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Mahaney rallies Saint Mary's to 64-62 victory over Gonzaga

AP
Feb 04, 2024

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Aidan Mahaney scored 20 points and Saint Mary's Gaels rallied late to beat Gonzaga Bulldogs 64-62 on Saturday night, upping the Gaels' win streak to 10.

Mahaney sank 7 of 17 shots with four 3-pointers for the Gaels (18-6, 9-0 West Coast Conference), who maintained sole possession of first place with the win.

Josh Jefferson totaled 16 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season for Saint Mary's. Mitchell Saxen had 15 points and Augustas Marciulionis scored 11.

Ryan Nembhard had 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting to lead the Bulldogs (16-6, 7-2), who saw a five-game win streak end. Anton Watson had 16 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double, while Graham Ike had 12 points and 12 rebounds for his sixth.

Gonzaga had the lead for 30:22, but Jefferson's 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run and Saint Mary's led 60-55 with 2:37 remaining and the Gaels stayed in front from there.

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1st Half
SMARY
Gaels
33
GONZ
Bulldogs
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mitchell Saxen vs. Graham Ike (Nolan Hickman gains possession)
19:42	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:21		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
19:19		Graham Ike defensive rebound
19:17		Aidan Mahaney shooting foul
19:17		Ryan Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:17	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-3
19:05		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
19:03		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
18:46	+2	Graham Ike makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nolan Hickman assists)	0-5
18:26		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
18:24		Alex Ducas offensive rebound
18:18		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
18:16		Alex Ducas offensive rebound
18:03		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
18:01		Graham Ike defensive rebound
17:47		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
17:45		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
17:34		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
17:34		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
17:34		Anton Watson personal foul
17:32		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
17:30		Graham Ike defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	0-7
17:04		Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
17:04		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
17:04		Ryan Nembhard personal foul
17:04		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:04	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-7
16:49		Ben Gregg shooting foul
16:49	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-7
16:49		Augustas Marciulionis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:49		Graham Ike defensive rebound
16:27		Graham Ike misses two point layup
16:25		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
16:17		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (bad pass)
15:49		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
15:47		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
15:47		Ben Gregg personal foul
15:47		TV timeout
15:23		Mitchell Saxen turnover (Ryan Nembhard steals)
15:13		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
15:11		Anton Watson offensive rebound
15:04	+2	Anton Watson makes two point layup	2-9
14:38		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
14:36		Anton Watson defensive rebound
14:24		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
14:16	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	2-11
13:42	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	4-11
13:42		Dusty Stromer shooting foul
13:42	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-11
13:25		Graham Ike misses three point jump shot
13:23		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
13:03		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
13:01		Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup	5-13
12:50		Harry Wessels shooting foul
12:50	+1	Nolan Hickman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-14
12:31	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot	7-14
12:20		Ryan Nembhard turnover (Aidan Mahaney steals)
12:04		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
12:02		Anton Watson defensive rebound
11:54		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:49		Anton Watson misses two point layup
11:47		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
11:31	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	9-14
11:16		Luke Barrett blocks Dusty Stromer's two point layup
11:14		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:09	+2	Anton Watson makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	9-16
10:36	+3	Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	12-16
10:21		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass)
9:51		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
9:49		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
9:43	+3	Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	15-16
9:28		Nolan Hickman turnover (Augustas Marciulionis steals)
9:21	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup	17-16
9:18		Aidan Mahaney personal foul
9:06		Graham Ike misses two point layup
9:04		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
8:39		Nolan Hickman blocks Mitchell Saxen's two point layup
8:37		Anton Watson defensive rebound
8:12	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	17-18
7:54		Luke Barrett misses two point layup
7:52		Anton Watson defensive rebound
7:43		Anton Watson turnover (Jordan Ross steals)
7:41		Nolan Hickman personal foul
7:41		TV timeout
7:20	+2	Jordan Ross makes two point layup	19-18
7:01	+3	Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Anton Watson assists)	19-21
6:30		Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot
6:28		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
6:23		Augustas Marciulionis personal foul
6:10		Anton Watson misses two point layup
6:08		Anton Watson offensive rebound
6:02	+2	Anton Watson makes two point dunk	19-23
5:34		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
5:32		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
5:26		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
5:24		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
5:17		Ben Gregg misses two point layup
5:15		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
5:04	+3	Augustas Marciulionis makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	22-23
4:44	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	22-25
4:44		Augustas Marciulionis shooting foul
4:44	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-26
4:17		Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
4:15		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
4:10	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup	24-26
4:00	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Anton Watson assists)	24-28
3:36	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup (Aidan Mahaney assists)	26-28
3:20	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	26-30
3:02	+3	Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	29-30
2:41		TV timeout
2:30	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	29-32
2:05	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup	31-32
1:48		Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
1:46		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot	33-32
1:15		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
1:13		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
0:49		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
0:47		Graham Ike defensive rebound
0:26	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup	33-34
0:00		Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot
0:00		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMARY
Gaels
31
GONZ
Bulldogs
28

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup	33-36
19:18	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	35-36
18:55		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul
18:55	+1	Anton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-37
18:55	+1	Anton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
18:41	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Alex Ducas assists)	37-38
18:28		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
18:26		Graham Ike offensive rebound
18:25		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
18:15		Anton Watson misses two point layup
18:13		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
17:50	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	39-38
17:34		Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
17:32		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
17:16		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
17:14		Graham Ike defensive rebound
16:58		Graham Ike misses two point layup
16:56		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
16:48	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup	39-40
16:33	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point layup	41-40
16:11		Augustas Marciulionis personal foul
16:04	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot	41-43
15:31		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
15:29		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
15:10		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
15:08		Graham Ike offensive rebound
15:07		Mitchell Saxen shooting foul
15:07		TV timeout
15:07	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-44
15:07	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-45
14:40		Mitchell Saxen turnover (Anton Watson steals)
14:30		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
14:28		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
14:23	+3	Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	44-45
14:12	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	44-47
13:47	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup	46-47
13:34		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
13:32		Anton Watson offensive rebound
13:31		Aidan Mahaney shooting foul
13:31		Anton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:31	+1	Anton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-48
13:12		Joshua Jefferson turnover (Ben Gregg steals)
13:05		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
13:03		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
12:46		Graham Ike personal foul
12:42		Anton Watson personal foul
12:40		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
12:38		Gaels offensive rebound
12:20		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
12:18		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
12:05		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
12:03		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
11:42		Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
11:40		Anton Watson defensive rebound
11:24		Anton Watson misses two point layup
11:22		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
11:11		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
11:09		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
10:49		Harry Wessels shooting foul
10:49		TV timeout
10:49		Ryan Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:49	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-49
10:26	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point layup	48-49
10:11	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	48-51
9:40		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
9:38		Graham Ike defensive rebound
9:26		Graham Ike offensive foul
9:26		Graham Ike turnover (offensive foul)
9:11		Anton Watson personal foul
9:09	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	50-51
8:37		Ryan Nembhard turnover (lost ball)
8:37		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:37		TV timeout
8:07		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
8:05		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
8:01		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:01		TV timeout
7:51		Graham Ike turnover (Augustas Marciulionis steals)
7:47		Graham Ike shooting foul
7:47	+1	Aidan Mahaney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-51
7:47	+1	Aidan Mahaney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-51
7:18		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
7:16		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
7:05		Alex Ducas turnover (Graham Ike steals)
6:51	+2	Anton Watson makes two point layup	52-53
6:27		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
6:25		Graham Ike defensive rebound
6:11		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
6:09		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
5:52		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
5:50		Graham Ike defensive rebound
5:33		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
5:33	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-54
5:33	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
5:17		Graham Ike personal foul
5:07	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup	54-55
4:39		Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
4:37		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
4:27		Braden Huff personal foul
4:27	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-55
4:27		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		Anton Watson defensive rebound
3:59		Braden Huff misses three point jump shot
3:57		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point layup	57-55
3:06		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
3:04		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
2:36	+3	Joshua Jefferson makes three point jump shot	60-55
2:34		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:34		TV timeout
2:11		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
2:09		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup	60-57
2:05		Luke Barrett shooting foul
2:05		Ben Gregg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:05		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
1:36		Ben Gregg shooting foul
1:35		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:35		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:35		Graham Ike defensive rebound
1:19		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
1:17		Gaels defensive rebound
0:49	+3	Augustas Marciulionis makes three point jump shot (Alex Ducas assists)	63-57
0:36	+3	Anton Watson makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	63-60
0:06		Aidan Mahaney misses two point jump shot
0:06		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
0:06		Anton Watson personal foul
0:06	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
0:06		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:06		Braden Huff defensive rebound
0:02		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
0:00		Anton Watson offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Anton Watson makes two point layup	64-62
0:00		End of period

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Anton Watson makes two point layup