NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
BYU Cougars 78
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Gonzaga Bulldogs 88
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BYU532578
GONZ414788
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Match Report

No. 1 Gonzaga rallies to beat BYU 88-78 in WCC title game

— Jalen Suggs hit two late 3-pointers and scored 23 points, helping top-ranked Gonzaga survive its biggest test of an undefeated season to beat Brigham Young 88-78 in the West Coast Conference Tournament title game on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

BYU GONZ
31-67
FG
29-57
46
Field Goal %
51
11-28
3PT
12-26
39
Three Point %
46
5-7
FT
18-27
71
Free Throw %
67
34
Rebounds
36
8
Offensive Rebounds
7
26
Defensive Rebounds
29
14
Assists
14
4
Steals
4
2
Blocks
2
8
Turnovers
6
2
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
6
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
11
14
Largest Lead
10

Top Performers

BYU

  • Alex Barcello G MIN 34 · PTS 15 · FG 6-15
  • Trevin Knell G MIN 27 · PTS 20 · FG 7-13
  • Matt Haarms F MIN 25 · PTS 13 · FG 6-12
  • Brandon Averette G MIN 30 · PTS 11 · FG 5-11

GONZ

  • Jalen Suggs G MIN 33 · PTS 23 · FG 7-15
  • Joel Ayayi G MIN 38 · PTS 18 · FG 5-9
  • Corey Kispert F MIN 37 · PTS 17 · FG 5-13
  • Drew Timme F MIN 32 · PTS 14 · FG 6-8

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:17 78-88

    Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:17 78-87

    Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:17 78-86

    Foul on Spencer Johnson.

    4701219 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 0:22 78-86

    Brandon Averette made Jumper.

    4066313 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:26 76-86

    Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw.

    4395712 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:26 76-85

    Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw.

    4395712 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 0:26 76-84

    Foul on Gideon George.

    4701218 2nd Half
  8. DunkShot 0:32 76-84

    Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.

    4431695 2nd Half
  9. JumpShot 0:43 76-82

    Alex Barcello made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Averette.

    4278130 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:50 73-82

    Foul on Alex Barcello.

    4278130 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 1:30 73-82

    Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper.

    4432165 2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 2:22 73-79

    Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.

    4432165 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 3:17 73-76

    Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 3:17 73-75

    Foul on Alex Barcello.

    4278130 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 3:37 73-75

    Foul on Andrew Nembhard.

    4395712 2nd Half
  16. LayUpShot 4:03 73-75

    Jalen Suggs made Layup.

    4432165 2nd Half
  17. LayUpShot 4:20 73-73

    Matt Haarms made Layup.

    4080105 2nd Half
  18. LayUpShot 5:17 71-73

    Drew Timme made Layup.

    4431695 2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 5:33 71-71

    Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello.

    4593744 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 6:23 68-71

    Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 6:23 68-70

    Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 6:23 68-69

    Foul on Trevin Knell.

    4593744 2nd Half
  23. LayUpShot 6:59 68-69

    Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.

    4280150 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 7:30 68-67

    Corey Kispert made Free Throw.

    4280151 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 7:30 68-66

    Foul on Alex Barcello.

    4278130 2nd Half
  26. LayUpShot 7:30 68-66

    Corey Kispert made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Cook.

    4280151 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 7:56 68-64

    Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper.

    4432165 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 8:26 68-61

    Foul on Corey Kispert.

    4280151 2nd Half
  29. LayUpShot 8:45 68-61

    Andrew Nembhard made Layup.

    4395712 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 9:01 68-59

    Alex Barcello made Free Throw.

    4278130 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 9:01 67-59

    Foul on Aaron Cook.

    4067063 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 9:01 67-59

    Alex Barcello made Layup.

    4278130 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 9:22 65-59

    Foul on Matt Haarms.

    4080105 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 9:35 65-59

    Gideon George made Layup.

    4701218 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 9:51 63-59

    Andrew Nembhard made Jumper.

    4395712 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 10:39 63-57

    Foul on Gideon George.

    4701218 2nd Half
  37. PersonalFoul 10:39 63-57

    Foul on Corey Kispert.

    4280151 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 10:55 63-57

    Gideon George made Layup.

    4701218 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 10:57 61-57

    Foul on Drew Timme.

    4431695 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 11:17 61-57

    Foul on Caleb Lohner.

    4432208 2nd Half
  41. LayUpShot 11:44 61-57

    Trevin Knell made Layup.

    4593744 2nd Half
  42. MadeFreeThrow 13:01 59-57

    Gideon George made Free Throw.

    4701218 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 13:01 58-57

    Gideon George made Free Throw.

    4701218 2nd Half
  44. PersonalFoul 13:01 57-57

    Foul on Andrew Nembhard.

    4395712 2nd Half
  45. MadeFreeThrow 13:49 57-57

    Corey Kispert made Free Throw.

    4280151 2nd Half
  46. MadeFreeThrow 13:49 57-56

    Corey Kispert made Free Throw.

    4280151 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 13:49 57-55

    Foul on Trevin Knell.

    4593744 2nd Half
  48. LayUpShot 14:21 57-55

    Andrew Nembhard made Layup.

    4395712 2nd Half
  49. JumpShot 14:28 57-53

    Alex Barcello made Jumper.

    4278130 2nd Half
  50. MadeFreeThrow 15:30 55-53

    Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.

    4432165 2nd Half
  51. PersonalFoul 15:30 55-52

    Foul on Caleb Lohner.

    4432208 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 15:51 55-52

    Foul on Spencer Johnson.

    4701219 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 16:53 55-52

    Foul on Matt Haarms.

    4080105 2nd Half
  54. JumpShot 17:27 55-52

    Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper.

    4280151 2nd Half
  55. JumpShot 18:04 55-49

    Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.

    4280151 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 18:06 55-46

    Foul on Matt Haarms.

    4080105 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 18:17 55-46

    Matt Haarms made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello.

    4080105 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 18:56 53-46

    Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.

    4280151 2nd Half
  59. JumpShot 19:51 53-43

    Drew Timme made Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.

    4431695 2nd Half
  60. PersonalFoul 0:26 53-41

    Foul on Joel Ayayi.

    4280150 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 78-88

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:12 78-88

    Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.

    4280151 2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:12 78-88

    Gideon George missed Three Point Jumper.

    4701218 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:17 78-88

    Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:17 78-87

    Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:17 78-86

    Foul on Spencer Johnson.

    4701219 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:22 78-86

    Brandon Averette made Jumper.

    4066313 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:26 76-86

    Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw.

    4395712 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:26 76-85

    Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw.

    4395712 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:26 76-84

    Foul on Gideon George.

    4701218 2nd Half
  11. Defensive Rebound 0:27 76-84

    Andrew Nembhard Defensive Rebound.

    4395712 2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 0:27 76-84

    Alex Barcello missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278130 2nd Half
  13. DunkShot 0:32 76-84

    Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.

    4431695 2nd Half
  14. ShortTimeOut 0:40 76-82

    BYU Timeout

    2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 0:43 76-82

    Alex Barcello made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Averette.

    4278130 2nd Half
  16. Defensive Rebound 0:50 73-82

    Trevin Knell Defensive Rebound.

    4593744 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 73-82

    Jalen Suggs missed Free Throw.

    4432165 2nd Half
  18. Dead Ball Rebound 0:50 73-82

    Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 73-82

    Jalen Suggs missed Free Throw.

    4432165 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 0:50 73-82

    Foul on Alex Barcello.

    4278130 2nd Half
  21. Defensive Rebound 1:08 73-82

    Andrew Nembhard Defensive Rebound.

    4395712 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 1:08 73-82

    Brandon Averette missed Layup.

    4066313 2nd Half
  23. Offensive Rebound 1:15 73-82

    Trevin Knell Offensive Rebound.

    4593744 2nd Half
  24. JumpShot 1:15 73-82

    Alex Barcello missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278130 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 1:30 73-82

    Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper.

    4432165 2nd Half
  26. Defensive Rebound 1:55 73-79

    Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.

    4431695 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 1:55 73-79

    Matt Haarms missed Jumper.

    4080105 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 2:22 73-79

    Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.

    4432165 2nd Half
  29. Defensive Rebound 2:48 73-76

    Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.

    4432165 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 2:48 73-76

    Matt Haarms missed Jumper.

    4080105 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 3:17 73-76

    Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  32. Dead Ball Rebound 3:17 73-75

    Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 3:17 73-75

    Joel Ayayi missed Free Throw.

    4280150 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 3:17 73-75

    Foul on Alex Barcello.

    4278130 2nd Half
  35. Offensive Rebound 3:20 73-75

    Joel Ayayi Offensive Rebound.

    4280150 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 3:20 73-75

    Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.

    4280151 2nd Half
  37. Defensive Rebound 3:27 73-75

    Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.

    4432165 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 3:27 73-75

    Brandon Averette missed Layup.

    4066313 2nd Half
  39. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:37 73-75

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 3:37 73-75

    Foul on Andrew Nembhard.

    4395712 2nd Half

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