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Timme scores 26 as Gonzaga beats Northern Illinois 88-67

AP
Dec 13, 2022

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Drew Timme scored 26 points and No. 15 Gonzaga beat Northern Illinois 88-67 on Monday night, extending the nation's longest home win streak to 71 games.

Ben Gregg had a career-high 18 points and seven rebounds for the Zags (8-3), and fellow reserve Malachi Smith finished with 14 points. Timme went 9 for 15 from the field and 8 for 9 at the line.

''I wasn't really thinking about scoring,'' Gregg said. ''I know my role and my role is to bring the energy whenever I can and today it was with scoring.''

Gonzaga's 71-game streak matches the longest by any team since 1985. Arizona won 71 straight at home between 1987-92 before its streak was halted by UCLA.

Gonzaga's next home game is Dec. 20 against Montana.

Gregg, who had scored 23 points all season, helped key a 13-1 run midway through the second half. Smith hit two key 3-pointers during the decisive stretch.

Keshawn Williams scored 25 points for Northern Illinois (3-7), and Anthony Crump had 20.

''Just wear and tear. In the first half, we were able to use our quickness and guys made some timely shots and we defended the ball really well,'' Northern Illinois coach Rashon Burno said. ''Second half, it's a bigger team at home and a couple 8-0 runs that we couldn't come back from.''

Gonzaga never trailed and led by as many as 21. The Zags converted 15 Northern Illinois turnovers into 17 points and outscored the Huskies 44-24 in the paint.

''I thought we played really, really good defense in the first 10 minutes and we were stringing together stops, but we're just a little rushed and unsettled on offense,'' Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. ''It made for kind of a mucked up game. We were taking shots on their terms and not on ours.''

BIG PICTURE

Northern Illinois: The Huskies have dropped three of their last four games - all on the road - and haven't beaten a ranked opponent since 2019. NIU will play three of its next four on the road, with conference play beginning at Akron on Jan. 3.

Gonzaga: The Bulldogs have three more nonconference games - including a tilt at No. 4 Alabama - before tipping off conference play against Pepperdine on Dec. 31 at home.

UP NEXT

Northern Illinois: At Virginia Commonwealth.

Gonzaga: On the road at No. 4 Alabama.

