
Gonzaga Bulldogs at UConn Huskies
· Hall of Fame Series - New York CityMcNeeley lifts No. 18 UConn past No. 8 Gonzaga 77-71
Tarris Reed Jr. scored 12 points and Jaylin Stewart added 10 for two-time defending national champion UConn (8-3) for coach Dan Hurley's 300th win.
Khalif Battle had 21 points, Ryan Nembhard finished with 16 points and Michael Ajayi added 14 points for Gonzaga (7-3), which fell to 2-6 all-time against UConn.
UConn opened the game on a 13-2 run and led 43-40 at the half. Gonzaga tied the game at 55 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Battle and Nembhard before the Huskies scored the next 10 points.
The Bulldogs got within 73-70 on an old-fashioned 3-point play by Ajayi with 3:25 left, but Nembhard missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer before Alex Karaban hit a layup as the shot clock expired with a minute left.
UConn: Samson Johnson exited with 11:09 left in the first half after he hit the floor hard while trying to block a layup by Battle.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 77 |
2nd 0:10 | Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 77 |
2nd 0:13 | Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 77 |
2nd 0:20 | Liam McNeeley made Free Throw. | 71 - 77 |
2nd 0:20 | Liam McNeeley made Free Throw. | 71 - 76 |
Statistics
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25-57 | FG | 27-59 |
43.9 | Field Goal % | 45.8 |
6-16 | 3PT | 5-24 |
37.5 | Three Point % | 20.8 |
15-19 | FT | 18-21 |
78.9 | Free Throw % | 85.7 |
34 | Rebounds | 35 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
13 | Assists | 16 |
4 | Steals | 4 |
3 | Blocks | 4 |
10 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
17 | Fouls | 19 |
1 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,933 | Capacity:
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Saint Mary's | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
Gonzaga | 14-4 | 3 | 26-9 |
San Francisco | 13-5 | 4 | 25-10 |
Santa Clara | 12-6 | 5 | 21-13 |
Oregon State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
Washington State | 8-10 | 9 | 19-15 |
Loyola Marymount | 8-10 | 9 | 17-15 |
Portland | 7-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
Pepperdine | 4-14 | 13 | 13-22 |
Pacific | 4-14 | 13 | 9-24 |
San Diego | 2-16 | 15 | 6-27 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |