Gonzaga’s comeback victory is shipshape
Drew Timme likened it to the feeling of playing hoops in a park as a kid, only this time it was on the f light deck of one of the world’s most powerful warships.
Timme led No. 2 Gonzaga in a spirited comeback from a 12-point deficit, finishing with 22 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulldogs beat Michigan State 64-63 Friday night on the USS Abraham Lincoln at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado.
“It’s definitely something different. It’s something you don’t experience every day,” Timme said. “I think growing up playing in the park is something that helped us. And look, they had to play on it too. It wasn’t the prettiest game to watch but it was just put your nose in the dirt and keep going and don’t stop, and I thought it was a true test of our grit and heart and I think we did a good job of answering the bell today.”
Timme twice gave the Bulldogs (2-0) the lead in the final 2:27. His inside shot made it 63-61 before Malik Hall answered with a hook to tie it.
The Bulldogs scored just one more point, when Timme made the second of two free throws with 1:51 left.
Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther was called for traveling with 31 seconds left and Michigan State’s Jaden Akins missed a desperation threepointer just before the buzzer.
at Temple 68, No. 16 Villanova 64:
Damian Dunn drew a foul on a driving layup with 1.1 seconds left and made both free throws as the Owls (1-1) stunned the Wildcats (1-1), sending Temple fans into a court-storming frenzy at Liacouras Center.
at No. 19 San Diego State 82, Brigham Young 75:
Laedon LaDee scored 26 points and Darrion Trammell added 21 for the Aztecs. San Diego State led by two with two minutes left when Trammell hit a three-pointer with the shot clock winding down to almost zero.
at Wisconsin 60, Stanford 50: Tyler Wahl scored 17 points as the Badgers (2-0) beat the Cardinal (1-1) at American Family Field, the home of the Milwaukee Brewers. Jordan Davis had a career-high 13 points and Chucky Hepburn added 11 to help Wisconsin win the first college basketball game at a baseball-only facility since a 2015 matchup between San Diego and San Diego State at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres.
Women No. 1 South Carolina 81, at No. 17 Maryland 56:
Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Zia Cooke added 18 points to lift the Gamecocks (2-0) over the Terrapins (1-1). Shortly after the Indiana Fever won the WNBA draft lottery — with Boston expected to be the No. 1 pick — the South Carolina
star led her team to a fairly routine victory.
at No. 15 Oklahoma 97, Southern Methodist 74: Madi Williams had 25 points, five rebounds and four assists and the Sooners made 14 three-pointers to beat the Mustangs. Williams was 10 of 14 from the field, including three of three from distance, to reach 20-plus points for the 31st time in her career.
Villanova 69, at No. 24 Princeton 59:
Maddy Siegrist scored five of her 32 points after reentering the game with four fouls and the Wildcats closed on a 12-0 run.