Hickman scores 19, leads No. 11 Gonzaga past Syracuse 76-57 at Maui Invitational
HONOLULU (AP) Nolan Hickman scored 12 of his team-high 19 points after halftime and Graham Ike and Anton Watson posted double-doubles to lead No. 11 Gonzaga to a 76-57 win over Syracuse in a losers bracket game at the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs (3-1) got 16 points and 14 rebounds from Ike, and 12 points and 13 rebounds from Watson. Ike, a 6-foot-9 redshirt junior forward, also came up with four steals. Ryan Nembhard added 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
Gonzaga, which led by as many as 23 points late in the game, outrebounded the Orange (3-2) 48-28, and held a 25-8 advantage in second-chance points.
“It was a really, really, really good win for us with such a quick turnaround and playing in a breakfast bracket early morning, so I really, really proud of our response. We came out with great energy, we came out with great effort and obviously great toughness as it showed with the rebounding differential,” Bulldogs coach Mark Few said.
Syracuse got within 51-45 with 9:39 left in the game on a Maliq Brown two-handed dunk that was set-up by a Judah Mintz bounce pass that split a pair of defenders. But, the Bulldogs answered with a 15-5 run that was punctuated by a steal by Ike that led to a breakaway dunk by Ryan Nembhard, giving Gonzaga a 66-46 cushion with 4:17 to play.
The game featured a pair of coaches on opposite ends of their career; Few is in his 25th season at Gonzaga and is the winningest active coach in Division I, while Adrian Autry has three wins in his first season as Syracuse coach.
Judah Mantz had 22 points and JJ Starling 15 for Syracuse.
Gonzaga led at the half, 39-25.
“Again, kind of the same thing - rebound the basketball, playing better defense - that’s the thing that we have to do better, it’s glaring. I think we understand that and we just gotta keep working at it, get better. There’s no moral victories here. We just have to get better at it and it’s just plain and simple,” Autry said.
BIG PICTURE
Syracuse’s collective growth and player development will continue to be a work in progress over the course of Autry’s first season leading his alma mater. The Orange have four sophomores and one junior in their starting lineup and were tabbed 10th (out of 15) in the ACC preseason media poll.
Gonzaga, which has five players averaging double-digit scoring, rebounded from a 73-63 loss to No. 2 Purdue on Monday. Ike led the way in that game with 14 points.
MAUI STRONG
Among the crowd of several thousand in attendance at Tuesday’s morning session at the Stan Sheriff Center was a group of Lahaina residents who were affected by the wildfire that devastated the west Maui town on Aug. 8. The Lahaina residents were largely clad in red and adorned in ‘Maui Strong’ hats and shirts. Tournament organizers arranged a trip for the group to Oahu for the event. The Maui Invitational will return to Maui in 2024.
UP NEXT
Syracuse: Will look to leave Hawaii on a winning note when it takes on either UCLA or Chaminade on Wednesday for seventh place.
Gonzaga: Will try for its second win in as many days when it faces either the Bruins or Silverswords in the fifth-place game Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:59 | (Bulldogs gains possession) | |||
19:40 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:20 | JJ Starling misses three point jump shot | |||
19:18 | Nolan Hickman defensive rebound | |||
19:10 | +3 | Dusty Stromer makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 0-5 | |
18:56 | Chris Bell misses two point driving layup | |||
18:54 | Nolan Hickman defensive rebound | |||
18:46 | Graham Ike misses two point hook shot | |||
18:44 | Naheem McLeod defensive rebound | |||
18:39 | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
18:37 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
18:29 | +2 | Anton Watson makes two point driving layup (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 0-7 | |
18:04 | +2 | JJ Starling makes two point driving layup | 2-7 | |
17:49 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point hook shot | 2-9 | |
17:35 | Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot | |||
17:33 | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | |||
17:27 | Ryan Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (JJ Starling steals) | |||
17:12 | +3 | Judah Mintz makes three point jump shot | 5-9 | |
16:54 | Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
16:54 | +1 | Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-10 | |
16:54 | +1 | Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-11 | |
16:34 | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | |||
16:32 | Anton Watson defensive rebound | |||
16:18 | Naheem McLeod blocks Graham Ike's two point layup | |||
16:16 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
16:13 | Graham Ike misses two point layup | |||
16:12 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
16:10 | +2 | Anton Watson makes two point layup (Dusty Stromer assists) | 5-13 | |
15:49 | Chris Bell misses two point jump shot | |||
15:47 | Anton Watson defensive rebound | |||
15:38 | Dusty Stromer misses two point jump shot | |||
15:36 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
15:36 | Naheem McLeod personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
15:36 | TV timeout | |||
15:30 | +2 | Anton Watson makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 5-15 | |
15:12 | +2 | JJ Starling makes two point driving layup | 7-15 | |
14:54 | Graham Ike misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
14:52 | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | |||
14:40 | JJ Starling misses two point layup | |||
14:38 | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | |||
14:38 | Dusty Stromer shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul) | |||
14:38 | Chris Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
14:38 | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-15 | |
14:30 | Maliq Brown personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
14:16 | Justin Taylor personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
14:01 | Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot | |||
13:59 | Chris Bell defensive rebound | |||
13:49 | JJ Starling misses two point layup | |||
13:47 | Orange offensive rebound | |||
13:40 | Judah Mintz misses two point layup | |||
