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Murauskas' 30 lead Saint Mary's over Washington State 77-56

AP
Feb 16, 2025

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) Paulius Murauskas' 30 points led Saint Mary's over Washington State 77-56 on Saturday night.

Murauskas added 10 rebounds for the Gaels (23-4, 13-1 West Coast Conference). Augustas Marciulionis scored 16 points and added seven assists and four steals. Jordan Ross had 12 points and shot 4 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the foul line.

LeJuan Watts finished with 17 points and four assists for the Cougars (16-11, 6-8). Washington State also got 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks from Isaiah Watts. Ethan Price also had 11 points.

Saint Mary's took the lead with 1:31 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Murauskas led their team in scoring with 20 points in the first half to help put the Gaels up 38-34 at the break. Saint Mary's extended its lead to 54-36 during the second half, fueled by a 16-2 scoring run. Marciulionis scored a team-high 12 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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Both teams next play Wednesday. Saint Mary's hosts Portland and Washington State plays Gonzaga at home.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WSU
Cougars
34
SMARY
Gaels
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dimitrije Vukicevic vs. Paulius Murauskas (Ethan Price gains possession)
19:49	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists)	2-0
19:27		Dane Erikstrup blocks Augustas Marciulionis's two point jump shot
19:25		Ethan Price defensive rebound
19:19		Isaiah Watts misses two point layup
19:17		Isaiah Watts offensive rebound
19:17		Mitchell Saxen personal foul (Isaiah Watts draws the foul)
18:57	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Watts assists)	4-0
18:26	+3	Paulius Murauskas makes three point jump shot (Luke Barrett assists)	4-3
18:06	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	6-3
17:47		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (bad pass)
17:29	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point jump shot	8-3
17:15		Dane Erikstrup personal foul (Rory Hawke draws the foul)
17:15		Gaels 30 second timeout
17:12		Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot
17:10		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
16:49		Paulius Murauskas blocks Nate Calmese's two point layup
16:47		Cougars offensive rebound
16:39		LeJuan Watts turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ross steals)
16:18		Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
16:16		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
16:15		Luke Barrett personal foul (Isaiah Watts draws the foul)
16:02	+2	Isaiah Watts makes two point jump shot (Ethan Price assists)	10-3
15:38	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	10-5
15:26		Dane Erikstrup turnover (lost ball) (Paulius Murauskas steals)
15:21		Isaiah Watts shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
15:21		TV timeout
15:21	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-6
15:21	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-7
15:09	+3	Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists)	13-7
14:44		ND Okafor blocks Mitchell Saxen's two point layup
14:42		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
14:40	+3	Jordan Ross makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Saxen assists)	13-10
14:12	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists)	15-10
13:55		Luke Barrett misses three point jump shot
13:53		Cougars defensive rebound
13:24		ND Okafor misses two point layup
13:22		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
13:17	+3	Paulius Murauskas makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ross assists)	15-13
13:07		Paulius Murauskas personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
12:55		Nate Calmese misses two point layup
12:53		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
12:47	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup	15-15
12:33		Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass) (Harry Wessels steals)
12:27		Luke Barrett misses three point jump shot
12:25		ND Okafor defensive rebound
12:03		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
12:01		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
11:50		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
11:48		Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
11:26		Gaels turnover (shot clock violation)
11:26		TV timeout
11:16		Ethan Price turnover (bad pass) (Augustas Marciulionis steals)
11:07		Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
11:05		Ethan Price defensive rebound
