BYU Cougars @ Gonzaga Bulldogs

78–88Final · Mar 9, 2021

BYU 78 GONZ 88 Final

	1	2	T
BYU20-6	53	25	78
GONZ26-0	41	47	88

· Line: GONZ -14.5 (O/U 157)

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The scoring timeline.

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Matt Haarms made Layup.
2–0
Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
2–3
Gideon George made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Averette.
5–3
Brandon Averette made Jumper.
7–3
Jalen Suggs made Jumper.
7–5
Alex Barcello made Jumper.
9–5
Andrew Nembhard made Layup.
9–7
Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Kispert.
9–10
Gideon George made Layup.
11–10
Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper.
11–13
Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Harward.
14–13
Richard Harward made Jumper. Assisted by Trevin Knell.
16–13
Anton Watson made Free Throw.
16–14
Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Spencer Johnson.
19–14
Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
19–17
Trevin Knell made Free Throw.
20–17
Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Drew Timme.
20–19
Matt Haarms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello.
23–19
Brandon Averette made Three Point Jumper.
26–19
Matt Haarms made Dunk. Assisted by Spencer Johnson.
28–19
Spencer Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello.
31–19
Drew Timme made Dunk.
31–21
Brandon Averette made Layup.
33–21
Drew Timme made Free Throw.
33–22
Brandon Averette made Jumper.
35–22
Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
35–24
Alex Barcello made Layup.
37–24
Jalen Suggs made Layup.
37–26
Drew Timme made Free Throw.
37–27
Matt Haarms made Jumper.
39–27
Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper.
39–30
Alex Barcello made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Lohner.
42–30
Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Corey Kispert.
42–32
Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.
42–33
Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.
42–34
Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Averette.
45–34
Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Ayayi.
45–37
Richard Harward made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Averette.
47–37
Richard Harward made Free Throw.
48–37
Trevin Knell made Jumper.
50–37
Drew Timme made Layup.
50–39
Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gideon George.
53–39
Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.
53–40
Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.
53–41
Drew Timme made Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
53–43
Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
53–46
Matt Haarms made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello.
55–46
Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
55–49
Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper.
55–52
Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.
55–53
Alex Barcello made Jumper.
57–53
Andrew Nembhard made Layup.
57–55
Corey Kispert made Free Throw.
57–56
Corey Kispert made Free Throw.
57–57
Gideon George made Free Throw.
58–57
Gideon George made Free Throw.
59–57
Trevin Knell made Layup.
61–57
Gideon George made Layup.
63–57
Andrew Nembhard made Jumper.
63–59
Gideon George made Layup.
65–59
Alex Barcello made Layup.
67–59
Alex Barcello made Free Throw.
68–59
Andrew Nembhard made Layup.
68–61
Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper.
68–64
Corey Kispert made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Cook.
68–66
Corey Kispert made Free Throw.
68–67
Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
68–69
Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.
68–70
Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.
68–71
Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello.
71–71
Drew Timme made Layup.
71–73
Matt Haarms made Layup.
73–73
Jalen Suggs made Layup.
73–75
Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.
73–76
Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
73–79
Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper.
73–82
Alex Barcello made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Averette.
76–82
Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
76–84
Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw.
76–85
Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw.
76–86
Brandon Averette made Jumper.
78–86
Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.
78–87
Joel Ayayi made Free Throw.
78–88