13:38 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
13:32 | Dusty Stromer misses two point layup | |||
13:30 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
13:19 | JJ Starling blocks Graham Ike's two point layup | |||
13:17 | JJ Starling defensive rebound | |||
13:00 | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
12:58 | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | |||
12:51 | +2 | Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup | 8-17 | |
12:21 | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
12:19 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
12:12 | Nolan Hickman turnover (lost ball) (Chris Bell steals) | |||
12:06 | Judah Mintz turnover (lost ball) (Graham Ike steals) | |||
11:50 | +2 | Nolan Hickman makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-19 | |
11:48 | Orange 30 second timeout | |||
11:48 | TV timeout | |||
11:31 | Orange technical foul | |||
11:48 | Orange turnover | |||
11:48 | +1 | Nolan Hickman makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 8-20 | |
11:31 | Chris Bell misses two point jump shot | |||
11:29 | Anton Watson defensive rebound | |||
11:20 | Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot | |||
11:18 | Anton Watson offensive rebound | |||
11:14 | +2 | Anton Watson makes two point dunk | 8-22 | |
11:00 | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
10:58 | Luka Krajnovic defensive rebound | |||
10:44 | Braden Huff misses two point jump shot | |||
10:42 | Braden Huff offensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Braden Huff misses three point jump shot | |||
10:35 | JJ Starling defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | +2 | Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point driving layup | 10-22 | |
10:10 | +2 | Anton Watson makes two point driving layup (Braden Huff assists) | 10-24 | |
9:48 | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point layup | 12-24 | |
9:32 | +3 | Braden Huff makes three point jump shot (Anton Watson assists) | 12-27 | |
9:10 | Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot | |||
9:08 | Anton Watson defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul (Anton Watson draws the foul) | |||
8:39 | Luka Krajnovic misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:37 | Quadir Copeland defensive rebound | |||
8:30 | +3 | Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists) | 15-27 | |
8:07 | Luka Krajnovic turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals) | |||
8:01 | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point driving layup | 17-27 | |
8:01 | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | |||
8:00 | TV timeout | |||
7:43 | Dusty Stromer offensive foul (Chris Bell draws the foul) | |||
7:43 | Dusty Stromer turnover (offensive foul) | |||
7:36 | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point driving layup | 19-27 | |
7:22 | +2 | Nolan Hickman makes two point driving layup | 19-29 | |
6:56 | Chris Bell misses two point driving layup | |||
6:54 | Braden Huff defensive rebound | |||
6:42 | Ben Gregg misses two point floating jump shot | |||
6:40 | Orange defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | Braden Huff personal foul | |||
6:26 | Maliq Brown turnover (bad pass) (Ben Gregg steals) | |||
6:22 | Anton Watson turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals) | |||
6:08 | Maliq Brown misses two point layup | |||
6:06 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
6:00 | Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot | |||
5:58 | Quadir Copeland defensive rebound | |||
5:47 | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:45 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
5:21 | Anton Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
5:18 | Quadir Copeland defensive rebound | |||
5:05 | JJ Starling misses two point jump shot | |||
5:02 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
4:47 | Graham Ike turnover (traveling) | |||
4:38 | Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Graham Ike steals) | |||
4:28 | +2 | Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot | 19-31 | |
4:15 | Ben Gregg personal foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul) | |||
4:02 | Nolan Hickman shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul) | |||
4:02 | +1 | Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-31 | |
4:02 | Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:00 | JJ Starling offensive rebound | |||
3:55 | Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
3:52 | Orange offensive rebound | |||
3:52 | TV timeout | |||
3:52 | Justin Taylor misses two point layup | |||
3:50 | Orange offensive rebound | |||
3:44 | Nolan Hickman personal foul (Justin Taylor draws the foul) | |||
3:35 | +2 | JJ Starling makes two point jump shot | 22-31 | |
3:13 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup (Anton Watson assists) | 22-33 | |
2:54 | Quadir Copeland misses two point jump shot | |||
2:52 | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | |||
2:39 | Anton Watson misses two point layup | |||
2:36 | Orange defensive rebound | |||
2:21 | +3 | Judah Mintz makes three point jump shot (Justin Taylor assists) | 25-33 | |
1:58 | Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot | |||
1:56 | Ben Gregg offensive rebound | |||
1:51 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 25-35 | |
1:37 | JJ Starling misses two point jump shot | |||
1:36 | Naheem McLeod personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
1:20 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point dunk (Dusty Stromer assists) | 25-37 | |
0:59 | Dusty Stromer blocks Chris Bell's three point jump shot | |||
0:57 | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | |||
0:52 | +2 | Ben Gregg makes two point cutting layup (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 25-39 | |
0:41 | Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot | |||
0:39 | Chris Bell offensive rebound | |||
0:38 | Chris Bell misses two point putback layup | |||
0:36 | Anton Watson defensive rebound | |||
0:35 | Judah Mintz personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
0:35 | Graham Ike misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:35 | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | |||
0:04 | Orange turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:01 | Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | End of period |