10:55		Luke Barrett shooting foul (Rihards Vavers draws the foul)
10:55	+1	Rihards Vavers makes regular free throw 1 of 3	16-15
10:55		Rihards Vavers misses regular free throw 2 of 3
10:55	+1	Rihards Vavers makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-15
10:50		Isaiah Watts personal foul (Augustas Marciulionis draws the foul)
10:33		Mikey Lewis misses two point jump shot
10:31		Luke Barrett offensive rebound
10:30		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
10:28		Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
10:28		Ethan Price personal foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
10:19	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup	17-17
10:09		Parker Gerrits misses two point layup
10:07		Mikey Lewis defensive rebound
9:47	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot	17-19
9:33		LeJuan Watts misses two point layup
9:31		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
9:03		Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
9:01		Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
8:57		Luke Barrett misses three point jump shot
8:55		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
8:55	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point layup	17-21
8:40	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (Isaiah Watts assists)	19-21
8:26	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup	19-23
8:15		LeJuan Watts misses two point layup
8:13		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
7:58	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point layup (Mitchell Saxen assists)	19-25
7:57		TV timeout
7:44		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
7:42		Cougars offensive rebound
7:27		LeJuan Watts turnover (lost ball) (Mitchell Saxen steals)
7:17		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point jump shot
7:15		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
7:09	+3	Mikey Lewis makes three point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	19-28
6:49		Ethan Price misses two point jump shot
6:47		ND Okafor offensive rebound
6:47		Augustas Marciulionis personal foul (ND Okafor draws the foul)
6:40	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	22-28
6:15		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
6:13		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
6:13		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
6:11		Harry Wessels offensive rebound
6:11		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
6:09		ND Okafor defensive rebound
5:59		Harry Wessels blocks ND Okafor's two point dunk
5:57		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
5:53		LeJuan Watts blocks Augustas Marciulionis's two point layup
5:51		Ethan Price defensive rebound
5:36		Augustas Marciulionis personal foul
5:36	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (Isaiah Watts assists)	24-28
5:18		Ethan Price blocks Mitchell Saxen's two point layup
5:16		Parker Gerrits defensive rebound
5:02		Harry Wessels blocks Dane Erikstrup's two point layup
5:00		Parker Gerrits offensive rebound
4:57		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
4:55		Cougars offensive rebound
4:38	+2	Luke Barrett makes two point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	24-30
4:21	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Dane Erikstrup assists)	26-30
3:59		Dane Erikstrup personal foul (Luke Barrett draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:44		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Jordan Ross draws the foul)
3:44	+1	Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-31
3:44	+1	Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-32
3:26		Parker Gerrits turnover (bad pass) (Augustas Marciulionis steals)
3:19		Parker Gerrits shooting foul (Augustas Marciulionis draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-33
3:19	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-34
3:06	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	28-34
2:46		Isaiah Watts blocks Paulius Murauskas's two point jump shot
2:44		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
2:31	+3	Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	31-34
2:11		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point jump shot
2:09		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
1:59	+3	Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists)	34-34
1:34		Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot
1:32		Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound
1:31	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup	34-36
0:59		LeJuan Watts turnover (out of bounds)
0:41	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Luke Barrett assists)	34-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WSU
Cougars
22
SMARY
Gaels
39

