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Battle has 21 points and No. 4 Gonzaga routs UMass Lowell 113-54

AP
Nov 15, 2024

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Khalif Battle scored 21 points, including 4 for 4 on 3-point attempts, and No. 4 Gonzaga cruised to a 113-54 victory over UMass Lowell on Friday night.

Nolan Hickman added 14 points and shot 4 for 5 from 3-point range for the Zags (3-0), who are undefeated after three games for the first time since the 2021-22 season.

Braden Huff and Ryan Nembhard had 13 apiece and Dusty Stromer and Graham Ike each had 11.

The River Hawks (2-1) were led by Quinton Mincey with 10 points.

The Zags jumped to a 21-7 lead with the help of an 11-0 run in the first five minutes. Hickman and Battle combined for 22 first-half points and Gonzaga went into halftime ahead 49-27.

Battle made a pair of 3-pointers on Gonzaga’s first two possessions after the break. The Zags expanded their lead up to 40 points before the midway point of the half.

UMass Lowell: In their first loss of the season, the River Hawks shot 3 of 15 from beyond the arc and had 25 turnovers. UMass Lowell shot 16 for 35 from deep and turned the ball over 22 times in its first two games.

Gonzaga: In his first game off the bench since Jan. 11 of last season, Ben Gregg contributed seven points and 10 rebounds. Gregg’s production helped Gonzaga’s bench outscore UMass Lowell’s second unit 48-12.

The Zags went on a 30-2 run midway through the second half that included a fast-break dunk and a transition 3-pointer from Battle on consecutive possessions. Gonzaga’s scoring run pushed its lead to 50 points with more than seven minutes remaining.

Gonzaga had 16 steals and seven blocks, and scored 32 points off turnovers.

UMass Lowell: Visits Washington on Sunday.

