Paulius Murauskas scores 24 as Saint Mary's beats Portland 78-57
AP
Jan 03, 2026
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) Paulius Murauskas had 24 points in Saint Mary's Gaels 78-57 victory over Portland Pilots on Friday night.
Murauskas added seven rebounds and five assists for the Gaels (14-2, 3-0 West Coast Conference). Rory Hawke had 11 points and Harry Wessels scored 10.
Jermaine Ballisager Webb finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for the Pilots (7-9, 0-3). Joel Foxwell added nine points and six assists. Cameron Williams also had nine points.
Saint Mary's took the lead with 17:56 left in the first half and did not trail again. Murauskas led the team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 42-27 at the break.
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1st Half
PORT
Pilots
27
SMARY
Gaels
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Mikah Ballew vs. Paulius Murauskas (Pilots gains possession)
19:47
Joel Foxwell misses two point jump shot
19:45
James O'Donnell offensive rebound
19:40
James O'Donnell misses two point layup
19:38
Joshua Dent defensive rebound
19:15
Mikey Lewis misses two point jump shot
19:13
Pilots defensive rebound
18:50
Harry Wessels blocks James O'Donnell's two point layup
18:48
Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
18:39
Dillan Shaw misses three point jump shot
18:37
Mikah Ballew defensive rebound
18:31
+2
Joel Foxwell makes two point layup
2-0
17:56
+3
Mikey Lewis makes three point jump shot (Paulius Murauskas assists)
2-3
17:28
Cameron Williams misses three point jump shot
17:26
Dillan Shaw defensive rebound
17:16
+2
Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Mikey Lewis assists)
2-5
16:59
Joel Foxwell misses three point jump shot
16:57
Dillan Shaw defensive rebound
16:51
MatúŠHronský shooting foul (Dillan Shaw draws the foul)
16:51
+1
Dillan Shaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-6
16:51
+1
Dillan Shaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-7
16:13
Joel Foxwell misses two point layup
16:11
Jermaine Ballisager Webb offensive rebound
16:06
Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses two point layup
16:04
Jermaine Ballisager Webb offensive rebound
16:04
Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
16:04
Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
16:04
+2
Paulius Murauskas makes two point dunk
2-9
16:02
Pilots 30 second timeout
16:02
TV timeout
15:50
Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses three point jump shot
15:48
Dillan Shaw defensive rebound
15:16
Joshua Dent misses three point jump shot
15:14
Joshua Dent offensive rebound
15:14
Gaels turnover (shot clock violation)
14:57
Mikah Ballew misses three point jump shot
14:55
Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
14:44
Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
14:42
Dillan Shaw offensive rebound
14:37
Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
14:35
MatúŠHronský defensive rebound
14:20
+2
Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes two point layup (Mikah Ballew assists)
4-9
14:05
Jermaine Ballisager Webb shooting foul (Andrew McKeever draws the foul)
14:05
+1
Andrew McKeever makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-10
14:05
Andrew McKeever misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:05
Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
13:50
Garrett Nuckolls misses two point jump shot
13:48
Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
13:45
Paulius Murauskas turnover (bad pass)
13:24
+2
Joel Foxwell makes two point jump shot (Garrett Nuckolls assists)
6-10
13:04
Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
13:02
MatúŠHronský defensive rebound
12:55
+2
MatúŠHronský makes two point layup (Joel Foxwell assists)
8-10
12:41
+3
Joshua Dent makes three point jump shot (Dillan Shaw assists)
8-13
12:25
+2
Joel Foxwell makes two point layup
10-13
12:04
Dante Censori-Hercules blocks Liam Campbell's three point jump shot
12:02
Andrew McKeever offensive rebound
11:56
+2
Andrew McKeever makes two point layup
10-15
11:46
Andrew McKeever personal foul
11:46
TV timeout
11:39
Andrew McKeever shooting foul (Jermaine Ballisager Webb draws the foul)
11:39
+1
Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-15
11:39
+1
Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-15
11:18
Harry Wessels misses two point layup
11:18
Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
11:15
+2
Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup
12-17
11:01
+2
Garrett Nuckolls makes two point layup (Jermaine Ballisager Webb assists)
14-17
10:40
+2
Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup
14-19
10:29
Joshua Dent personal foul
10:20
Cameron Williams misses two point layup
10:18
Dante Censori-Hercules offensive rebound
10:18
+2
Cameron Williams makes two point layup (Dante Censori-Hercules assists)
16-19
10:18
Harry Wessels shooting foul (Cameron Williams draws the foul)
10:18
+1
Cameron Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1
17-19
9:59
+2
Joshua Dent makes two point jump shot
17-21
9:38
+2
Garrett Nuckolls makes two point jump shot (Cameron Williams assists)
19-21
9:08
+2
Harry Wessels makes two point layup (Joshua Dent assists)
19-23
9:08
James O'Donnell shooting foul (Harry Wessels draws the foul)
9:08
+1
Harry Wessels makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-24
8:51
Cameron Williams turnover (lost ball)
8:28
+2
Mikey Lewis makes two point jump shot (Joshua Dent assists)
19-26
8:14
+2
Cameron Williams makes two point layup (Joel Foxwell assists)
21-26
7:53
Joel Foxwell blocks Mikey Lewis's two point jump shot
7:51
Mikey Lewis offensive rebound
7:38
Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
7:36
Dante Censori-Hercules defensive rebound
7:33
Joel Foxwell misses two point layup
7:31
Joshua Dent defensive rebound
7:24
+2
Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Joshua Dent assists)
21-28
7:06
+2
Cameron Williams makes two point dunk (Joel Foxwell assists)