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by BYU
P1 Matt Haarms made Layup. 2–0
P1 Jalen Suggs missed Layup.
P1 Matt Haarms Defensive Rebound.
P1 BYU Turnover.
P1 Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Suggs. 2–3
P1 Alex Barcello Turnover.
P1 Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P1 Gideon George made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Averette. 5–3
P1 Jalen Suggs Turnover.
P1 Brandon Averette made Jumper. 7–3
P1 Jalen Suggs made Jumper. 7–5
P1 Alex Barcello missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Drew Timme Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Joel Ayayi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Joel Ayayi missed Layup.
P1 Alex Barcello Defensive Rebound.
P1 Caleb Lohner missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Suggs missed Layup.
P1 Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Corey Kispert missed Jumper.
P1 Alex Barcello Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Barcello made Jumper. 9–5
P1 Andrew Nembhard made Layup. 9–7
P1 Alex Barcello missed Jumper.
P1 Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Alex Barcello.
P1 Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Kispert. 9–10
P1 Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gideon George Offensive Rebound.
P1 Gideon George made Layup. 11–10
P1 Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. 11–13
P1 Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Harward. 14–13
P1 Corey Kispert Turnover.
P1 Spencer Johnson Steal.
P1 Richard Harward made Jumper. Assisted by Trevin Knell. 16–13
P1 Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Trevin Knell.
P1 Anton Watson made Free Throw. 16–14
P1 Anton Watson missed Free Throw.
P1 Matt Haarms Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Spencer Johnson. 19–14
P1 Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme. 19–17
P1 Foul on Jalen Suggs.
P1 Trevin Knell missed Free Throw.
P1 BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Trevin Knell made Free Throw. 20–17
P1 Trevin Knell missed Free Throw.
P1 Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
P1 Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Drew Timme. 20–19
P1 Matt Haarms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello. 23–19
P1 Andrew Nembhard missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Haarms Defensive Rebound.
P1 Gideon George missed Jumper.
P1 Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joel Ayayi missed Jumper.
P1 Brandon Averette Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brandon Averette made Three Point Jumper. 26–19
P1 Gonzaga Timeout
P1 Drew Timme missed Layup.
P1 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Haarms made Dunk. Assisted by Spencer Johnson. 28–19
P1 Aaron Cook missed Layup.
P1 Alex Barcello Defensive Rebound.
P1 Spencer Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello. 31–19
P1 Drew Timme made Dunk. 31–21
P1 Brandon Averette made Layup. 33–21
P1 Foul on Richard Harward.
P1 Drew Timme made Free Throw. 33–22
P1 Drew Timme missed Free Throw.
P1 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brandon Averette made Jumper. 35–22
P1 Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs. 35–24
P1 Alex Barcello made Layup. 37–24
P1 Jalen Suggs made Layup. 37–26
P1 Brandon Averette Turnover.
P1 Drew Timme Steal.
P1 Foul on Brandon Averette.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Drew Timme made Free Throw. 37–27
P1 Drew Timme missed Free Throw.
P1 Alex Barcello Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Haarms made Jumper. 39–27
P1 Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. 39–30
P1 Alex Barcello made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Lohner. 42–30
P1 Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Corey Kispert. 42–32
P1 Alex Barcello missed Jumper.
P1 Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Spencer Johnson.
P1 Jalen Suggs made Free Throw. 42–33
P1 Jalen Suggs made Free Throw. 42–34
P1 Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Averette. 45–34
P1 Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jalen Suggs.
P1 Trevin Knell missed Jumper.
P1 Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
P1 Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Ayayi. 45–37
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Gideon George missed Layup.
P1 Aaron Cook Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Richard Harward.
P1 Anton Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Spencer Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Richard Harward made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Averette. 47–37
P1 Foul on Anton Watson.
P1 Richard Harward made Free Throw. 48–37
P1 Andrew Nembhard missed Jumper.
P1 Trevin Knell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trevin Knell made Jumper. 50–37
P1 Drew Timme made Layup. 50–39
P1 Foul on Andrew Nembhard.
P1 Brandon Averette missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gideon George Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gideon George. 53–39
P1 Foul on Trevin Knell.
P1 Jalen Suggs made Free Throw. 53–40
P1 Jalen Suggs made Free Throw. 53–41
P1 Foul on Joel Ayayi.
P1 Caleb Lohner missed Layup.
P1 Joel Ayayi Block.
P1 Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
P1 Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Spencer Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Gonzaga
P2 Drew Timme made Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard. 53–43
P2 Gideon George missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Caleb Lohner Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Haarms missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Suggs. 53–46
P2 Alex Barcello missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Haarms made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello. 55–46
P2 Foul on Matt Haarms.
P2 Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme. 55–49
P2 Matt Haarms missed Jumper.
P2 Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. 55–52
P2 BYU Timeout
P2 Matt Haarms missed Jumper.
P2 Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Haarms.
P2 Corey Kispert missed Layup.
P2 Matt Haarms Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Haarms Turnover.
P2 Jalen Suggs Steal.
P2 Drew Timme Turnover.
P2 Spencer Johnson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Spencer Johnson.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Caleb Lohner.
P2 Jalen Suggs made Free Throw. 55–53
P2 Jalen Suggs missed Free Throw.
P2 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P2 Caleb Lohner Turnover.
P2 Drew Timme Steal.
P2 Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alex Barcello Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Barcello missed Jumper.
P2 Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Drew Timme Turnover.
P2 Caleb Lohner Steal.
P2 Alex Barcello made Jumper. 57–53
P2 Andrew Nembhard made Layup. 57–55
P2 Alex Barcello Turnover.
P2 Andrew Nembhard Steal.
P2 Foul on Trevin Knell.
P2 Corey Kispert made Free Throw. 57–56
P2 Corey Kispert made Free Throw. 57–57
P2 BYU Turnover.
P2 Jalen Suggs missed Jumper.
P2 Richard Harward Block.
P2 Trevin Knell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Gideon George Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Andrew Nembhard.
P2 Gideon George made Free Throw. 58–57
P2 Gideon George made Free Throw. 59–57
P2 Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P2 Gideon George missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joel Ayayi Turnover.
P2 Brandon Averette Steal.
P2 Brandon Averette missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trevin Knell made Layup. 61–57
P2 Foul on Caleb Lohner.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Drew Timme missed Jumper.
P2 Alex Barcello Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Drew Timme.
P2 Gideon George made Layup. 63–57
P2 Jalen Suggs missed Jumper.
P2 BYU Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Corey Kispert.
P2 Foul on Gideon George.
P2 Jump Ball won by BYU
P2 Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Suggs missed Layup.
P2 Matt Haarms Block.
P2 Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
P2 Andrew Nembhard made Jumper. 63–59
P2 Gideon George made Layup. 65–59
P2 Foul on Matt Haarms.
P2 Drew Timme missed Free Throw.
P2 Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Drew Timme missed Free Throw.
P2 Gideon George Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Barcello missed Jumper.
P2 Gideon George Offensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Barcello made Layup. 67–59
P2 Foul on Aaron Cook.
P2 Alex Barcello made Free Throw. 68–59
P2 Andrew Nembhard made Layup. 68–61
P2 Foul on Corey Kispert.
P2 Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper. 68–64
P2 Richard Harward missed Layup.
P2 Aaron Cook Defensive Rebound.
P2 Corey Kispert made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Cook. 68–66
P2 Foul on Alex Barcello.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Corey Kispert made Free Throw. 68–67
P2 Spencer Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs. 68–69
P2 Matt Haarms missed Layup.
P2 Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Joel Ayayi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trevin Knell.
P2 Joel Ayayi made Free Throw. 68–70
P2 Joel Ayayi made Free Throw. 68–71
P2 Brandon Averette missed Jumper.
P2 Jalen Suggs Block.
P2 BYU Offensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Barcello missed Layup.
P2 Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joel Ayayi Turnover.
P2 Alex Barcello Steal.
P2 Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Barcello. 71–71
P2 Gonzaga Timeout
P2 Drew Timme made Layup. 71–73
P2 Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
P2 Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Caleb Lohner Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Haarms made Layup. 73–73
P2 Jalen Suggs made Layup. 73–75
P2 Brandon Averette missed Jumper.
P2 BYU Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Andrew Nembhard.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Brandon Averette missed Layup.
P2 Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Joel Ayayi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Alex Barcello.
P2 Joel Ayayi missed Free Throw.
P2 Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Joel Ayayi made Free Throw. 73–76
P2 Matt Haarms missed Jumper.
P2 Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard. 73–79
P2 Matt Haarms missed Jumper.
P2 Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Suggs made Three Point Jumper. 73–82
P2 Alex Barcello missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Trevin Knell Offensive Rebound.
P2 Brandon Averette missed Layup.
P2 Andrew Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Alex Barcello.
P2 Jalen Suggs missed Free Throw.
P2 Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Jalen Suggs missed Free Throw.
P2 Trevin Knell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Barcello made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Averette. 76–82
P2 BYU Timeout
P2 Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs. 76–84
P2 Alex Barcello missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Andrew Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Gideon George.
P2 Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw. 76–85
P2 Andrew Nembhard made Free Throw. 76–86
P2 Brandon Averette made Jumper. 78–86
P2 Foul on Spencer Johnson.
P2 Joel Ayayi made Free Throw. 78–87
P2 Joel Ayayi made Free Throw. 78–88
P2 Gideon George missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.