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1st Half
NIU
Huskies
30
GONZ
Bulldogs
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Yanic Konan Niederhauser vs. Drew Timme (Rasir Bolton gains possession)
19:41	+2	Drew Timme makes two point turnaround jump shot	0-2
19:24		Zarique Nutter turnover (lost ball) (Julian Strawther steals)
19:12		Drew Timme misses three point pullup jump shot
19:10		Anton Watson offensive rebound
19:02	+2	Anton Watson makes two point putback layup (Drew Timme assists)	0-4
18:45	+2	Anthony Crump makes two point driving layup (Keshawn Williams assists)	2-4
18:35	+2	Drew Timme makes two point turnaround hook shot	2-6
18:13		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses three point pullup jump shot
18:11		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
18:06		Rasir Bolton misses two point pullup jump shot
18:04		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
17:46		Anthony Crump turnover (bad pass) (Drew Timme steals)
17:19		Drew Timme turnover (traveling)
16:54		Zarique Nutter misses two point pullup jump shot
16:52		Anton Watson defensive rebound
16:49		Zarique Nutter personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
16:43		Drew Timme misses two point floating jump shot
16:41		Zarique Nutter defensive rebound
16:30	+2	Harvin Ibarguen makes two point driving dunk (David Coit assists)	4-6
16:15		Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot
16:13		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
16:04		Keshawn Williams turnover (lost ball) (Rasir Bolton steals)
15:59		Anthony Crump blocks Rasir Bolton's two point driving layup
15:58		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:57		TV timeout
15:50		Anton Watson misses two point floating jump shot
15:48		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
15:34		David Coit misses three point pullup jump shot
15:32		Harvin Ibarguen offensive rebound
15:17		Zarique Nutter turnover (out of bounds)
15:08		Drew Timme turnover (lost ball) (Zarique Nutter steals)
14:42		Keshawn Williams misses two point pullup jump shot
14:40		Keshawn Williams offensive rebound
14:29		Julian Strawther shooting foul (Keshawn Williams draws the foul)
14:29	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
14:29	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
14:20		Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot
14:18		Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:10	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point turnaround hook shot (Ben Gregg assists)	6-8
13:47		Keshawn Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
13:45		Julian Strawther defensive rebound
13:37		Keshawn Williams personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
13:21		Nolan Hickman misses three point pullup jump shot
13:19		Huskies defensive rebound
13:08		Anton Watson personal foul (Huskies draws the foul)
13:01		Zarique Nutter turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Smith steals)
12:47		Nolan Hickman misses three point pullup jump shot
12:45		Zarique Nutter defensive rebound
12:38		Armandas Plintauskas misses three point pullup jump shot
12:36		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
12:29		Ben Gregg misses two point pullup jump shot
12:27		Anton Watson offensive rebound
12:18		Oluwasegun Durosinmi blocks Anton Watson's two point putback layup
12:16		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
12:00		Zarique Nutter misses two point driving layup
11:58		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
11:51	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point pullup jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	6-11
11:39		Oluwasegun Durosinmi turnover (out of bounds)
11:39		TV timeout
11:33		Efton Reid III misses three point pullup jump shot
11:31		Malachi Smith offensive rebound
11:19		Malachi Smith misses two point driving layup
11:17		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
11:16		Armandas Plintauskas personal foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
11:16		Rasir Bolton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:16	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-12
11:07		Armandas Plintauskas misses three point pullup jump shot
11:05		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
11:00		Keshawn Williams shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-13
10:50	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-14
10:33		David Coit misses three point pullup jump shot
10:31		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
10:23	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point cutting layup (Efton Reid III assists)	6-16
10:18		Huskies 30 second timeout
10:01		Zarique Nutter turnover (lost ball) (Ben Gregg steals)
9:50		Rasir Bolton misses two point driving layup
9:48		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
9:38		Ben Gregg misses two point putback layup
9:36		Armandas Plintauskas defensive rebound
9:27		Efton Reid III personal foul (Huskies draws the foul)
9:20	+2	Anthony Crump makes two point driving layup	8-16
9:06		Ben Gregg offensive foul (Huskies draws the foul)
9:06		Ben Gregg turnover (offensive foul)
8:48		Efton Reid III blocks David Coit's two point pullup jump shot
8:46		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Drew Timme makes two point turnaround hook shot (Malachi Smith assists)	8-18
8:01		Rasir Bolton blocks Armandas Plintauskas's two point driving layup
7:59		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:45		Malachi Smith turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Crump steals)
7:37	+2	Anthony Crump makes two point driving layup	10-18
7:22		Anthony Crump personal foul
7:22		TV timeout
7:09	+2	Drew Timme makes two point turnaround hook shot	10-20
7:02		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive foul
7:00		Yanic Konan Niederhauser turnover (offensive foul)
6:53	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point turnaround jump shot	10-22
6:38	+3	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes three point pullup jump shot (Keshawn Williams assists)	13-22
6:29		Zarique Nutter shooting foul (Drew Timme draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-23
6:29	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-24
6:07	+2	Anthony Crump makes two point driving layup (Keshawn Williams assists)	15-24
5:56		Nolan Hickman misses three point pullup jump shot
5:54		Drew Timme offensive rebound
5:48	+2	Drew Timme makes two point driving dunk	15-26
5:24		David Coit misses three point pullup jump shot
5:22		Huskies offensive rebound
5:16	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point pullup jump shot	18-26
4:58	+2	Drew Timme makes two point driving layup	18-28
4:36		Yanic Konan Niederhauser turnover (bad pass)
4:36		Yanic Konan Niederhauser personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-29
4:28	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-30
4:08	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point driving layup	20-30
3:50		Harvin Ibarguen shooting foul (Drew Timme draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-31
3:50	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-32
3:29		Keshawn Williams misses two point pullup jump shot
3:27		Harvin Ibarguen offensive rebound
3:21	+2	Harvin Ibarguen makes two point putback layup	22-32
3:08	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point floating jump shot	22-34
2:37	+3	David Coit makes three point pullup jump shot	25-34
2:28		Nolan Hickman misses two point driving layup
2:26		David Coit defensive rebound
2:15		Armandas Plintauskas misses three point pullup jump shot
2:13		Anthony Crump offensive rebound
2:04		David Coit misses three point pullup jump shot
2:02		Armandas Plintauskas offensive rebound
1:50	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point stepback jump shot	28-34
1:40	+2	Anton Watson makes two point driving layup (Drew Timme assists)	28-36
1:22	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point running alley-oop dunk (David Coit assists)	30-36
1:13		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:01		Drew Timme misses two point driving layup
0:59		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:51		Rasir Bolton misses three point pullup jump shot
0:49		Anthony Crump defensive rebound
0:34		David Coit turnover (bad pass) (Ben Gregg steals)
0:02		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		David Coit misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NIU
Huskies
37
GONZ
Bulldogs
52

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Anthony Crump misses two point driving layup
19:36		Julian Strawther defensive rebound
19:27	+2	Drew Timme makes two point turnaround hook shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	30-38
19:06	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point stepback jump shot	32-38
19:06		Rasir Bolton shooting foul (Keshawn Williams draws the foul)
19:06		Keshawn Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:57		Anton Watson defensive rebound
18:57		Yanic Konan Niederhauser shooting foul (Drew Timme draws the foul)
18:57	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-39
18:56		Drew Timme misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:56		Anton Watson offensive rebound
18:57		Rasir Bolton misses three point pullup jump shot
18:55		Drew Timme offensive rebound
18:57	+2	Drew Timme makes two point turnaround hook shot	32-41
18:22	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point pullup jump shot	34-41
18:16		Zarique Nutter personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
18:09	+2	Julian Strawther makes two point pullup jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	34-43
18:00		Keshawn Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
17:58		Drew Timme defensive rebound
17:50	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point pullup jump shot (Drew Timme assists)	34-46
17:39		Huskies 30 second timeout
17:38		TV timeout
17:25	+2	Armandas Plintauskas makes two point pullup jump shot	36-46
17:14		Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot
17:12		Armandas Plintauskas defensive rebound
17:04		David Coit misses two point pullup jump shot
17:02		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
16:46	+2	Rasir Bolton makes two point floating jump shot	36-48
16:46		Anthony Crump shooting foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
16:46		Rasir Bolton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:46		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
16:43		Armandas Plintauskas misses three point pullup jump shot
16:41		Anton Watson defensive rebound
16:25		Harvin Ibarguen personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
16:20	+2	Julian Strawther makes two point dunk (Nolan Hickman assists)	36-50
16:06	+3	Keshawn Williams makes three point pullup jump shot (David Coit assists)	39-50
15:51		Drew Timme misses two point turnaround hook shot
15:49		Anthony Crump defensive rebound
15:44	+2	Anthony Crump makes two point driving layup	41-50
15:44		Drew Timme shooting foul (Anthony Crump draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:42	+1	Anthony Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-50
15:15		Anton Watson misses two point driving layup
15:13		Harvin Ibarguen defensive rebound
14:48		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
14:25		Drew Timme turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Crump steals)
14:14		Anton Watson personal foul
13:58		Armandas Plintauskas misses two point stepback jump shot
13:56		Drew Timme defensive rebound
13:45		Julian Strawther misses two point driving layup
13:43		Anthony Crump defensive rebound
13:40		Anthony Crump turnover (bad pass)
13:24	+2	Drew Timme makes two point turnaround hook shot (Malachi Smith assists)	42-52
13:24		Anthony Crump shooting foul (Drew Timme draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-53
13:13		Keshawn Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
13:11		Anthony Crump offensive rebound
13:05	+2	Anthony Crump makes two point putback dunk	44-53
12:58		Malachi Smith misses three point pullup jump shot
12:56		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
12:56		Zarique Nutter personal foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
12:49	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving layup	44-55
12:26	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point driving layup	46-55
12:07	+3	Ben Gregg makes three point pullup jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	46-58
11:49		David Coit misses two point floating jump shot
11:47		Anthony Crump offensive rebound
11:39	+2	Anthony Crump makes two point putback layup	48-58
11:31		Ben Gregg shooting foul (Anthony Crump draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Anthony Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-58
11:23	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point pullup jump shot (Rasir Bolton assists)	49-61
10:50		Drew Timme shooting foul (Anthony Crump draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Anthony Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-61
10:50		Anthony Crump misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:50		Drew Timme defensive rebound
10:25		Drew Timme misses two point turnaround hook shot
10:23		Harvin Ibarguen defensive rebound
10:10		Harvin Ibarguen misses two point driving dunk
10:08		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
10:08		David Coit personal foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
10:08	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-62
10:08	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-63
