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Timme, Hickman lead No. 9 Gonzaga past Santa Clara 81-76

AP
Jan 08, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Drew Timme and Nolan Hickman scored 20 points each and No. 9 Gonzaga beat Santa Clara 81-76 on Saturday night.

Julian Strawther had 18 points and Ben Gregg grabbed eight rebounds to help the Bulldogs (14-3, 3-0 West Coast Conference) get their 25th straight win against the Broncos. Gonzaga has won 48 of the last 50 meetings.

Gonzaga trailed by one with 90 seconds remaining, but outscored Santa Clara 8-2 over the final 1:14 to pull out the win.

''We had to fight, and we had to dig,'' Bulldogs coach Mark Few said.

Hickman, who shot 8 of 9 with four 3-pointers, set a career high in shooting. His last 3 put Gonzaga ahead for good, 76-73 and started the game-ending run.

''That's always a good thing, just seeing the shots fall,'' he said.

Keshawn Justice scored 22 points and Brandin Podziemski added 17 points and seven rebounds for Santa Clara (14-5, 2-2), which led the back-and-forth contest by one with 90 seconds remaining. Parker Braun had 12 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season.

''We've felt good about our team all season,'' Santa Clara coach Herb Sendek said. ''Our guys battled tonight and put themselves in a position to have a chance to win.''

Santa Clara controlled the pace early on, leading by 14 points in the first half and limiting Gonzaga's leading scorer in Timme. But the Bulldogs battled back to trail by one at halftime, then shot 48.3% (14 of 29) - including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc - the rest of the way.

''They're good,'' Few said. ''They've got good size, and I thought their intensity tonight was really good. And their physicality was really good, especially in the post. . We did a good job of hanging in there.''

BIG PICTURE

Gonzaga: Timme, who was held to seven points on 3-of-8 shooting in the first half, put up 13 in the second half to put the Zags on top. Recently named to the midseason top 25 watch list for the John R. Wooden Award, Timme is 123 points away from tying Jim McPhee for second place on Gonzaga's all-time scoring list.

''They didn't go early, then they started falling,'' Timme said. ''It was nice to get them to fall, but I wasn't worried. Everyone has a game like that. What was I doing, 23 (ppg) and nine (rbg) or something crazy? It was bound to happen.''

Santa Clara: Podziemski continued to produce at a high level. He came into the game as one of just 14 NCAA Division I players (min. 60% games played) averaging at least 18 points and eight rebounds. Gonzaga's Timme is the only other WCC player on the list.

UP NEXT

Gonzaga: The Zags wrap up a three-game road trip at BYU on Thursday.

Santa Clara: The Broncos head on the road to play Pacific on Saturday.

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1st Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
36
SACL
Broncos
37

Time		Play	Score
19:58		(Broncos gains possession)
19:36	+2	Brandin Podziemski makes two point layup (Carlos Stewart assists)	0-2
19:24		Anton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Bediako steals)
18:58	+2	Brandin Podziemski makes two point layup	0-4
18:42		Rasir Bolton misses two point layup
18:40		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Rasir Bolton makes two point driving layup (Drew Timme assists)	2-4
18:16		Carlos Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Anton Watson steals)
18:11	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point driving layup	4-4
17:48		Anton Watson personal foul
17:44	+2	Parker Braun makes two point dunk (Keshawn Justice assists)	4-6
17:32		Jaden Bediako personal foul
17:27	+2	Anton Watson makes two point driving dunk (Rasir Bolton assists)	6-6
17:16		Nolan Hickman personal foul
17:01		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
16:59		Julian Strawther defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Anton Watson makes two point floating jump shot (Rasir Bolton assists)	8-6
16:23	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point pullup jump shot	8-8
16:09		Rasir Bolton misses two point fadeaway jump shot
16:07		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point pullup jump shot	8-10
15:38		Drew Timme misses two point layup
15:36		Parker Braun defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Jaden Bediako makes two point cutting layup (Brandin Podziemski assists)	8-12
15:14		Julian Strawther misses two point jump shot
15:12		Parker Braun defensive rebound
15:07		Nolan Hickman personal foul
15:07		TV timeout
14:59	+2	Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving layup	8-14
14:45		Drew Timme misses two point hook shot
14:43		Keshawn Justice defensive rebound
14:34	+2	Jacob Holt makes two point layup (Keshawn Justice assists)	8-16
14:23		Jacob Holt blocks Drew Timme's two point layup
14:21		Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound
14:06	+2	Jacob Holt makes two point layup	8-18
13:57		Rasir Bolton misses two point jump shot
13:55		Keshawn Justice defensive rebound
13:41	+2	Parker Braun makes two point jump shot	8-20
13:39		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:17	+3	Rasir Bolton makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists)	11-20
13:06		Parker Braun turnover (bad pass)
12:53		Jacob Holt personal foul
12:47		Malachi Smith misses two point jump shot
12:45		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
12:43	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point putback layup	13-20
12:43		Brenton Knapper shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
12:43		Ben Gregg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:43		Camaron Tongue defensive rebound
12:18		Camaron Tongue turnover (traveling)
12:10		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
11:42		Camaron Tongue defensive rebound
11:42	+3	Brandin Podziemski makes three point jump shot	13-23
11:30		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
11:28		Jaden Bediako defensive rebound
11:18		Carlos Stewart misses two point jump shot
11:16		Jaden Bediako offensive rebound
11:05		Jaden Bediako misses two point layup
11:03		Jaden Bediako offensive rebound
11:02		Jaden Bediako misses two point layup
11:02		Jaden Bediako offensive rebound
11:02		Ben Gregg blocks Jaden Bediako's two point layup
11:00		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
11:59		Rasir Bolton misses two point layup
11:57		Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
10:59	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	15-23
10:53		Kosy Akametu turnover (lost ball) (Rasir Bolton steals)
10:33		Drew Timme misses two point layup
10:31		Kosy Akametu defensive rebound
10:30		Brandin Podziemski turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals)
10:23		Rasir Bolton turnover (lost ball)
10:30		TV timeout
10:08	+2	Parker Braun makes two point layup (Brandin Podziemski assists)	15-25
9:46		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
9:44		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
9:28		Keshawn Justice misses three point jump shot
9:26		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
9:19		Anton Watson misses three point jump shot
9:17		Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound
9:01		Keshawn Justice misses two point jump shot
8:59		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
8:43		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
8:41		Rasir Bolton offensive rebound
8:27		Rasir Bolton misses three point jump shot
8:25		Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound
8:13		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
8:11		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
7:58		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
7:56		Broncos defensive rebound
7:55		TV timeout
7:26		Brandin Podziemski misses two point layup
7:24		Jacob Holt offensive rebound
7:23		Anton Watson personal foul
7:21	+2	Camaron Tongue makes two point layup (Brenton Knapper assists)	15-27
7:07		Camaron Tongue shooting foul (Drew Timme draws the foul)
7:07		Drew Timme misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:07	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-27
6:53	+3	Keshawn Justice makes three point jump shot (Camaron Tongue assists)	16-30
6:44	+3	Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	19-30
6:31		Camaron Tongue misses three point jump shot
6:29		Julian Strawther defensive rebound
6:19	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point pullup jump shot	21-30
6:04		Drew Timme blocks Brandin Podziemski's two point layup
6:02		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
6:02		Camaron Tongue personal foul
5:49	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point driving layup	23-30
5:46		Broncos 30 second timeout
5:39		Drew Timme blocks Kosy Akametu's two point jump shot
5:37		Kosy Akametu offensive rebound
5:25		Brenton Knapper misses two point layup
5:23		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
5:18		Kosy Akametu personal foul
5:14		Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot
5:12		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
5:01	+2	Julian Strawther makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)	25-30
4:49		Kosy Akametu turnover (traveling)
4:35	+2	Drew Timme makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	27-30
4:31		Parker Braun turnover (out of bounds)
4:29	+2	Drew Timme makes two point layup	29-30
4:00	+2	Brandin Podziemski makes two point jump shot	29-32
3:46	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists)	32-32
3:29		Carlos Stewart misses two point jump shot
3:27		Drew Timme defensive rebound
3:13		Julian Strawther turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Stewart steals)
3:10		Drew Timme shooting foul (Carlos Stewart draws the foul)
3:10		TV timeout
3:10	+1	Carlos Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
3:10		Carlos Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:10		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
2:54		Ben Gregg turnover (bad pass) (Carlos Stewart steals)
2:33		Keshawn Justice misses two point layup
2:31		Parker Braun offensive rebound
2:28		Parker Braun misses two point layup
2:26		Drew Timme defensive rebound
2:20	+2	Drew Timme makes two point driving layup	34-33
2:11	+2	Brandin Podziemski makes two point layup	34-35
1:52	+2	Julian Strawther makes two point driving layup	36-35
1:34		Carlos Stewart misses two point stepback jump shot
1:32		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
1:24		Drew Timme misses three point jump shot
1:22		Parker Braun defensive rebound
1:21		Ben Gregg personal foul
0:57	+2	Carlos Stewart makes two point cutting layup (Brandin Podziemski assists)	36-37
0:49		Jaden Bediako personal foul
0:49		Drew Timme misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49		Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
0:24		Brandin Podziemski misses two point jump shot
0:22		Anton Watson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
45
SACL
Broncos
39

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Drew Timme makes two point hook shot	38-37
19:21		Nolan Hickman blocks Carlos Stewart's two point pullup jump shot
19:19		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
19:11		Rasir Bolton misses three point jump shot
19:09		Anton Watson offensive rebound
19:04		Anton Watson misses two point putback layup
19:02		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:58		Julian Strawther turnover (bad pass)
18:50	+3	Keshawn Justice makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart assists)	38-40
18:29		Brandin Podziemski personal foul
18:12		Anton Watson misses two point layup
18:10		Drew Timme offensive rebound
18:06	+2	Drew Timme makes two point putback layup	40-40
17:59		Anton Watson personal foul
17:53		Parker Braun turnover (bad pass)
17:31	+2	Rasir Bolton makes two point pullup jump shot	42-40
17:12	+2	Carlos Stewart makes two point cutting layup (Parker Braun assists)	42-42
17:03		Drew Timme misses two point jump shot
17:01		Parker Braun defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Carlos Stewart makes two point jump shot	42-44
16:24		Ben Gregg misses two point jump shot
16:22		Keshawn Justice defensive rebound
16:10		Jaden Bediako misses two point hook shot
16:08		Parker Braun offensive rebound
16:02	+2	Parker Braun makes two point putback layup	42-46
15:51	+2	Rasir Bolton makes two point driving layup	44-46
15:39		Keshawn Justice misses three point jump shot
15:37		Drew Timme defensive rebound
15:26		Julian Strawther misses two point layup
15:24		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
15:23		Parker Braun personal foul
15:23		TV timeout
15:23	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-46
15:23		Ben Gregg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:23		Parker Braun defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Parker Braun makes two point hook shot (Keshawn Justice assists)	45-48
14:47		Ben Gregg misses two point layup
14:45		Jacob Holt defensive rebound
14:25		Brandin Podziemski misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
14:23		Julian Strawther defensive rebound
14:16		Jacob Holt personal foul
14:12	+3	Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Drew Timme assists)	48-48
13:44		Keshawn Justice misses two point layup
13:42		Jaden Bediako offensive rebound
13:39		Jaden Bediako misses two point layup
13:37		Keshawn Justice offensive rebound
13:34	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point layup	48-50
13:25	+2	Drew Timme makes two point layup (Rasir Bolton assists)	50-50
13:10		Camaron Tongue offensive foul
13:10		Camaron Tongue turnover (offensive foul)
12:57		Rasir Bolton misses two point jump shot
12:55		Anton Watson offensive rebound
12:51		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
12:49		Anton Watson offensive rebound
12:52		Camaron Tongue personal foul
12:49	+2	Julian Strawther makes two point floating jump shot (Drew Timme assists)	52-50
12:31		Anton Watson personal foul
12:20		Rasir Bolton personal foul
12:17		Julian Strawther personal foul
12:14		Parker Braun offensive foul
12:14		Parker Braun turnover (offensive foul)
11:58		Ben Gregg misses two point jump shot
11:56		Drew Timme offensive rebound
11:52		Drew Timme misses two point layup
11:50		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
11:49		Nolan Hickman blocks Carlos Stewart's two point layup
11:48		Carlos Stewart offensive rebound
11:47	+3	Keshawn Justice makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart assists)	52-53
11:39		Jaden Bediako personal foul
11:39		TV timeout
11:39	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-53
11:39	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-53
11:29	+2	Carlos Stewart makes two point driving reverse layup	54-55
11:16		Keshawn Justice shooting foul (Drew Timme draws the foul)
11:16	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-55
11:16	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-55
10:52	+2	Brandin Podziemski makes two point floating jump shot	56-57
10:29		Ben Gregg offensive foul
10:29		Ben Gregg turnover (offensive foul)
10:00		Brandin Podziemski misses two point hook shot
9:58		Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound
9:47	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point driving layup	56-59
9:36	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point pullup jump shot	59-59
9:20		Carlos Stewart misses two point driving layup
9:18		Bulldogs defensive rebound
8:54		Jacob Holt personal foul
8:54		Drew Timme misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:54		Parker Braun defensive rebound
8:41	+3	Keshawn Justice makes three point pullup jump shot	59-62
8:30	+2	Drew Timme makes two point jump shot	61-62
8:09		Keshawn Justice misses three point jump shot
8:07		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
7:45	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Drew Timme assists)	63-62
7:22		Brenton Knapper misses two point floating jump shot
7:20		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
7:02	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists)	66-62
6:54		Broncos 30 second timeout
6:54		TV timeout
6:39	+2	Brenton Knapper makes two point floating jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists)	66-64
6:22		Jaden Bediako personal foul (Drew Timme draws the foul)
6:22		TV timeout
6:22	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-64
6:22		Drew Timme misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:22		Parker Braun defensive rebound
5:57		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
5:55		Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound
5:54		Rasir Bolton personal foul
5:49		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
5:47		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Julian Strawther assists)	69-64
5:18	+2	Jacob Holt makes two point hook shot (Carlos Stewart assists)	69-66
4:54		Parker Braun shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 3	70-66
4:54	+1	Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 3	71-66
4:54		Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 3 of 3
4:54		Parker Braun defensive rebound
4:29		Carlos Stewart misses two point jump shot
4:27		Julian Strawther defensive rebound
4:11		Nolan Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Keshawn Justice steals)
4:05	+2	Jacob Holt makes two point layup (Keshawn Justice assists)	71-68
3:45		Julian Strawther misses two point layup
3:43		Julian Strawther offensive rebound
3:39	+2	Julian Strawther makes two point putback layup	73-68
3:26		Jump ball. (Broncos gains possession)
3:26		TV timeout
3:11		Keshawn Justice misses three point jump shot
3:09		Broncos turnover (shot clock violation)
2:51		Drew Timme turnover (bad pass) (Keshawn Justice steals)
2:46	+2	Keshawn Justice makes two point layup	73-70
2:32		Rasir Bolton misses two point pullup jump shot
2:30		Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound
2:18	+2	Parker Braun makes two point layup (Brandin Podziemski assists)	73-72
2:17		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:09		Rasir Bolton misses three point jump shot
1:50		Parker Braun blocks Drew Timme's two point layup
1:48		Parker Braun defensive rebound
1:38	+2	Carlos Stewart makes two point jump shot	73-74
1:30		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:14	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point stepback jump shot	76-74
0:58		Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving layup
0:56		Anton Watson defensive rebound
0:55		Parker Braun personal foul
0:55	+1	Anton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-74
0:55	+1	Anton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
0:51		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:43		Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot
0:41		Drew Timme defensive rebound
0:38		Parker Braun personal foul
0:38	+1	Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-74
0:38	+1	Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-74
0:29		Carlos Stewart misses two point turnaround jump shot
0:27		Julian Strawther defensive rebound
0:27		Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
0:22		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:20		Jump ball. Rasir Bolton vs. Carlos Stewart (Broncos gains possession)
0:20		Rasir Bolton turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Stewart steals)
0:13		Brenton Knapper misses two point layup
0:11		Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound
0:11		Malachi Smith personal foul
0:11	+1	Brandin Podziemski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-75
0:11	+1	Brandin Podziemski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-76
0:10		Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
0:09		Brandin Podziemski personal foul
0:09		Anton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09	+1	Anton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-76
0:06		Keshawn Justice misses three point jump shot
0:04		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rasir Bolton defensive rebound