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Justice carries Santa Clara past Saint Mary's 66-64

AP
Jan 09, 2021

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) Keshawn Justice had 23 points and came through for Santa Clara Broncos on a series of key plays in the final 18 seconds as the Broncos narrowly beat Saint Mary's Gaels 66-64 in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.

Justice gave the Broncos the lead at 65-64 on a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left and then blocked Tommy Kuhse's shot and grabbed the rebound with a second left. Kuhse fouled Justice, who made the second of two free throws with 0.5 seconds left and Saint Mary's failed to get a last shot off before the buzzer.

Josip Vrankic had 11 points and eight rebounds for Santa Clara (7-2). Guglielmo Caruso added 10 points.

Logan Johnson scored a career-high 26 points for the Gaels (9-3). Kuhse added 12 points. Matthias Tass had 11 rebounds.

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1st Half
SACL
Broncos
31
SMARY
Gaels
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Guglielmo Caruso vs. Matthias Tass (Logan Johnson gains possession)
19:40		Dan Fotu misses two point layup
19:38		Jalen Williams defensive rebound
19:31		Guglielmo Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Dan Fotu steals)
19:17		Dan Fotu misses three point jump shot
19:15		Christian Carlyle defensive rebound
19:12		Dan Fotu personal foul (Christian Carlyle draws the foul)
18:56		Guglielmo Caruso misses two point hook shot
18:54		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
18:43	+3	Tommy Kuhse makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	0-3
18:31		Jabe Mullins kicked ball violation
18:21		Christian Carlyle turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Bowen steals)
18:01		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:59		Guglielmo Caruso defensive rebound
17:50		Jalen Williams misses two point layup
17:48		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
17:24		Jalen Williams blocks Tommy Kuhse's two point hook shot
17:22		Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
17:19		Logan Johnson personal foul (Christian Carlyle draws the foul)
17:07	+2	Christian Carlyle makes two point jump shot	2-3
16:39		Matthias Tass misses two point hook shot
16:37		Jalen Williams defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Josip Vrankic makes two point hook shot	4-3
16:02		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
16:00		Jalen Williams defensive rebound
15:46	+2	Guglielmo Caruso makes two point hook shot	6-3
15:28		Jalen Williams shooting foul (Tommy Kuhse draws the foul)
15:28		TV timeout
15:28	+1	Tommy Kuhse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-4
15:28	+1	Tommy Kuhse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-5
15:13		Josip Vrankic misses two point jump shot
15:11		Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
14:48		Jaden Bediako blocks Matthias Tass's two point layup
14:46		Matthias Tass offensive rebound
14:46		Jump ball. Matthias Tass vs. Jaden Bediako (Jaden Bediako gains possession)
14:46		Matthias Tass turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bediako steals)
14:34		DJ Mitchell misses three point jump shot
14:32		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
14:18		Tommy Kuhse misses three point jump shot
14:16		Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
14:02		Christian Carlyle misses two point jump shot
14:00		Gaels defensive rebound
13:49		Kyle Bowen misses three point jump shot
13:47		Miguel Tomley defensive rebound
13:33		Jaden Bediako misses two point hook shot
13:31		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
13:16		Logan Johnson misses two point layup
13:14		Jaden Bediako defensive rebound
13:04		Josip Vrankic offensive foul (Kyle Bowen draws the foul)
13:04		Josip Vrankic turnover
12:49		Mitchell Saxen offensive foul (Guglielmo Caruso draws the foul)
12:49		Mitchell Saxen turnover
12:29	+2	DJ Mitchell makes two point jump shot	8-5
12:11		Miguel Tomley personal foul (Tommy Kuhse draws the foul)
11:59	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup	8-7
11:42		TV timeout
11:28		DJ Mitchell misses two point jump shot
11:26		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
11:15		Tommy Kuhse turnover (bad pass)
11:06		Miguel Tomley turnover (bad pass) (Quinn Clinton steals)
10:43	+3	Quinn Clinton makes three point jump shot (Tommy Kuhse assists)	8-10
10:20	+3	Keshawn Justice makes three point jump shot (DJ Mitchell assists)	11-10
9:58	+3	Quinn Clinton makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Saxen assists)	11-13
