O'Neil scores 17 off the bench, Santa Clara downs Washington State 93-65
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Johnny O'Neil scored 17 points off of the bench and Santa Clara beat Washington State 93-65 on Thursday night to spoil LeJuan Watts' triple-double.
Watts finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to become the second player in Washington State history to record a triple double.
Adama Bal went 6 of 12 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) to add 16 points for the Broncos (14-7, 6-2 West Coast Conference). Carlos Stewart shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points.
Ethan Price added 16 points and Rihards Vavers had 11 points for the Cougars (15-6, 5-3).
Santa Clara led 49-38 at halftime, with Bal racking up 12 points. Santa Clara extended its lead to 85-62 during the second half, fueled by a 17-2 scoring run. Stewart scored a team-high eight points in the second half.
Both teams play on Saturday. Santa Clara visits Oregon State and Washington State hosts Saint Mary's.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Dane Erikstrup vs. Christoph Tilly (Cougars gains possession) | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Nate Calmese turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Stewart Jr. steals) | Â | |
19:43 | +2 | Carlos Stewart Jr. makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:25 | +3 | Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Ethan Price assists) | 3-2 | |
19:13 | +3 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot (Jake Ensminger assists) | 3-5 | |
18:52 | Â | LeJuan Watts turnover (lost ball) (Christoph Tilly steals) | Â | |
18:40 | Â | Jake Ensminger misses two point layup | Â | |
18:38 | Â | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
18:32 | Â | Christoph Tilly blocks Nate Calmese's two point layup | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Nate Calmese offensive rebound | Â | |
18:21 | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point layup | 5-5 | |
18:21 | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Christoph Tilly offensive rebound | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Dane Erikstrup personal foul | Â | |
18:08 | Â | Jake Ensminger misses two point layup | Â | |
18:06 | Â | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Tyeree Bryan personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul) | Â | |
17:50 | Â | Dane Erikstrup turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Stewart Jr. steals) | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Christoph Tilly misses two point layup | Â | |
17:22 | Â | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
17:14 | +3 | Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 8-5 | |
17:02 | Â | Tomas Thrastarson shooting foul (Jake Ensminger draws the foul) | Â | |
17:02 | +1 | Jake Ensminger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-6 | |
17:02 | +1 | Jake Ensminger makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 | |
16:45 | +3 | LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot (Ethan Price assists) | 11-7 | |
16:20 | Â | Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:18 | Â | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Ethan Price misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Carlos Stewart Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Ethan Price blocks Christoph Tilly's two point layup | Â | |
15:51 | Â | Broncos offensive rebound | Â | |
15:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Nate Calmese misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:32 | Â | Elijah Mahi defensive rebound | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Camaron Tongue misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Elijah Mahi offensive rebound | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Elijah Mahi misses two point layup | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Elijah Mahi offensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Elijah Mahi misses two point layup | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Elijah Mahi offensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | Â | LeJuan Watts blocks Elijah Mahi's two point layup | Â | |
14:56 | Â | Carlos Stewart Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
14:52 | +2 | Carlos Stewart Jr. makes two point layup | 11-9 | |
14:22 | Â | ND Okafor misses two point hook shot | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Camaron Tongue defensive rebound | Â | |
14:10 | Â | Carlos Stewart Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nate Calmese steals) | Â | |
14:10 | Â | Johnny O'Neil shooting foul (Nate Calmese draws the foul) | Â | |
14:10 | +1 | Nate Calmese makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 | |
14:10 | Â | Nate Calmese misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
14:10 | Â | ND Okafor offensive rebound | Â | |
14:02 | Â | Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound | Â | |
13:53 | Â | Elijah Mahi turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
13:33 | Â | Elijah Mahi shooting foul (Rihards Vavers draws the foul) | Â | |
13:33 | +1 | Rihards Vavers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-9 | |
13:33 | +1 | Rihards Vavers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-9 | |
13:04 | +2 | Brenton Knapper makes two point jump shot | 14-11 | |
12:53 | Â | Ethan Price turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:43 | +3 | Elijah Mahi makes three point jump shot (Brenton Knapper assists) | 14-14 | |
12:21 | Â | Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:19 | Â | Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound | Â | |
12:13 | +3 | Johnny O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Brenton Knapper assists) | 14-17 | |