9:41		Keshawn Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
9:39		Drew Timme defensive rebound
9:29	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point pullup jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	50-66
9:22		Huskies 30 second timeout
9:12		Keshawn Williams turnover (lost ball)
8:58		Malachi Smith misses two point driving layup
8:56		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
8:42	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point putback layup	50-68
8:31		Armandas Plintauskas turnover (lost ball) (Ben Gregg steals)
8:29		Ben Gregg misses two point driving dunk
8:27		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
8:29	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point putback layup	50-70
8:29		Armandas Plintauskas shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
8:29	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-71
8:10		Anthony Crump misses three point pullup jump shot
8:08		Keshawn Williams offensive rebound
8:00	+2	Anthony Crump makes two point driving layup	52-71
7:50		Hunter Sallis misses two point driving layup
7:48		Anthony Crump defensive rebound
7:38	+2	David Coit makes two point pullup jump shot	54-71
7:17		TV timeout
7:01	+2	Anton Watson makes two point floating jump shot	54-73
6:27		Zarique Nutter misses two point driving layup
6:25		Harvin Ibarguen offensive rebound
6:23		Drew Timme shooting foul (Zarique Nutter draws the foul)
6:23	+1	Zarique Nutter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-73
6:23	+1	Zarique Nutter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-73
6:03		Harvin Ibarguen shooting foul (Drew Timme draws the foul)
6:03	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-74
6:03	+1	Drew Timme makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-75
5:59	+2	David Coit makes two point pullup jump shot	58-75
5:51		Rasir Bolton misses three point pullup jump shot
5:49		Huskies defensive rebound
5:23		Rasir Bolton personal foul (David Coit draws the foul)
5:23	+1	David Coit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-75
5:23	+1	David Coit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-75
4:59		Nolan Hickman misses two point pullup jump shot
4:57		Malachi Smith offensive rebound
4:43		Drew Timme misses two point turnaround hook shot
4:41		Malachi Smith offensive rebound
4:11	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point pullup jump shot	60-78
4:18		David Coit turnover (lost ball) (Nolan Hickman steals)
4:08	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving dunk (Nolan Hickman assists)	60-80
3:55	+2	Keshawn Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot	62-80
3:46		Malachi Smith misses three point pullup jump shot
3:44		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
3:41		Anton Watson shooting foul (Huskies draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-80
3:44	+1	Keshawn Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-80
3:29		Ben Gregg misses three point pullup jump shot
3:27		Anton Watson offensive rebound
3:24		Anthony Crump personal foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-81
3:24	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-82
3:03		Harvin Ibarguen misses two point turnaround hook shot
3:01		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:44		Ben Gregg misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:42		Anton Watson offensive rebound
2:32		Anton Watson misses two point putback layup
2:30		Keshawn Williams defensive rebound
2:30		Keshawn Williams misses two point running jump shot
2:28		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
2:28		Malachi Smith misses two point driving layup
2:26		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
2:24	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point putback layup	64-84
2:02		Keshawn Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
2:21		Anthony Crump offensive rebound
2:12		Anton Watson personal foul (Anthony Crump draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Anthony Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-84
1:54		Anthony Crump misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:55		Huskies offensive rebound
1:43		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:41		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
1:20		Efton Reid III misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:18		Oluwasegun Durosinmi defensive rebound
1:05		Hunter Sallis personal foul (Zarique Nutter draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Zarique Nutter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-84
1:04	+1	Zarique Nutter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-84
0:49	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point driving layup (Dominick Harris assists)	67-86
0:34		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses three point pullup jump shot
0:32		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
0:14	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point driving layup	67-88
0:00		End of period

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Hunter Sallis makes two point driving layup