Box score

BYU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Gideon GeorgeF	24	11	4-9	1-4	2-2	5	1	0	0	0	4	1	2
Caleb LohnerF	29	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	10	1	1	1	0	1	9	2
Matt HaarmsF	25	13	6-12	1-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	0	4	3
Alex BarcelloG	34	15	6-15	2-6	1-1	6	4	2	1	0	0	6	4
Brandon AveretteG	30	11	5-11	1-3	0-0	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Richard HarwardC	14	5	2-3	0-0	1-1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Kolby LeeC	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer JohnsonG	17	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	3
Trevin KnellG	27	20	7-13	5-10	1-3	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	4
Gavin BaxterF
Wyatt LowellF
Townsend TrippleF
Hunter EricksonG
Cameron PearsonG
Brandon WarrG
Connor HardingG
Jesse WadeG

GONZ

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Drew TimmeF	32	14	6-8	0-0	2-6	7	3	2	2	0	1	6	1
Corey KispertF	37	17	5-13	4-10	3-3	5	2	1	0	0	0	5	2
Jalen SuggsG	33	23	7-15	4-7	5-8	5	5	1	1	1	0	5	2
Andrew NembhardG	40	13	5-9	1-3	2-2	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	3
Joel AyayiG	38	18	5-9	3-5	5-6	9	1	2	0	1	3	6	1
Anton WatsonF	11	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Aaron CookG	9	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
Ben GreggF
Abe EagleF
Colby BrooksF
Oumar BalloC
Pavel ZakharovC
Evan InglesbyG
Will GravesG
Dominick HarrisG
Julian StrawtherG
Martynas ArlauskasG
Matthew LangG

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