11:55 | Â | Nate Calmese misses two point layup | Â | |
11:53 | Â | ND Okafor offensive rebound | Â | |
11:44 | Â | ND Okafor misses two point layup | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Kase Wynott shooting foul (Camaron Tongue draws the foul) | Â | |
11:35 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:35 | +1 | Camaron Tongue makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-18 | |
11:35 | +1 | Camaron Tongue makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-19 | |
11:06 | +3 | Rihards Vavers makes three point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists) | 17-19 | |
10:50 | +3 | Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Brenton Knapper assists) | 17-22 | |
10:27 | Â | Nate Calmese turnover (lost ball) (Johnny O'Neil steals) | Â | |
10:20 | +2 | Tyeree Bryan makes two point layup (Johnny O'Neil assists) | 17-24 | |
10:00 | +3 | Rihards Vavers makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 20-24 | |
9:51 | Â | Tyeree Bryan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Broncos offensive rebound | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Ethan Price blocks Adama-Alpha Bal's two point layup | Â | |
9:34 | Â | Christoph Tilly offensive rebound | Â | |
9:27 | +2 | Christoph Tilly makes two point layup | 20-26 | |
9:20 | Â | Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:18 | Â | Ethan Price offensive rebound | Â | |
9:17 | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point layup | 22-26 | |
9:17 | Â | Tyeree Bryan shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul) | Â | |
9:17 | Â | LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
9:17 | Â | Parker Gerrits offensive rebound | Â | |
9:00 | +3 | Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 25-26 | |
8:46 | Â | Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Christoph Tilly offensive rebound | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Dane Erikstrup personal foul (Elijah Mahi draws the foul) | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Elijah Mahi turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:59 | +2 | Tomas Thrastarson makes two point layup (Dane Erikstrup assists) | 27-26 | |
7:42 | Â | Jake Ensminger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound | Â | |
7:32 | Â | Parker Gerrits turnover (bad pass) (Adama-Alpha Bal steals) | Â | |
7:25 | +2 | Carlos Stewart Jr. makes two point layup (Elijah Mahi assists) | 27-28 | |
7:03 | +2 | Ethan Price makes two point hook shot (Dane Erikstrup assists) | 29-28 | |
6:47 | Â | Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:45 | Â | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Ethan Price misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:37 | Â | Parker Gerrits offensive rebound | Â | |
6:29 | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point dunk (Dane Erikstrup assists) | 31-28 | |
6:27 | Â | Broncos 30 second timeout | Â | |
6:27 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:07 | Â | ND Okafor blocks Johnny O'Neil's two point layup | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Broncos offensive rebound | Â | |
5:58 | +3 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot (Elijah Mahi assists) | 31-31 | |
5:40 | Â | Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | Â | |
5:29 | +2 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point layup (Christoph Tilly assists) | 31-33 | |
5:29 | Â | Nate Calmese shooting foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul) | Â | |
5:29 | +1 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-34 | |
5:09 | Â | ND Okafor misses two point layup | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound | Â | |
5:00 | +3 | Johnny O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart Jr. assists) | 31-37 | |
4:46 | Â | LeJuan Watts turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Stewart Jr. steals) | Â | |
4:30 | +3 | Johnny O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Christoph Tilly assists) | 31-40 | |
4:26 | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:26 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Cougars turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Carlos Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Johnny O'Neil personal foul (Tomas Thrastarson draws the foul) | Â | |
3:23 | +2 | Ethan Price makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists) | 33-40 | |
2:59 | Â | Carlos Stewart Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
2:57 | Â | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Jake Ensminger personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul) | Â | |
2:50 | Â | LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Brenton Knapper steals) | Â | |
2:42 | +2 | Jake Ensminger makes two point layup (Brenton Knapper assists) | 33-42 | |
2:31 | Â | Ethan Price offensive foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul) | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Ethan Price turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:05 | +2 | Christoph Tilly makes two point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists) | 33-44 | |
1:35 | +2 | Ethan Price makes two point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists) | 35-44 | |
1:08 | +2 | Christoph Tilly makes two point layup | 35-46 | |
0:54 | +3 | Rihards Vavers makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 38-46 | |
0:37 | Â | Brenton Knapper misses two point hook shot | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Nate Calmese defensive rebound | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Cougars turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
0:01 | +3 | Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot | 38-49 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |