-53
Yoeli Childs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:17 73-52
Foul on Killian Tillie.
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LayUpShot 6:31 73-52
Johnathan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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LayUpShot 7:37 71-52
Johnathan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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LayUpShot 8:20 69-52
Zac Seljaas made Layup. Assisted by Jahshire Hardnett.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 69-50
Yoeli Childs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 69-49
Yoeli Childs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 69-48
Foul on Zach Norvell Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 9:03 69-48
Zach Norvell Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:03 68-48
Zach Norvell Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:03 67-48
Foul on Yoeli Childs.
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LayUpShot 9:28 67-48
Zach Norvell Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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LayUpShot 10:07 65-48
Yoeli Childs made Layup.
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DunkShot 10:23 65-46
Johnathan Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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PersonalFoul 10:28 63-46
Foul on TJ Haws.
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PersonalFoul 10:28 63-46
Foul on Yoeli Childs.
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LayUpShot 11:03 63-46
Rui Hachimura made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:19 61-46
Dalton Nixon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:19 61-45
Foul on Killian Tillie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:41 61-45
Killian Tillie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Silas Melson.
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PersonalFoul 12:08 58-45
Foul on Rui Hachimura.
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LayUpShot 12:08 58-45
Yoeli Childs made Layup. Assisted by Dalton Nixon.
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JumpShot 12:27 58-43
Rui Hachimura made Jumper. Assisted by Killian Tillie.
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PersonalFoul 12:57 56-43
Foul on Josh Perkins.
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PersonalFoul 13:37 56-43
Foul on Rui Hachimura.
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JumpShot 14:13 56-43
Johnathan Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:44 54-43
Rui Hachimura made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:44 53-43
Rui Hachimura made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:44 52-43
Foul on Zac Seljaas.
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JumpShot 15:06 52-43
Yoeli Childs made Jumper. Assisted by TJ Haws.
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PersonalFoul 15:08 52-41
Foul on Johnathan Williams.
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JumpShot 15:36 52-41
Johnathan Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:59 50-41
Jahshire Hardnett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:59 50-40
Foul on Josh Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:07 50-40
Zach Norvell Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:07 49-40
Zach Norvell Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:07 48-40
Foul on Zac Seljaas.
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LayUpShot 17:19 48-40
Zach Norvell Jr. made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:33 46-40
Foul on Killian Tillie.
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End Game 0:00 79-65
End of Game
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JumpShot 0:35 79-65
Zac Seljaas made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 79-63
Foul on Jacob Larsen.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:43 79-63
Jacob Larsen Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:54 79-63
Jesse Wade Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:54 79-63
Luke Worthington missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:05 79-63
McKay Cannon Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 79-63
Jeremy Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:07 79-63
Gonzaga Timeout
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JumpShot 1:16 79-63
Payton Dastrup made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:37 79-61
Rui Hachimura made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 77-61
Rylan Bergersen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 77-60
Rylan Bergersen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:01 77-59
Foul on Killian Tillie.
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Defensive Rebound 2:05 77-59
Rylan Bergersen Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:05 77-59
Zach Norvell Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 77-59
Payton Dastrup made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:25 77-58
BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 77-58
Payton Dastrup missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 77-58
Foul on Corey Kispert.
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Offensive Rebound 2:32 77-58
TJ Haws Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:32 77-58
Elijah Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:46 77-58
Payton Dastrup Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:46 77-58
Payton Dastrup Block.
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JumpShot 2:46 77-58
Corey Kispert missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:13 77-58
Elijah Bryant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:13 77-57
Elijah Bryant made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:13 77-56
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:13 77-56
Foul on Corey Kispert.
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LayUpShot 3:31 77-56
Rui Hachimura made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:56 75-56
Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:56 75-56
Payton Dastrup missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:10 75-56
Josh Perkins made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 73-56
Yoeli Childs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 73-55
Yoeli Childs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 73-54
Foul on Johnathan Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 4:49 73-54
Yoeli Childs Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:49 73-54
Johnathan Williams missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 5:16 73-54
Rui Hachimura Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:16 73-54
Elijah Bryant missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 296 events.
Team Stats
GONZ
BYU
31-56
FG
22-57
55
Field Goal %
39
8-24
3PT
6-20
33
Three Point %
30
9-11
FT
15-22
82
Free Throw %
68
38
Rebounds
29
5
Offensive Rebounds
7
33
Defensive Rebounds
22
18
Assists
10
5
Steals
3
3
Blocks
2
9
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
8
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
21
Fouls
13
21
Largest Lead
3
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