9:35	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point jump shot	13-13
9:35		Jabe Mullins shooting foul (Keshawn Justice draws the foul)
9:35	+1	Keshawn Justice makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-13
9:23		Guglielmo Caruso blocks Tommy Kuhse's two point layup
9:21		Keshawn Justice defensive rebound
9:16		Quinn Clinton shooting foul (Keshawn Justice draws the foul)
9:16	+1	Keshawn Justice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-13
9:16	+1	Keshawn Justice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-13
8:49		Mitchell Saxen turnover (traveling)
8:38		Mitchell Saxen blocks Guglielmo Caruso's two point layup
8:36		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	16-15
8:19	+3	Guglielmo Caruso makes three point jump shot (Keshawn Justice assists)	19-15
7:56		Quinn Clinton misses two point jump shot
7:54		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
7:54		Guglielmo Caruso personal foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:38		Jaden Bediako blocks Tommy Kuhse's two point layup
7:36		Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
7:27	+3	Keshawn Justice makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bediako assists)	22-15
7:01		Logan Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals)
6:57		Tommy Kuhse personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul)
6:55		Josip Vrankic offensive foul (Dan Fotu draws the foul)
6:55		Josip Vrankic turnover
6:44		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:42		Jalen Williams defensive rebound
6:34		Jalen Williams misses two point jump shot
6:32		Dan Fotu defensive rebound
6:17		Jalen Williams personal foul (Tommy Kuhse draws the foul)
6:08	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	22-17
6:08		Christian Carlyle shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-18
5:59	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point layup	24-18
5:44	+2	Matthias Tass makes two point layup	24-20
5:22		Matthias Tass personal foul (Guglielmo Caruso draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Guglielmo Caruso makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-20
5:22		Guglielmo Caruso misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
5:11	+3	Dan Fotu makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	25-23
4:53		Giordan Williams turnover (traveling)
4:37		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:35		Matthias Tass offensive rebound
4:31		Dan Fotu offensive foul (DJ Mitchell draws the foul)
4:31		Dan Fotu turnover
4:17	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point jump shot	27-23
4:03		DJ Mitchell blocks Matthias Tass's two point layup
4:01		DJ Mitchell defensive rebound
3:35		DJ Mitchell misses three point jump shot
3:33		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
3:23	+3	Logan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tommy Kuhse assists)	27-26
3:06		Giordan Williams turnover (traveling)
3:06		TV timeout
2:59		Giordan Williams shooting foul (Tommy Kuhse draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Tommy Kuhse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-27
2:59		Tommy Kuhse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:59		Guglielmo Caruso defensive rebound
2:34		Keshawn Justice misses two point jump shot
2:32		Broncos offensive rebound
2:32		Jabe Mullins personal foul (Christian Carlyle draws the foul)
2:32		Christian Carlyle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:32		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
2:16		Tommy Kuhse misses two point layup
2:14		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Guglielmo Caruso makes two point layup	29-27
1:48	+2	Tommy Kuhse makes two point jump shot	29-29
1:27		Giordan Williams misses two point layup
1:25		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
1:07		Guglielmo Caruso shooting foul (Matthias Tass draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Matthias Tass makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-30
1:07		Matthias Tass misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:07		DJ Mitchell defensive rebound
0:55		Keshawn Justice misses two point jump shot
0:53		Tommy Kuhse defensive rebound
0:45		Tommy Kuhse turnover (out of bounds)
0:34		Christian Carlyle misses three point jump shot
0:32		Tommy Kuhse defensive rebound
0:19		Gaels 30 second timeout
0:05		Tommy Kuhse misses two point jump shot
0:03		Keshawn Justice defensive rebound
0:00	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point layup (Jaden Bediako assists)	31-30
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SACL
Broncos
35
SMARY
Gaels
34

