NCAAB Game Recap - BYU at Gonzaga
Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:00 PM EST

Duke
75
Syr
65
F
BYU
68
Gonz
102
F
UVA
64
Lou
52
F
Aub
53
KY
80
F
Tenn
80
LSU
82
F(OT)
Fres
68
Nev
74
F
FSU
59
UNC
77
F
SoFL
59
Hou
71
F
Marq
76
Prov
58
F
Kansas
62
TxTch
91
F
Purd
75
Nebras
72
F
IaSt
72
TCU
75
F
VaTec
67
ND
59
F
Wisc
69
NW
64
F
OkSt
46
KSU
85
F
OhSt
62
MD
72
F
Tuls
73
Temp
84
F
Tex
67
Okla
69
F
PSU
83
Ill
76
F
BC
66
Clem
76
F
Tows
58
NE
73
F
W Ky
63
ODU
67
F
LIU
69
StFPA
66
F
Samf
83
Citad
87
F(OT)
GASt
82
CoCar
95
F
ChaSo
78
Winth
80
F(2OT)
StJos
79
UMass
80
F
Vermt
69
Bingha
63
F
IndSt
61
MOSt
67
F
GaTec
65
Mia-FL
80
F
W MI
76
E MI
77
F(OT)
Wyo
48
ColSt
83
F
Navy
71
Colg
93
F
WVU
75
Baylor
82
F
Evans
61
Brad
63
F
GrgWas
57
VCU
85
F
Rich
84
LaSal
75
F
CenMI
64
Ball
57
F
GaSo
92
App
69
F
Mia-O
58
Akr
70
F
GTown
69
Crei
82
F
UAB
76
USM
72
F(OT)
ULM
86
TexAr
91
F(2OT)
Detr
75
Oakl
95
F
Campbl
74
Longw
72
F
YSU
54
WriSt
82
F
SacHr
80
CenCT
66
F
LoyMa
63
Pacif
56
F
UGA
71
Miss
72
F
FIU
79
FAU
76
F
Denv
63
UND
81
F
UNCW
63
W&M
71
F
JMU
104
Hof
99
F(OT)
ChiSt
57
Seatt
77
F
N AL
60
Stetsn
63
F
Chat
69
Mercer
74
F
Woff
72
Furm
64
F
Ida
76
S UT
85
F
E WA
86
NoAZ
73
F
UtSt
78
Bois
71
F(OT)
SJSU
68
AF
82
F
MtStM
58
Bry
81
F
Duques
79
GMas
78
F
Mizzu
60
Fla
64
F
StLou
62
Dayt
70
F
NOrl
60
McNee
51
F
Savan
69
NCC
78
F
Norf
75
Morg
74
F
BethC
67
FlaAM
54
F
Lamar
63
TXAMC
58
F
Presb
71
UNCA
55
F
StBon
74
Ford
53
F
Merrim
66
FaDi
74
F
LoyMD
65
Boston
72
F
SCSt
62
NCAT
63
F
How
74
Copp
73
F
MD-ES
62
DelSt
56
F
SeLA
75
AbCh
66
F
ArkLR
65
ArkSt
72
F
SDak
89
SDSt
94
F
NebOm
58
NDSU
50
F
UL
62
TxSt
64
F
Del
60
Drex
68
F
TN-M
78
APSU
92
F
StFNY
62
RobM
67
F
Hamp
74
Radf
71
F
Lib
70
NFla
75
F
InWor
54
SFA
81
F
Hartfo
75
UMassL
73
F
CenAR
57
Nich
100
F
USA
68
Troy
52
F
E KY
101
JSU
104
F(2OT)
UNCC
67
MTSU
86
F
OrSt
67
USC
62
F
MsVl
63
PVAM
69
F
UTRGV
79
NMSt
88
F
NJIT
77
JU
73
F
Dart
65
Brown
68
F
SouthCar
61
MissSt
76
F
Vand
61
Bama
68
F
NIU
54
Toled
57
F
SIU-E
75
Belm
97
F
Gram
60
JackSt
71
F
ASU
69
Alc
74
F(OT)
KennSt
56
FlGlf
78
F
Charl
84
Elon
74
F
Harv
88
Yale
86
F
Clev
83
NoKY
77
F
UMBC
75
Albany
84
F
GWebb
79
HiPt
87
F
Maine
53
Stony
81
F
Corn
50
Penn
68
F
VMI
83
WCU
78
F
N TX
53
LaTec
66
F
ORU
66
W IL
75
F
Utah
92
WaSt
79
F
LongB
71
UCRiv
67
F(OT)
Valpa
53
NrthIA
64
F
Mem
88
WichSt
85
F
ECU
85
Tul
81
F
HCU
113
SHSU
119
F(2OT)
Seton
70
StJon
78
F
Portl
80
Pepp
86
F
Colum
61
Princ
79
F
AlaAM
49
South
59
F
TAMU
87
Ark
80
F
SEMO
67
Murr
103
F
Rice
85
UTEP
81
F(2OT)
UMKC
67
UtVal
79
F
MTSt
83
Mont
89
F
StMar
66
USD
46
F
E IL
60
TNSt
75
F
MorSt
66
TNTec
63
F
ArkPB
74
TXSo
94
F
Oreg
83
UCLA
90
F
CBU
72
CSBak
58
F
CS-Ful
67
UCSB
82
F
UCDav
76
CSNor
81
F(OT)
SDSU
60
UNLV
59
F
HI
80
CAPoly
88
F
Sac
57
PorSt
65
F
Colora
55
Wash
64
F
USF
65
SCla
68
F