Gonzaga: Visits San Diego State on Monday before returning home to host Long Beach State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
LOW
River Hawks
27
GONZ
Bulldogs
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:41	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Khalif Battle assists)	0-2
19:25		Max Brooks turnover (out of bounds)
19:03		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
19:01		Quincy Clark defensive rebound
18:51		Quincy Clark turnover (bad pass)
18:43	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	0-5
18:19		Quinton Mincey turnover (Ryan Nembhard steals)
17:58		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
17:56		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:46		Graham Ike offensive foul
17:46		Graham Ike turnover (offensive foul)
17:27	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:12		Graham Ike misses two point hook shot
17:10		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:02	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	2-7
16:29		Quincy Clark misses two point jump shot
16:27		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
16:23	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	2-10
15:59		Ryan Nembhard personal foul
15:59		TV timeout
15:43	+2	Cam Morris III makes two point hook shot	4-10
15:33		Max Brooks personal foul
15:15		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
15:13		Max Brooks defensive rebound
15:02	+3	Cam Morris III makes three point jump shot (Quinton Mincey assists)	7-10
14:33	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	7-13
14:16		Max Brooks misses two point jump shot
14:14		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:58		Martin Somerville personal foul
13:57		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
13:55		Anthony Blunt defensive rebound
13:34		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
13:32		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
13:24		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
13:22		Anthony Blunt defensive rebound
13:17		Braden Huff personal foul
13:04		Martin Somerville misses two point jump shot
13:02		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
12:56	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Khalif Battle assists)	7-15
12:42		Quincy Clark misses two point jump shot
12:40		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
12:34	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point driving layup	7-17
12:14		Cam Morris III misses two point layup
12:12		Braden Huff defensive rebound
12:06	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	7-19
12:00		River Hawks 30 second timeout
12:00		TV timeout
11:43		Anthony Blunt turnover
11:27	+2	Braden Huff makes two point hook shot	7-21
11:05		Yuri Covington misses three point jump shot
11:03		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
10:56		Braden Huff misses two point hook shot
10:54		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
10:42		Cam Morris III turnover (Khalif Battle steals)
10:25		Martin Somerville personal foul
10:22		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
10:20		Xzavier Lino defensive rebound
10:06		Max Brooks misses two point layup
10:04		Yuri Covington offensive rebound
10:04		Ben Gregg shooting foul
10:04	+1	Max Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-21
10:04		Max Brooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:04		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
9:54		Braden Huff misses two point layup
9:52		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:29		Mekhi Gray shooting foul
9:29	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 3	8-22
9:29	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 3	8-23
9:29	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 3 of 3	8-24
9:18	+2	Yuri Covington makes two point layup	10-24
9:04		Braden Huff misses two point layup
9:02		Max Brooks defensive rebound
8:59		Max Brooks turnover
8:58		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
8:56		Max Brooks defensive rebound
8:38	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	12-24
8:27	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	12-26
8:13		Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
8:11		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
8:05	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	12-28
8:05		Yuri Covington shooting foul
8:05		TV timeout
8:05	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-29
7:55		Max Brooks turnover (Ryan Nembhard steals)
7:47		Khalif Battle misses two point layup
7:45		Graham Ike offensive rebound
7:37		Graham Ike misses two point layup
7:35		Martin Somerville defensive rebound
7:34		Khalif Battle personal foul
7:30		Dusty Stromer personal foul
7:23		Max Brooks turnover (Michael Ajayi steals)
7:11		Yuri Covington shooting foul
7:11	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-30
7:11	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-31
7:00	+3	Martin Somerville makes three point jump shot (Quincy Clark assists)	15-31
6:48		Quincy Clark blocks Graham Ike's two point layup
6:46		Martin Somerville defensive rebound
6:29		Martin Somerville misses three point jump shot
6:27		Graham Ike defensive rebound
6:20		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
6:18		Max Brooks defensive rebound
6:06		Quinton Mincey turnover (Khalif Battle steals)
5:57	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	15-33
5:39		Martin Somerville misses three point jump shot
5:37		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
5:30	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	15-35
5:16		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
5:14		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
5:05		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
5:03		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
4:58	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	15-37
4:58		River Hawks 30 second timeout
4:54		Quincy Clark turnover (Nolan Hickman steals)
4:46		Quincy Clark personal foul
4:46	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-38
4:46		Ryan Nembhard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:46		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
4:46		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
4:44		Emmanuel Innocenti offensive rebound
4:42		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
4:35		Graham Ike offensive rebound
4:25		Emmanuel Innocenti misses two point layup
4:23		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
4:19		Michael Ajayi shooting foul
4:19	+1	Quincy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-38
4:19	+1	Quincy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-38
4:05	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	17-41
3:46		Quinton Mincey turnover (Emmanuel Innocenti steals)
3:38		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
3:36		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
3:29		Quinton Mincey turnover (out of bounds)
3:29		TV timeout
3:22		Nolan Hickman turnover (Quincy Clark steals)
3:11		Emmanuel Innocenti blocks Quincy Clark's two point layup
3:09		Quinton Mincey offensive rebound
2:57	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point layup	19-41
2:57		Quincy Clark shooting foul
2:57		Emmanuel Innocenti misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:56		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
2:42	+2	Quincy Clark makes two point jump shot	21-41
2:32		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
2:30		Quincy Clark defensive rebound
2:21		Braden Huff blocks Quincy Clark's two point jump shot
2:19		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
1:59	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	21-44
1:50		Ben Gregg shooting foul
1:50	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-44
1:50	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-44
1:42	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot	23-47
1:18	+2	Anthony Blunt makes two point layup	25-47
1:10		Nolan Hickman shooting foul
1:10		Anthony Blunt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:10		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
1:07		Nolan Hickman turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Blunt steals)
0:57	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup (Anthony Blunt assists)	27-47
0:45		Braden Huff turnover (3-second violation)
0:32		Max Brooks shooting foul
0:40		Max Brooks turnover (bad pass)
0:38		Max Brooks shooting foul
0:38	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-48
0:38	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-49
0:15		Quinton Mincey turnover
0:10		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
0:08		Quinton Mincey defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LOW
River Hawks
27
GONZ
Bulldogs
64

