No. 16 Gonzaga hosts Santa Clara, looking to bounce back from another close loss

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Jan. 18—Halftime

Gonzaga used a big first half from Nolan Hickman to narrowly lead Santa Clara 45-44 at McCarthey Athletic Center.

Hickman scored 15 points, hitting 3 of 6 3-point attempts. Ryan Nembhard hit a jumper as the clock wound down to give GU the lead. Nembhard has seven points and seven assists.

The Broncos have had little problems on offense, led by Tyeree Bryan’s 18 points. SCU has a 24-16 advantage in paint points and has eight points off of turnovers.

First half

3:33 — GU 36, SCU 35: Hickman hits a 3-pointer to retake the lead and the Broncos call a timeout.

One of the best halves of the year for Hickman, who has 14 points with three 3-pointers.

4:42 — SCU 35, GU 31: Bryan steals and dunks to give the Broncos an 11-1 run and the Zags call a timeout. GU on a 3:48 scoring drought.

Bryan leads SCU with 13 points.

7:53 — GU 31, SCU 29: Bal commits a turnover at the U8 media timeout as the Zags cling to their lead. Both teams have made 11 of 24 attempts from the field.

11:24 — GU 24, SCU 21: Huff makes a basket through contact and will shoot a free throw after the U12 media timeout.

Zags struggling at the defensive end, allowing the Broncos to hit 57% of their shots. GU doing enough on offense so far, though, have hit four 3-pointers and have seven assists.

14:30 — GU 13, SCU 11: Nembhard makes a layup to give the Zags the lead at the first media timeout. Quick action in the early going, Zags with three 3-pointers — two from Hickman.

Bryan has seven points for the Broncos.

18:55 — SCU 2, GU 0: Stewart drives right in for a layup to give the Broncos the first lead and we are underway in the Kennel.

Sabonis ceremony

Starting fives

Gonzaga: Ryan Nembhard, Nolan Hickman, Khalif Battle, Ben Gregg, Graham Ike.

Santa Clara: Carlos Stewart Jr., Tyeree Bryan, Adama Bal, Jake Ensminger, Christoph Tilly.

Pregame

Gonzaga will hope the presence of a team legend will lead to an inspired performance against Santa Clara tonight.

The Zags will hang the jersey of Domantas Sabonis in…

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Publish date : 2025-01-19 03:01:00

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