Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Grand Canyon Lopes

Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round

24-12

Final

	1	2	T
Grand Canyon GCU	36	34	70
Gonzaga GONZ	40	42	82

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29-5

Gonzaga wears down Grand Canyon 82-70 in March Madness

— Slow-starting Gonzaga finally shook off the first-round jitters, then wore out Grand Canyon 82-70 behind 28 points and 10 rebounds from Julian Strawther in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

Mar 18, 2023, 04:42 am - AP

--GCU

100%

--GONZ

According to ESPN Analytics

Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Rasir Bolton.
Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme made Layup.
Anton Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Strawther.
Rayshon Harrison missed Jumper.
Rasir Bolton missed Jumper.
Yvan Ouedraogo missed Jumper.
Gabe McGlothan made Jumper.
Julian Strawther made Jumper. Assisted by Anton Watson.
Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
Chance McMillian made Layup.
Rayshon Harrison made Layup.
Walter Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayshon Harrison.
Malachi Smith missed Layup.
Chance McMillian made Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme missed Layup.
Walter Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
Yvan Ouedraogo missed Layup.
Walter Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
Hunter Sallis missed Jumper.
Drew Timme missed Free Throw.
Drew Timme missed Free Throw.
Rayshon Harrison missed Layup.
Chance McMillian missed Three Point Jumper.
Julian Strawther missed Layup.
Noah Baumann missed Three Point Jumper.
Rayshon Harrison missed Layup.
Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
Chance McMillian made Jumper.
Julian Strawther missed Three Point Jumper.
Rayshon Harrison missed Dunk.
Malachi Smith made Jumper.
Gabe McGlothan made Jumper.
Ben Gregg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Sallis.
Rayshon Harrison made Free Throw.
Rayshon Harrison made Free Throw.
Noah Baumann made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Ellis.
Rasir Bolton missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Baker made Jumper.
Julian Strawther missed Jumper.
Chance McMillian missed Jumper.
Noah Baumann missed Three Point Jumper.
Julian Strawther missed Free Throw.
Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
Josh Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Drew Timme.
Noah Baumann made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayshon Harrison.
Rayshon Harrison missed Layup.
Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
Walter Ellis made Jumper.
Drew Timme missed Jumper.
Julian Strawther made Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
Chance McMillian missed Layup.
Hunter Sallis missed Layup.
Drew Timme made Two Point Tip Shot.
Yvan Ouedraogo missed Jumper.
Anton Watson missed Layup.
Anton Watson made Two Point Tip Shot.
Julian Strawther made Jumper.
Rayshon Harrison made Layup.
Anton Watson made Jumper.
Chance McMillian made Jumper.
Julian Strawther made Jumper.
Chance McMillian made Jumper. Assisted by Rayshon Harrison.
Julian Strawther missed Jumper.
Drew Timme made Layup.
Rayshon Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
Julian Strawther made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
Noah Baumann made Jumper.
Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.
Nolan Hickman made Jumper.
Chance McMillian missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme missed Jumper.
Kobe Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
Anton Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Knox made Layup.
Drew Timme missed Jumper.
Rayshon Harrison missed Jumper.
Rasir Bolton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
Gabe McGlothan missed Jumper.
Kobe Knox missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Drew Timme made Jumper. Assisted by Rasir Bolton.
Gabe McGlothan made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Knox.
Drew Timme made Jumper.
Drew Timme made Free Throw.
Chance McMillian missed Jumper.
Rayshon Harrison made Layup. Assisted by Chance McMillian.
Julian Strawther made Layup.
Rayshon Harrison missed Layup.
Nolan Hickman made Jumper.
Chance McMillian missed Jumper.
Nolan Hickman made Free Throw.
Nolan Hickman made Free Throw.
Noah Baumann missed Three Point Jumper.
Ben Gregg missed Three Point Jumper.
Rayshon Harrison missed Layup.
Julian Strawther made Three Point Jumper.
Gabe McGlothan missed Three Point Jumper.
Gabe McGlothan missed Jumper.
Ben Gregg missed Jumper.
Gabe McGlothan missed Jumper.
Anton Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Sallis.
Chance McMillian missed Three Point Jumper.
Rasir Bolton made Layup.
Rayshon Harrison missed Jumper.
Josh Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Baker missed Jumper.
Drew Timme made Free Throw.
Drew Timme made Free Throw.
Rayshon Harrison made Layup.
Drew Timme missed Jumper.
Chance McMillian made Layup.
Julian Strawther made Layup. Assisted by Anton Watson.
Chance McMillian made Three Point Jumper.
Julian Strawther made Three Point Jumper.
Walter Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Baumann.
Julian Strawther missed Three Point Jumper.
Hunter Sallis missed Layup.
Hunter Sallis made Two Point Tip Shot.
Rayshon Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance McMillian.
Rayshon Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
Julian Strawther missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Anton Watson.
Noah Baumann missed Three Point Jumper.
Chance McMillian missed Layup.
Anton Watson missed Jumper.
Drew Timme made Two Point Tip Shot.
Walter Ellis missed Free Throw.
Walter Ellis made Free Throw.
Rayshon Harrison made Jumper. Assisted by Chance McMillian.
Rasir Bolton missed Jumper.
Gabe McGlothan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Ellis.
Drew Timme made Free Throw.
Drew Timme made Free Throw.
Rayshon Harrison made Jumper.
Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
Julian Strawther made Free Throw.
Yvan Ouedraogo made Layup. Assisted by Chance McMillian.
Yvan Ouedraogo missed Free Throw.
Rasir Bolton made Free Throw.
Rasir Bolton missed Free Throw.
Rayshon Harrison made Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme made Jumper. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
Gabe McGlothan made Free Throw.
Gabe McGlothan made Free Throw.

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Shot Missed

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Data is currently unavailable.

NCAA Division I

Mountain West Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Utah State	11-2	-	20-3
San Diego State	11-2	-	17-6
New Mexico	9-4	2	18-6
Nevada	9-4	2	17-7
Grand Canyon	8-4	2.5	15-8
Boise State	7-6	4	15-9
UNLV	6-6	4.5	11-12
Fresno State	5-7	5.5	11-12
Colorado State	4-8	6.5	13-10
Wyoming	4-9	7	13-11
San José State	1-11	9.5	6-17
Air Force	0-12	10.5	3-20

West Coast Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Santa Clara	12-1	-	21-5
Gonzaga	11-1	0.5	23-2
Saint Mary's	10-2	1.5	21-4
Pacific	7-6	5	16-10
San Francisco	6-7	6	14-12
Oregon State	6-7	6	13-13
Washington State	6-7	6	11-15
Portland	5-8	7	12-14
Seattle U	4-8	7.5	15-10
Loyola Marymount	4-9	8	13-13
San Diego	4-9	8	10-16
Pepperdine	1-11	10.5	6-19

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