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Dan Fotu misses two point layup
19:40		Dan Fotu offensive rebound
19:39	+2	Dan Fotu makes two point layup	31-32
19:39		Guglielmo Caruso shooting foul (Dan Fotu draws the foul)
19:39	+1	Dan Fotu makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-33
19:28		Guglielmo Caruso turnover (lost ball) (Dan Fotu steals)
19:20	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	31-35
19:08	+2	Jalen Williams makes two point jump shot	33-35
18:49		Dan Fotu misses three point jump shot
18:47		Matthias Tass offensive rebound
18:36	+2	Matthias Tass makes two point layup	33-37
18:30		Logan Johnson shooting foul (Christian Carlyle draws the foul)
18:30	+1	Christian Carlyle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-37
18:30	+1	Christian Carlyle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-37
18:21	+2	Tommy Kuhse makes two point layup (Matthias Tass assists)	35-39
17:53	+2	Christian Carlyle makes two point layup (Jalen Williams assists)	37-39
17:23		Dan Fotu misses two point layup
17:21		Dan Fotu offensive rebound
17:15		Dan Fotu misses two point layup
17:13		Jabe Mullins offensive rebound
17:09		Jabe Mullins turnover (lost ball) (Christian Carlyle steals)
17:08	+2	Christian Carlyle makes two point layup	39-39
16:44		Matthias Tass misses two point layup
16:42		Jaden Bediako defensive rebound
16:18		Josip Vrankic turnover (lost ball) (Logan Johnson steals)
16:10		Keshawn Justice shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-40
16:10	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-41
15:56		Dan Fotu shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-41
15:56	+1	Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-41
15:45		Tommy Kuhse misses two point jump shot
15:43		Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
15:31		Christian Carlyle misses two point jump shot
15:29		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
15:29		Jaden Bediako personal foul (Matthias Tass draws the foul)
15:08		Kyle Bowen misses three point jump shot
15:06		Jalen Williams defensive rebound
14:59		Jalen Williams misses two point jump shot
14:57		Josip Vrankic offensive rebound
14:48		Josip Vrankic misses two point layup
14:46		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
14:38		Matthias Tass misses two point layup
14:36		Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
14:24		Keshawn Justice misses two point layup
14:22		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
14:00		Tommy Kuhse misses two point jump shot
13:58		Logan Johnson offensive rebound
13:52	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point dunk	41-43
13:45		Josip Vrankic misses three point jump shot
13:43		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
13:36		Tommy Kuhse misses three point jump shot
13:34		Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Josip Vrankic makes two point layup (Keshawn Justice assists)	43-43
13:00		Christian Carlyle shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-44
13:00	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-45
12:45	+2	Guglielmo Caruso makes two point hook shot	45-45
12:14		Tommy Kuhse misses two point jump shot
12:12		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
11:55		Christian Carlyle turnover (bad pass) (Logan Johnson steals)
11:54		TV timeout
11:43		Quinn Clinton misses three point jump shot
11:41		Christian Carlyle defensive rebound
11:28		DJ Mitchell misses two point jump shot
11:26		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	45-47
10:42		Giordan Williams misses two point layup
10:40		Tommy Kuhse defensive rebound
10:25	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point hook shot	45-49
10:09		Giordan Williams turnover (bad pass) (Tommy Kuhse steals)
9:58		Logan Johnson misses two point layup
9:56		Broncos defensive rebound
9:57		Mitchell Saxen personal foul (Guglielmo Caruso draws the foul)
9:42	+3	Miguel Tomley makes three point jump shot (Josip Vrankic assists)	48-49
9:08		DJ Mitchell kicked ball violation
8:55		Quinn Clinton misses three point jump shot
8:53		DJ Mitchell defensive rebound
8:32		Guglielmo Caruso misses two point hook shot
8:30		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
8:11		DJ Mitchell personal foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
7:59		DJ Mitchell shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Logan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:59	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-50
7:43	+2	Josip Vrankic makes two point layup (Keshawn Justice assists)	50-50
7:25		Matthias Tass misses two point hook shot
7:23		Miguel Tomley defensive rebound
7:17		Kyle Bowen personal foul (Josip Vrankic draws the foul)
7:06		Kyle Bowen personal foul (Josip Vrankic draws the foul)
7:02	+2	Jalen Williams makes two point jump shot	52-50
6:34		Tommy Kuhse misses two point layup
6:32		Keshawn Justice defensive rebound
6:16		Mitchell Saxen personal foul (Josip Vrankic draws the foul)
6:13	+3	Miguel Tomley makes three point jump shot (Josip Vrankic assists)	55-50
5:49	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	55-52
5:37		Tommy Kuhse kicked ball violation
5:32		Keshawn Justice misses three point jump shot
5:30		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
5:25		Guglielmo Caruso shooting foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
5:25		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:25	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-53
5:14	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point layup (Jalen Williams assists)	57-53
4:49	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	57-55
4:47		Gaels 30 second timeout
4:47		TV timeout
4:32		Josip Vrankic misses two point jump shot
4:30		Quinn Clinton defensive rebound
4:04		Tommy Kuhse misses two point jump shot
4:02		Josip Vrankic defensive rebound
3:45		Christian Carlyle misses two point jump shot
3:43		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
3:18	+2	Tommy Kuhse makes two point jump shot	57-57
3:06		Keshawn Justice turnover (bad pass) (Tommy Kuhse steals)
2:57	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point dunk (Tommy Kuhse assists)	57-59
2:49		Broncos 30 second timeout
2:49		TV timeout
2:39		Kyle Bowen shooting foul (Josip Vrankic draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Josip Vrankic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
2:39		Josip Vrankic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:39		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
2:23		Jalen Williams shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
2:23		Logan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:23	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-60
2:07		Kyle Bowen shooting foul (Josip Vrankic draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Josip Vrankic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-60
2:07	+1	Josip Vrankic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
1:42	+2	Matthias Tass makes two point layup	60-62
1:24		Miguel Tomley misses three point jump shot
1:22		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
1:04		Tommy Kuhse turnover (bad pass)
0:57		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:45		Kyle Bowen personal foul (Josip Vrankic draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Josip Vrankic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-62
0:45	+1	Josip Vrankic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-62
0:23	+2	Matthias Tass makes two point dunk (Tommy Kuhse assists)	62-64
0:16	+3	Keshawn Justice makes three point jump shot (Christian Carlyle assists)	65-64
0:12		Gaels 60 second timeout
0:02		Keshawn Justice blocks Tommy Kuhse's two point jump shot
0:01		Keshawn Justice defensive rebound
0:01		Tommy Kuhse personal foul (Keshawn Justice draws the foul)
0:01		Keshawn Justice misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Keshawn Justice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-64
0:01		Broncos 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Broncos 60 second timeout