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 (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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
16
SMARY
Gaels
33

Time		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)
8:57		Jestin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Augustas Marciulionis steals)
8:51	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point dunk (Joshua Jefferson assists)	9-27
8:28		Jordan Ross shooting foul (Jacob Johnson draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Jacob Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-27
8:28	+1	Jacob Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-27
8:07	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point layup	11-29
7:46		Jacob Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ross steals)
7:27	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point hook shot	11-31
7:05		TV timeout
6:52		Jacob Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:35		Jacob Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:33		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
6:05		Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot
6:01		Harry Wessels personal foul
5:40		Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point layup
5:38		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
5:09		Jordan Ross misses two point layup
5:07		O'zhell Jackson defensive rebound
4:51		Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point layup
4:49		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
4:33		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
4:31		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point jump shot	13-31
4:09		Mason Forbes shooting foul (Justin Bufford draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-31
3:57		Elias King blocks Mitchell Saxen's two point layup
3:55		Jalen Jordan defensive rebound
3:48		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
3:46		Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound
3:31		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
3:29		Gaels offensive rebound
3:28		TV timeout
3:18		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
3:16		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
3:11	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	14-33
2:44		Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point layup
2:42		Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound
2:19		Joshua Jefferson misses two point hook shot
2:19		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
2:07		Elias King misses three point jump shot
2:05		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
1:45		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
1:43		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
1:34		Chris Loofe turnover (lost ball)
1:12		Chris Loofe blocks Mitchell Saxen's two point layup
1:10		Gaels offensive rebound
1:07		Chris Howell turnover (bad pass)
0:43	+2	O'zhell Jackson makes two point layup (Jacob Johnson assists)	16-33
0:17		Elias King blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup
0:15		Augustas Marciulionis offensive rebound
0:10		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
0:08		Jacob Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		Jalen Jordan misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

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Wessels scores 20 as Saint Mary's (CA) knocks off Middle Tennessee 71-34

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
16
SMARY
Gaels
33

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Wessels scores 20 as Saint Mary's (CA) knocks off Middle Tennessee 71-34

1st Half MTSUBlue Raiders16SMARYGaels33

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
16
SMARY
Gaels
33