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point dunk (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	34-40
19:37		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
19:35		Gaels defensive rebound
19:22		LeJuan Watts personal foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
19:02		Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot
19:00		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
18:55		Isaiah Watts misses two point jump shot
18:53		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
18:46		Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
18:44		Luke Barrett offensive rebound
18:44		Ethan Price personal foul (Luke Barrett draws the foul)
18:28	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup (Luke Barrett assists)	34-42
18:10		Mitchell Saxen personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
18:07		Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass) (Mitchell Saxen steals)
18:04	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point dunk	34-44
17:54		Cougars 30 second timeout
17:54		TV timeout
17:47		Luke Barrett personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
17:40	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists)	36-44
17:28	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup	36-46
17:28		LeJuan Watts shooting foul (Augustas Marciulionis draws the foul)
17:28	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-47
17:08		Jordan Ross blocks LeJuan Watts's two point layup
17:06		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
16:56	+2	Jordan Ross makes two point layup	36-49
16:43		Paulius Murauskas personal foul (Dane Erikstrup draws the foul)
16:37		Ashton Hardaway blocks LeJuan Watts's two point jump shot
16:35		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
16:30	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan Ross assists)	36-51
16:12		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
16:10		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
15:53		Ethan Price shooting foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:53	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-52
15:38		Ashton Hardaway blocks LeJuan Watts's two point layup
15:36		Cougars offensive rebound
15:34		LeJuan Watts turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ross steals)
15:15	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	36-54
14:55		Nate Calmese misses two point jump shot
14:53		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
14:38		Ashton Hardaway misses three point jump shot
14:36		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
14:20	+2	Ethan Price makes two point jump shot	38-54
14:00	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Mitchell Saxen assists)	38-56
14:00		Tomas Thrastarson shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
14:00		Paulius Murauskas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:00		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
13:58		Ethan Price shooting foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
13:58		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:58	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-57
13:38		Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass) (Augustas Marciulionis steals)
13:33		Jordan Ross misses two point layup
13:31		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
13:24		Tomas Thrastarson misses two point jump shot
13:22		Dane Erikstrup offensive rebound
13:17	+3	Nate Calmese makes three point jump shot (Rihards Vavers assists)	41-57
12:37		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (bad pass)
12:22		Harry Wessels shooting foul (ND Okafor draws the foul)
12:22		ND Okafor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:22	+1	ND Okafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-57
12:03		Mitchell Saxen turnover (bad pass) (ND Okafor steals)
12:01		Dane Erikstrup turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Ross steals)
12:00	+2	Jordan Ross makes two point layup	42-59
12:00		ND Okafor shooting foul (Jordan Ross draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00	+1	Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-60
11:51	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	44-60
11:21	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point layup (Mitchell Saxen assists)	44-62
11:13		Dane Erikstrup misses two point layup
11:11		Cougars offensive rebound
10:57		Nate Calmese misses two point jump shot
10:55		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
10:46		Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot
10:44		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
10:41		Nate Calmese turnover (traveling)
10:24		Rihards Vavers shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul)
10:24	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-63
10:24	+1	Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-64
10:11		Paulius Murauskas personal foul (Isaiah Watts draws the foul)
10:02		LeJuan Watts turnover (traveling)
9:35		Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot
9:33		Rihards Vavers defensive rebound
9:26	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot	46-64
8:49		Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
8:47		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
8:39		Luke Barrett shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
8:39	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-64
8:39		LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:39		Gaels defensive rebound
8:22		Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
8:20		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
8:17	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	50-64
7:53		Mitchell Saxen turnover (traveling)
7:53		TV timeout
7:42	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	52-64
7:21	+2	Jordan Ross makes two point jump shot	52-66
6:57		Isaiah Watts misses two point layup
6:55		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
6:45		Ashton Hardaway misses three point jump shot
6:43		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
6:37		Ashton Hardaway blocks LeJuan Watts's two point layup
6:35		Cougars offensive rebound
6:31		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass)
6:11		Isaiah Watts shooting foul (Augustas Marciulionis draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-67
6:11	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-68
5:59		Mitchell Saxen blocks Ethan Price's two point layup
5:57		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
5:43		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (bad pass) (Dane Erikstrup steals)
5:39	+2	Isaiah Watts makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dane Erikstrup assists)	54-68
5:09		Isaiah Watts blocks Paulius Murauskas's two point jump shot
5:07		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
4:59		LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
4:57		Ashton Hardaway defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	54-70
4:20		LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot
4:18		Ethan Price offensive rebound
4:10		Cougars 30 second timeout
4:10		TV timeout
4:03		Isaiah Watts turnover (bad pass) (Augustas Marciulionis steals)
4:00	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup	54-72
3:44		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
3:42		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
3:23		Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot
3:21		Ethan Price defensive rebound
3:08		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
3:06		Isaiah Watts offensive rebound
3:06		Ashton Hardaway personal foul (Isaiah Watts draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Isaiah Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-72
3:06	+1	Isaiah Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-72
2:36	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	56-74
2:16		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
2:14		Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
1:48		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
1:46		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
1:32	+3	Augustas Marciulionis makes three point jump shot	56-77
1:30		Gaels 30 second timeout
1:09		Tayon Sessoms misses two point layup
1:07		Cade Bennett defensive rebound
0:43		Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
0:41		Rihards Vavers defensive rebound
0:10		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)