National Basketball Association
Santa Clara 103, Gonzaga 99
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2025
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# Deron White, # Ray Natili, # Chris Merlo
Attendance:
6000
By Field Level Media
Tyeree Bryan established career highs of 35 points and seven 3-pointers and Santa Clara beat No. 16 Gonzaga on the road for the first time in 18 years by posting a 103-99 win on Saturday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.
Adama Bal scored 20 points and Christoph Tilly added 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting as the Broncos (13-7, 5-2 WCC) prevailed in Spokane for the first time since Feb. 12, 2007. Camaron Tongue had 11 points for the Broncos, who made 18 of 38 3-point attempts and shot 53.7 percent overall.
Nolan Hickman matched his career high of 24 points and made a career-best six treys for the Bulldogs (14-6, 5-2).
Graham Ike scored 21 points and Ryan Nembhard added 16 points and a career-high 15 assists for Gonzaga. Braden Huff also scored 16 points, and Ben Gregg added 13.
Gonzaga shot 54.5 percent from the field, going 10-for-28 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs have dropped two straight games.
Santa Clara appeared to be in good shape when Tilly's layup pushed its lead to 93-80 with 4:27 left in the game.
But Hickman buried two 3-pointers during a 10-0 burst as Gonzaga moved within 93-90 with 2:35 to play.
The margin was three with under a minute remaining before Bryan drilled a corner 3-pointer to give the Broncos a 98-92 lead with 41.9 seconds left.
Hickman hit a 3-pointer with 14.9 seconds left to bring the Bulldogs within 102-98 before the comeback bid fell short.
Bal and Bryan each drained two 3-pointers during a 12-4 run that allowed the Broncos to take a 65-57 lead with 13:41 remaining in the second half.
Gonzaga pulled within 66-64 on Huff's three-point play with 12:13 left before Santa Clara answered with a 10-4 spurt. Carlos Stewart banked in a trey to make the Broncos 7-for-7 from 3-point range in the second half and give his side a 76-68 advantage with 10:23 remaining.
A three-point play by Nembhard allowed the Bulldogs to move within 76-72 with 9:43 left.
But Santa Clara received 3-pointers from Bryan, Tongue, Bal and Jake Ensminger in a span of less than three minutes to up its lead to 88-76 with 6:17 left to play.
Hickman scored 15 first-half points to help the Bulldogs lead 45-44 at the break. Bryan had 18 points in the half for Santa Clara.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Santa Clara |
|
Gonzaga |
|
Tyeree Bryan 35 |
Scoring |
Nolan Hickman 24 |
|
Adama Bal 4 |
Assists |
Ryan Nembhard 15 |
|
Jake Ensminger 9 |
Rebounds |
Ben Gregg 8 |
|
Carlos Stewart 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Ajayi 6 |
|
Tyeree Bryan 2 |
Steals |
Ben Gregg 3 |
|
Camaron Tongue 1 |
Blocks |
Michael Ajayi 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Santa Clara
|
103 |
53.7 |
18-38 |
13-19 |
19 |
34 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
| Gonzaga
|
99 |
54.5 |
10-28 |
17-23 |
28 |
30 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
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