Bryan hits 7 3s, scores career-high 35 points to help Santa Clara upset No. 16 Gonzaga, 103-99
AP
Jan 18, 2025
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Tyeree Bryan made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 35 points to help Santa Clara Broncos upset No. 16 Gonzaga Bulldogs 103-99 on Saturday night.
Adama Ball added 20 points, and Christoph Tilly had 17 for the Broncos (13-7, 5-2 West Coast Conference).
Coming off an overtime loss Thursday night at Oregon State, Gonzaga (14-6, 5-2) has lost consecutive conference games for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
Nolan Hickman led Gonzaga with 24 points, hitting six 3-pointers. Graham Ike scored 21 points, and Ryan Nembhard had 16 points and 15 assists.
The Broncos pulled ahead with an 11-1 run late in the half. However, Hickman responded with seven points in the final five minutes to give Gonzaga a 45-44 lead.
An early second-half surge propelled Santa Clara in front, with Bryan and Bal combining to hit five 3-pointers in the first seven minutes. The shots kept falling for the Broncos, who were ahead by 13 points with just over four minutes to play.
Santa Clara: After scoring 54 points in a loss to Loyola Marymount, the Broncos put up 103 points to beat the Bulldogs.
Gonzaga: The Bulldogs lost for the first time this season at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
Bryan and Bal combined to hit five 3-pointers in the first seven minutes of the second half to give the Broncos a lead they wouldn’t surrender.
The Broncos made a season-high 18 3-pointers on 47.4% shooting from deep.
Gonzaga travels to face Portland on Saturday. Santa Clara hosts Washington State on Thursday.
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1st Half
SACL
Broncos
44
GONZ
Bulldogs
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Broncos gains possession)
19:53
+2
Carlos Stewart Jr. makes two point layup
2-0
19:34
Khalif Battle misses two point layup
19:32
Ben Gregg offensive rebound
19:28
Graham Ike misses three point jump shot
19:26
Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound
19:13
Jake Ensminger misses three point jump shot
19:11
Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
19:02
+3
Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)
2-3
18:42
+3
Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart Jr. assists)
5-3
18:32
Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
18:30
Ben Gregg offensive rebound
18:26
+3
Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
5-6
18:15
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
18:13
Graham Ike defensive rebound
18:07
Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
18:05
Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
17:53
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
17:51
Ben Gregg defensive rebound
17:23
Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
17:21
Jake Ensminger defensive rebound
16:57
+2
Tyeree Bryan makes two point layup
7-6
16:47
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)
7-8
16:33
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
16:31
Graham Ike defensive rebound
16:26
+3
Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
7-11
15:59
+2
Tyeree Bryan makes two point layup
9-11
15:44
Khalif Battle turnover (Adama-Alpha Bal steals)
15:28
+2
Christoph Tilly makes two point layup
11-11
15:14
Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
15:12
Graham Ike offensive rebound
15:03
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup
11-13
14:30
Ryan Nembhard personal foul
14:30
TV timeout
14:19
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
14:17
Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
14:10
Tyeree Bryan shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
14:10
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-14
14:10
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-15
14:00
+2
Camaron Tongue makes two point layup (Tyeree Bryan assists)
13-15
13:49
+2
Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot
13-17
13:27
Elijah Mahi turnover (Braden Huff steals)
13:18
Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
13:16
Camaron Tongue defensive rebound
13:07
+3
Johnny O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Elijah Mahi assists)
16-17
12:57
+3
Dusty Stromer makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)
16-20
12:46
Braden Huff shooting foul (Camaron Tongue draws the foul)
12:46
+1
Camaron Tongue makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-20
12:46
+1
Camaron Tongue makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-20
12:24
Camaron Tongue blocks Braden Huff's two point layup
12:22
Camaron Tongue defensive rebound
12:16
Adama-Alpha Bal turnover (Dusty Stromer steals)
12:10
+2
Braden Huff makes two point layup (Dusty Stromer assists)
18-22
12:01
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
11:59
Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
11:51
Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
11:49
Camaron Tongue defensive rebound
11:41
+3
Camaron Tongue makes three point jump shot (Elijah Mahi assists)
21-22
11:24
+2
Braden Huff makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
21-24
11:24
Camaron Tongue shooting foul (Braden Huff draws the foul)
11:24
TV timeout
11:24
+1
Braden Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-25
11:06
Elijah Mahi misses two point layup
11:04
Johnny O'Neil offensive rebound
11:03
Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
