NCAAB

Gonzaga Bulldogs at West Virginia Mountaineers

· Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis
5-1, 1-0 Away
Final
78 - 86

West Virginia knocks off No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in overtime in the Battle 4 Atlantis

West Virginia upsets Gonzaga in OT

Small's layup with under 2 minutes left in OT gave West Virginia a 79-75 lead. After a Gonzaga miss, Sencire Harris hit two free throws to make it a six-point lead. With 27.1 seconds left, Harris made a steal and scored on a dunk for an eight-point lead, putting the game out of reach.

Amani Hansberry scored a career-high 19 points and Toby Okani added 10 for West Virginia (3-2).

Braden Huff scored 19 points and Khalif Battle 16 for Gonzaga (5-1).

Takeaways Gonzaga showed its depth, outscoring the West Virginia bench 30-2.

West Virginia’s only loss was by 24 points at Pitt, but the rebuild under Darian DeVries is showing promise.

Key moment Gonzaga turned it over at midcourt late in regulation when Tucker DeVries poked it away from Nolan Hickman and raced the other way before getting fouled. DeVries made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left to tie it at 71-all. Battle inbounded the ball and got it back, but lost control on a drive as time expired.

Key stats The shorter Mountaineers outrebounded Gonzaga 42-36 and shot 50% in the second half, battling the Zags to a draw in the paint. Nembhard had 12 assists and just one turnover in 43 minutes, but was 1 of 10 from the field.

Up next West Virginia will play Louisville on Thursday in the winner's bracket. Gonzaga faces No. 14 Indiana on the consolation side.

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Matchup Prediction

West Virginia: 14.1%
Gonzaga: 85.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 86
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 78 - 86
3rd 0:06 Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound. 78 - 86
3rd 0:10 Khalif Battle missed Layup. 78 - 86
3rd 0:14 Tucker DeVries made Free Throw. 78 - 86

Statistics

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26-65 FG 26-63
40.0 Field Goal % 41.3
7-21 3PT 11-35
33.3 Three Point % 31.4
19-22 FT 23-26
86.4 Free Throw % 88.5
36 Rebounds 42
11 Offensive Rebounds 12
25 Defensive Rebounds 30
20 Assists 12
7 Steals 7
3 Blocks 8
13 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 2
13 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 12
9 Fast Break Points 8
30 Points in Paint 28
18 Fouls 17
10 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Imperial Arena

Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance: 959 | Capacity:

2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Oregon State 0-0 - 10-2
Saint Mary's 0-0 - 10-3
San Francisco 0-0 - 10-3
Washington State 0-0 - 10-3
Gonzaga 0-0 - 9-3
Loyola Marymount 0-0 - 8-4
Santa Clara 0-0 - 8-5
Pepperdine 0-0 - 6-7
Portland 0-0 - 5-8
Pacific 0-0 - 5-9
San Diego 0-0 - 3-9

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Iowa State 0-0 - 10-1
Cincinnati 0-0 - 10-1
West Virginia 0-0 - 9-2
Arizona State 0-0 - 9-2
BYU 0-0 - 9-2
Colorado 0-0 - 9-2
Kansas 0-0 - 9-2
Texas Tech 0-0 - 9-2
UCF 0-0 - 9-2
Houston 0-0 - 8-3
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 8-3
Utah 0-0 - 8-3
Baylor 0-0 - 7-3
TCU 0-0 - 7-4
Arizona 0-0 - 6-5
Kansas State 0-0 - 6-5
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