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Gonzaga Bulldogs at UConn Huskies

· Hall of Fame Series - New York City
Gonzaga Bulldogs
7-3, 1-0 Away
Final
71 - 77
UConn Huskies
8-3, 6-0 Home

McNeeley 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.

Takeaways Gonzaga: The Bulldogs, who fell to then-No. 4 Kentucky 90-89 in overtime on Dec. 7, have lost two straight games for the first time since Dec. 9-15, 2018.

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.

Key moment Stewart scored five straight points out of a UConn timeout to spark the Huskies’ decisive 10-0 run.

Key stat Gonzaga shot 35.5% in the second half, when the Bulldogs missed six layups or short point-blank jumpers.

Up next UConn opens Big East play Wednesday by hosting Xavier in Hartford. Gonzaga also returns home Wednesday, when the Bulldogs play Nicholls State.

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Matchup Prediction

UConn: 44.7%
Gonzaga: 55.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,933 | Capacity:

2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Saint Mary's 15-1 - 25-4
San Francisco 13-4 2.5 23-7
Gonzaga 13-4 2.5 22-8
Santa Clara 11-6 4.5 19-11
Oregon State 10-7 5.5 20-10
Loyola Marymount 8-9 7.5 16-13
Washington State 6-10 9 16-13
Portland 6-10 9 11-18
Pepperdine 4-12 11 10-19
Pacific 4-13 11.5 9-22
San Diego 1-15 14 4-25

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 16-2 - 25-4
Creighton 13-4 2.5 20-8
Marquette 12-5 3.5 21-7
UConn 11-6 4.5 19-9
Xavier 10-7 5.5 18-10
Villanova 10-8 6 17-12
Georgetown 7-10 8.5 16-12
Butler 6-11 9.5 13-15
Providence 6-11 9.5 12-16
Seton Hall 2-15 13.5 7-21
DePaul 2-16 14 11-18
Full Standings