11:01
Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
10:51
Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
10:49
Braden Huff offensive rebound
10:44
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
10:42
Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
10:32
Elijah Mahi misses three point jump shot
10:32
Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
10:32
Camaron Tongue personal foul
10:18
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup (Khalif Battle assists)
21-27
10:07
+3
Brenton Knapper makes three point jump shot (Tyeree Bryan assists)
24-27
9:49
+3
Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)
24-30
9:38
+3
Christoph Tilly makes three point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)
27-30
9:17
Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
9:15
Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
9:07
Michael Ajayi blocks Christoph Tilly's two point layup
9:05
Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
8:56
Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
8:54
Brenton Knapper defensive rebound
8:48
Tyeree Bryan misses two point layup
8:46
Tyeree Bryan offensive rebound
8:43
+2
Tyeree Bryan makes two point layup
29-30
8:30
Adama-Alpha Bal shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
8:30
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-31
8:30
Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:30
Bukky Oboye defensive rebound
8:13
Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
8:11
Jake Ensminger offensive rebound
8:04
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
8:02
Tyeree Bryan offensive rebound
7:53
Adama-Alpha Bal turnover (traveling)
7:53
TV timeout
7:43
Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
7:41
Adama-Alpha Bal defensive rebound
7:30
Adama-Alpha Bal turnover (Graham Ike steals)
7:23
Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
7:21
Jake Ensminger defensive rebound
6:54
+2
Tyeree Bryan makes two point layup
31-31
6:30
Dusty Stromer misses two point layup
6:28
Broncos defensive rebound
6:00
Jake Ensminger misses three point jump shot
5:58
Khalif Battle defensive rebound
5:37
Graham Ike turnover (traveling)
5:22
Ben Gregg blocks Christoph Tilly's two point layup
5:20
Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
5:04
Khalif Battle turnover (Johnny O'Neil steals)
4:56
+2
Johnny O'Neil makes two point layup
33-31
4:47
Dusty Stromer turnover (Tyeree Bryan steals)
4:42
+2
Tyeree Bryan makes two point dunk
35-31
4:42
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:31
Bukky Oboye personal foul
4:24
Bukky Oboye personal foul
4:24
+2
Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
35-33
4:16
Brenton Knapper misses three point jump shot
4:14
Ben Gregg defensive rebound
4:10
Nolan Hickman turnover (traveling)
3:56
Elijah Mahi misses three point jump shot
3:54
Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
3:40
+3
Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
35-36
3:35
Broncos 30 second timeout
3:35
TV timeout
3:20
Nolan Hickman shooting foul (Johnny O'Neil draws the foul)
3:20
Johnny O'Neil misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:20
Johnny O'Neil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:20
Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
3:10
Graham Ike turnover (Tyeree Bryan steals)
3:05
+2
Tyeree Bryan makes two point dunk
37-36
2:52
+3
Graham Ike makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
37-39
2:37
Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
2:35
Tyeree Bryan offensive rebound
2:32
Tyeree Bryan misses two point layup
2:30
Christoph Tilly offensive rebound
2:25
+2
Christoph Tilly makes two point layup
39-39
2:23
Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass)
2:10
Carlos Stewart Jr. turnover (Nolan Hickman steals)
2:07
+2
Nolan Hickman makes two point layup
39-41
1:36
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
1:34
Graham Ike defensive rebound
1:21
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
39-43
1:10
+3
Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart Jr. assists)
42-43
0:54
Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
0:52
Carlos Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
0:41
Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point jump shot
0:39
Christoph Tilly offensive rebound
0:37
+2
Christoph Tilly makes two point layup
44-43
0:06
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot
44-45
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SACL
Broncos
59
GONZ
Bulldogs
54
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:44
Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
19:42
Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound
19:30
Carlos Stewart Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
19:16
+2
Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
44-47
18:55
+2
Christoph Tilly makes two point layup (Tyeree Bryan assists)
46-47
18:44
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup
46-49
18:34
+3
Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Jake Ensminger assists)
49-49
18:13
Graham Ike misses three point jump shot
18:11
Broncos defensive rebound
17:45
Ben Gregg shooting foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
17:45
+1
Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-49
17:45
+1
Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-49
17:36
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)