Gonzaga 102, BYU 68

Feb 23, 2019, 10:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

BYU

38

30

68

(2) Gonzaga

51

51

102

Norvell, Hachimura lead No. 2 Gonzaga past BYU, 102-68
Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:24 AM

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Rui Hachimura had to think for a bit when asked how No. 2 Gonzaga was able to score with ease against BYU.

Zach Norvell Jr. scored 25 points, Hachimura had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Perkins added 21 points and seven assists in the Bulldogs' 102-68 victory over the Cougars Saturday night.

"I don't know," Hachimura initially said before mulling it over. "Just sharing the ball. Everybody can score. Just trusting each other."

Brandon Clarke added 11 points and 10 rebounds in a win that cleared a path for Gonzaga to possibly be ranked No. 1 on Monday.

"Our defense is pretty good, too," Hachimura said after the Bulldogs held BYU to 41.9 percent shooting.

It was senior night at Gonzaga, but Hachimura, a junior, declined to say if this was his final home game. He's been projected as a first round NBA draft pick.

"I just love being here," Hachimura said. "I love my coaches. I appreciate everybody."

Gonzaga (27-2, 14-0) has won 18 in a row, the longest streak in the nation, and has already clinched the West Coast Conference regular-season title.

"It couldn't have been scripted better," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. "We shared it and took great care of the ball. Our offense was clicking.

"We were able to string some stops together. ... That's when we made our separation."

Yoeli Childs and TJ Haws each had 18 points for BYU (18-12, 10-5), which has lost two straight.

The Cougars trailed by 11 points when Gonzaga went on a late 23-3 run to ice the game.

"Our execution was not there at the end of the game," BYU coach Dave Rose said. "That's two games in a row that have gotten away from us in the last seven or eight minutes."

The Bulldogs won their seventh consecutive league title and will be the top seed at the conference tournament in Las Vegas next month.

"They're doing a number on the rest of the conference this season," Rose said.

Gonzaga made 10 of its first 13 shots to jump to a 23-15 lead. After BYU closed to 31-26, Norvell scored eight of Gonzaga's next 10 points to push the lead to 41-28.

Gonzaga led 51-38 at halftime behind 18 points from Norvell and 57-percent shooting.

Perkins hit a 3-pointer to put Gonzaga up 58-44 early in the second.

BYU couldn't cut that lead to single digits, in part because leading scorer Childs picked up his third and fourth fouls early in the second.

A 9-0 run lifted Gonzaga to a 73-53 lead with 10 minutes left.

The Cougars suffered through a 1-for-13 drought and Gonzaga extended the lead to 87-56 with just over 5 minutes left, capping a 23-3 run.

STATS

BYU was hampered by 15 turnovers, to only six for Gonzaga. The Cougars were outrebounded 40-31, and were outscored 46-30 in the paint.

CLARKE STARTS LATE

Clarke didn't get going until late in the second half, but finished with a double-double. He and Hachimura have scored in double figures in all of Gonzaga's games this season.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Gonzaga seeks to replace Duke at No. 1 on Monday, after the Blue Devils lost to No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday before rebounding to win at Syracuse earlier Saturday.

BIG PICTURE

BYU: Childs averages 21 points and Haws 17.8. ... BYU is seeking its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2015. ... Childs, Haws and Nick Emery all have more than 1,000 career points.

Gonzaga: Gonzaga leads the nation in scoring at 90.3 points per game ... The Bulldogs are outscoring WCC opponents by an average of 28 points.

UP NEXT

BYU: Hosts San Diego in its regular-season finale Saturday night.

Gonzaga: Plays at Pacific on Thursday night and finishes the regular season Saturday night at Saint Mary's. The Bulldogs are trying to go undefeated in the league for the first time since 2013.

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Leaders

BYU PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
Y. Childs 18 0 1 7 0 0
T. Haws 18 0 8 3 0 0
Gonzaga PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
Z. Norvell Jr. 25 0 1 2 2 0
R. Hachimura 23 0 1 10 1 0

Team Comparison

BYU Gonz
Points For 68 102
Field Goals 26/62-42% 36/66-55%
Three Pointers 8/21-38% 9/20-45%
Free Throws 8/13-62% 21/27-78%
Offensive Rebounds 6 7
Defensive Rebounds 25 33
Rebounds 31 41
Blocks 3 4
Steals 3 10
Turnovers 15 6
Personal Fouls 22 14
Technical Fouls 2 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Gonz Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Thu Jan 31 Gonz 93 @ BYU 63 B. Clarke 23 T. Haws 16
Sat Feb 23 BYU 68 @ Gonz 102 Y. Childs 18 Z. Norvell Jr. 25

Game Information

Stadium: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 6,000
Game Time: