NCAAB

Santa Clara Broncos at Gonzaga Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Santa Clara Broncos
13-7, 3-3 Away
Final
103 - 99
Gonzaga Bulldogs
14-6, 9-1 Home

Bryan hits 7 3s, scores career-high 35 points to help Santa Clara upset No. 16 Gonzaga, 103-99

Santa Clara Broncos vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs: Game Highlights

Adama Ball added 20 points, and Christoph Tilly had 17 for the Broncos (13-7, 5-2 West Coast Conference).

Coming off an overtime loss Thursday night at Oregon State, Gonzaga (14-6, 5-2) has lost consecutive conference games for the first time since the 2013-14 season.

Nolan Hickman led Gonzaga with 24 points, hitting six 3-pointers. Graham Ike scored 21 points, and Ryan Nembhard had 16 points and 15 assists.

The Broncos pulled ahead with an 11-1 run late in the half. However, Hickman responded with seven points in the final five minutes to give Gonzaga a 45-44 lead.

An early second-half surge propelled Santa Clara in front, with Bryan and Bal combining to hit five 3-pointers in the first seven minutes. The shots kept falling for the Broncos, who were ahead by 13 points with just over four minutes to play.

Takeaways Santa Clara: After scoring 54 points in a loss to Loyola Marymount, the Broncos put up 103 points to beat the Bulldogs.

Gonzaga: The Bulldogs lost for the first time this season at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Key moment Bryan and Bal combined to hit five 3-pointers in the first seven minutes of the second half to give the Broncos a lead they wouldn’t surrender.

Key stat The Broncos made a season-high 18 3-pointers on 47.4% shooting from deep.

Up next Gonzaga travels to face Portland on Saturday. Santa Clara hosts Washington State on Thursday.

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Matchup Prediction

Gonzaga: 92.2%
Santa Clara: 7.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 103 - 99
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 103 - 99
2nd 0:00 Carlos Stewart Jr. made Free Throw. 103 - 99
2nd 0:00 Santa Clara Deadball Team Rebound. 102 - 99
2nd 0:00 Carlos Stewart Jr. missed Free Throw. 102 - 99

Statistics

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36-67 FG 36-66
53.7 Field Goal % 54.5
18-38 3PT 10-28
47.4 Three Point % 35.7
13-19 FT 17-23
68.4 Free Throw % 73.9
38 Rebounds 30
10 Offensive Rebounds 7
28 Defensive Rebounds 23
19 Assists 28
6 Steals 11
1 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 20
14 Fast Break Points 27
36 Points in Paint 44
19 Fouls 13
13 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

McCarthey Athletic Center

Location: Spokane, WA
Attendance: 6,000 | Capacity:

2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Saint Mary's 10-0 - 20-3
San Francisco 8-3 2.5 18-6
Gonzaga 7-3 3 16-7
Santa Clara 7-4 3.5 15-9
Oregon State 6-4 4 16-7
Loyola Marymount 6-4 4 14-8
Washington State 5-6 5.5 15-9
Pepperdine 3-7 7 9-14
Portland 3-8 7.5 8-16
Pacific 2-9 8.5 7-18
San Diego 1-10 9.5 4-20
Full Standings