Wessels scores 20 as Saint Mary's (CA) knocks off Middle Tennessee 71-34
AP
Dec 20, 2023
Harry Wessels scored 20 points as Saint Mary's Gaels (CA) beat Middle Tennessee 71-34 on Tuesday night.
Wessels shot 10 of 13 from the field for the Gaels (7-5). Alex Ducas scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc, and added five rebounds. Mitchell Saxen shot 4 of 10 from the field and 5 for 6 from the foul line to finish with 13 points.
Jacob Johnson led the Blue Raiders (5-7) in scoring, finishing with nine points. Jestin Porter added five points and two steals for Middle Tennessee. O'zhell Jackson also had four points and two steals.
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1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
16
SMARY
Gaels
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Gaels gains possession)
19:34
Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
19:32
Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
19:28
+2
Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup
0-2
18:57
Jacob Johnson misses two point layup
18:55
Alex Ducas defensive rebound
18:40
Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
18:38
Augustas Marciulionis offensive rebound
18:35
+3
Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists)
0-5
18:32
Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
18:22
Jestin Porter turnover (Mitchell Saxen steals)
17:58
Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
17:55
Elias King defensive rebound
17:50
+3
Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)
3-5
17:27
Aidan Mahaney misses two point jump shot
17:23
Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
17:20
+3
Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)
3-8
16:55
Elias King misses two point jump shot
16:52
Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
16:30
Mitchell Saxen misses two point hook shot
16:27
Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
16:20
+2
Mitchell Saxen makes two point hook shot
3-10
16:04
Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (out of bounds)
15:47
+2
Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup
3-12
15:34
Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
15:33
Gaels defensive rebound
15:16
TV timeout
15:15
Chris Loofe blocks Mitchell Saxen's two point layup
15:15
Gaels offensive rebound
15:05
Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
15:00
Chris Loofe defensive rebound
14:42
Justin Bufford turnover (lost ball)
14:32
+2
Alex Ducas makes two point layup
3-14
14:12
Chris Loofe offensive foul
14:12
Chris Loofe turnover (offensive foul)
14:00
+3
Augustas Marciulionis makes three point jump shot
3-17
13:37
Elias King misses three point jump shot
13:35
Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
13:16
+2
Luke Barrett makes two point layup (Mitchell Saxen assists)
3-19
13:16
Ty Mosley shooting foul (Luke Barrett draws the foul)
13:16
+1
Luke Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-20
12:55
Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point hook shot
12:53
Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
12:46
Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
12:44
Gaels offensive rebound
12:31
Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
12:29
Luke Barrett offensive rebound
12:20
+2
Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)
3-22
12:15
Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
12:15
TV timeout
12:07
Ty Mosley offensive foul (Aidan Mahaney draws the foul)
12:07
Ty Mosley turnover (offensive foul)
12:07
Nick McDevitt technical foul
12:07
Aidan Mahaney misses technical free throw 1 of 2
12:07
+1
Aidan Mahaney makes technical free throw 2 of 2
3-23
11:47
Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
11:45
O'zhell Jackson defensive rebound
11:41
+2
Jacob Johnson makes two point jump shot
5-23
11:41
Aidan Mahaney shooting foul (Jacob Johnson draws the foul)
11:41
Jacob Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:41
Luke Barrett defensive rebound
11:24
+2
Augustas Marciulionis makes two point jump shot
5-25
10:59
+2
Jacob Johnson makes two point hook shot
7-25
10:40
Jestin Porter blocks Augustas Marciulionis's two point layup
10:38
Jacob Johnson defensive rebound
10:34
Elias King misses two point jump shot
10:32
Blue Raiders offensive rebound
10:32
Elias King misses two point jump shot
10:30
Luke Barrett defensive rebound
10:17
Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
10:15
Blue Raiders defensive rebound
9:59
Jestin Porter misses two point layup
9:57
Jared Coleman-Jones offensive rebound
9:52
+2
Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point dunk
9-25
9:30
Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
9:28
Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
9:18
Harry Wessels misses two point jump shot
9:16
Harry Wessels offensive rebound
9:12
Harry Wessels misses two point jump shot
9:12
Gaels offensive rebound
9:02
Alex Ducas turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)