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	27-52
19:29	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup (Quincy Clark assists)	29-52
19:29		Graham Ike shooting foul (Max Brooks draws the foul)
19:29		Max Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:29		Graham Ike defensive rebound
19:20	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	29-55
19:03		Max Brooks misses three point jump shot
19:01		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	29-57
18:24	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point jump shot	31-57
18:10		Max Brooks shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
18:10		Graham Ike misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:10	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-58
17:57		Cam Morris III turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Hickman steals)
17:49	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Nolan Hickman assists)	31-60
17:35	+3	Yuri Covington makes three point jump shot (Quinton Mincey assists)	34-60
17:21		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
17:19		Max Brooks defensive rebound
17:19		Michael Ajayi personal foul
17:04		Khalif Battle personal foul (Quinton Mincey draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Quinton Mincey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-60
17:04	+1	Quinton Mincey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-60
16:53	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot	36-62
16:32		Cam Morris III misses three point jump shot
16:30		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
16:09	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	36-64
15:51		Quincy Clark misses two point layup
15:49		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
15:40		Nolan Hickman turnover (Cam Morris III steals)
15:30		Yuri Covington misses three point jump shot
15:28		Graham Ike defensive rebound
15:04		Yuri Covington shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
15:04		TV timeout
15:04	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-65
15:04	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-66
14:51		Braden Huff blocks Max Brooks's two point layup
14:49		Braden Huff defensive rebound
14:44		Khalif Battle turnover (bad pass)
14:28		Max Brooks misses two point jump shot
14:26		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
14:19	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Khalif Battle assists)	36-68
14:06		Quinton Mincey misses three point jump shot
14:04		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
13:40	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	36-70
13:04		River Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
12:59	+2	Dusty Stromer makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	36-72
12:25		Quinton Mincey turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
12:20	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup	36-74
12:20		Quincy Clark shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-75
12:04		Anthony Blunt turnover (lost ball) (Dusty Stromer steals)
11:56		TV timeout
11:42		Khalif Battle misses two point layup
11:40		Braden Huff offensive rebound
11:36		Braden Huff turnover (Martin Somerville steals)
11:34	+2	Quinton Mincey makes two point layup (Martin Somerville assists)	38-75
11:16	+2	Braden Huff makes two point jump shot	38-77
11:00		Martin Somerville misses three point jump shot
10:58		Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Braden Huff makes two point jump shot	38-79
10:33		Cam Morris III shooting foul (Braden Huff draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Braden Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-80
10:25		Martin Somerville misses three point jump shot
10:23		Braden Huff defensive rebound
10:23		Anthony Blunt personal foul
10:05		Max Brooks blocks Braden Huff's two point jump shot
10:03		Anthony Blunt defensive rebound
9:46		Quincy Clark turnover (bad pass) (Khalif Battle steals)
9:40	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point dunk	38-82
9:25		Martin Somerville misses two point layup
9:23		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
9:18	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Innocenti assists)	38-85
9:08		Braden Huff blocks Anthony Blunt's two point jump shot
9:06		Braden Huff defensive rebound
9:06		Braden Huff turnover (lost ball)
8:53		Max Brooks misses two point jump shot
8:51		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Braden Huff makes two point jump shot (Emmanuel Innocenti assists)	38-87
8:20		Quinton Mincey misses two point jump shot
8:18		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
7:50		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
7:48		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
7:43		Ben Gregg misses two point layup
7:41		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
7:39		Ben Gregg misses two point layup
7:37		Anthony Blunt defensive rebound
7:32		Martin Somerville turnover (lost ball) (Dusty Stromer steals)
7:31		Max Brooks shooting foul (Jun Seok Yeo draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31		Quinton Mincey technical foul
7:31	+1	Dusty Stromer makes technical free throw 1 of 2	38-88
7:31	+1	Dusty Stromer makes technical free throw 2 of 2	38-89
7:31	+1	Jun Seok Yeo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-90
7:31		Jun Seok Yeo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:31		Max Brooks defensive rebound
7:20		Martin Somerville turnover (bad pass) (Jun Seok Yeo steals)
7:16	+2	Jun Seok Yeo makes two point layup	38-92
7:15		Cam Morris III shooting foul (Jun Seok Yeo draws the foul)
7:15		Jun Seok Yeo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:15		Max Brooks defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Max Brooks makes two point layup	40-92
6:47		Martin Somerville shooting foul (Dusty Stromer draws the foul)
6:47	+1	Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 1 of 3	40-93
6:47	+1	Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 1 of 3	40-93
6:47	+1	Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	40-94
6:47	+1	Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 3 of 3	40-95
6:28		Cam Morris III turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Innocenti steals)
6:22	+2	Dusty Stromer makes two point dunk (Emmanuel Innocenti assists)	40-97
6:08		Ben Gregg blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
6:06		River Hawks offensive rebound
6:02		Cam Morris III turnover (bad pass) (Dusty Stromer steals)
5:55	+2	Dusty Stromer makes two point dunk	40-99
5:33		Ismaila Diagne blocks Martin Somerville's two point layup
5:31		Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
5:28		Jun Seok Yeo personal foul (Martin Somerville draws the foul)
5:24	+2	Martin Somerville makes two point jump shot	42-99
5:13	+2	Jun Seok Yeo makes two point jump shot	42-101
4:59	+2	Martin Somerville makes two point jump shot	44-101
4:46		Ismaila Diagne offensive foul
4:46		Ismaila Diagne turnover (offensive foul)
4:34	+2	Martin Somerville makes two point jump shot	46-101
4:21		Dusty Stromer misses two point jump shot
4:19		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
4:14		Jun Seok Yeo misses three point jump shot
4:12		River Hawks defensive rebound
3:55		Xzavier Lino misses two point jump shot
3:53		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
3:38		Yuri Covington shooting foul (Ismaila Diagne draws the foul)
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Ismaila Diagne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-102
3:38		Ismaila Diagne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:38		Cam Morris III defensive rebound
3:38		Jun Seok Yeo personal foul
3:27		Noah Haaland shooting foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul)
3:27	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-102
3:27	+1	Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-102
3:15	+2	Ismaila Diagne makes two point dunk (Emmanuel Innocenti assists)	48-104
2:59		River Hawks 30 second timeout
2:59		TV timeout
2:54		Xzavier Lino misses three point jump shot
2:52		Noah Haaland defensive rebound
2:36	+2	Ismaila Diagne makes two point layup (Jun Seok Yeo assists)	48-106
2:20		Ismaila Diagne shooting foul (Yuri Covington draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-106
2:20	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-106
2:07		Noah Haaland misses three point jump shot
2:05		Joaquim ArauzMoore offensive rebound
2:00		Joaquim ArauzMoore misses two point layup
1:58		Yuri Covington defensive rebound
1:55		Yuri Covington turnover (traveling)
1:49	+2	Joaquim ArauzMoore makes two point layup	50-108
1:36		Ismaila Diagne blocks Anthony Blunt's two point layup
1:34		Noah Haaland defensive rebound
1:27	+2	Emmanuel Innocenti makes two point layup	50-110
1:18		Emmanuel Innocenti shooting foul (Yuri Covington draws the foul)
1:18		Yuri Covington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:18	+1	Yuri Covington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-110
1:06	+3	Jun Seok Yeo makes three point jump shot	51-113
0:55		Emmanuel Innocenti personal foul (Quincy Clark draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Quincy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-113
0:55	+1	Quincy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-113
0:46		Emmanuel Innocenti misses three point jump shot
0:44		Joaquim ArauzMoore offensive rebound
0:40		Joaquim ArauzMoore misses three point jump shot
0:38		Xzavier Lino defensive rebound
0:35		Xzavier Lino turnover (bad pass) (Joaquim ArauzMoore steals)
0:30		Joaquim ArauzMoore misses three point jump shot
0:28		Anthony Blunt defensive rebound
0:18		Noah Haaland shooting foul (Anthony Blunt draws the foul)
0:18		Anthony Blunt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:18	+1	Anthony Blunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-113
0:00		End of period

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Anthony Blunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2