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Mahaney's jumper lifts No. 22 Saint Mary's (Cal) over BYU

AP
Jan 29, 2023

PROVO, Utah (AP) Logan Johnson had 14 points and freshman Aidan Mahaney scored all 10 of his points, including a fade-away jumper just before the buzzer, in the second half and No. 22 Saint Mary's (Cal) escaped with a 57-56 victory over short-handed BYU on Saturday night.

Mitchell Saxen had 11 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks for Saint Mary's (19-4, 8-0 West Coast Conference). Alex Ducas scored 12 points and Augustas Marciulionis added 10.

The Gaels have won 10 in a row and 13 of their last 14.

Dallin Hall was fouled on a driving lay-up attempt with 10.2 seconds left and made 1-of-2 free throws to give BYU a 56-55 lead but Mahaney took the inbounds pass, probed the defense before he drove the lane, stopped near the right block and pivoted away from the basket before hitting the winning jumper over the out-stretched arm of defender Fousseyni Traore.

''I just wanted to give us a good look, look for the best shot,'' Mahaney said. ''It went up and it went in and then the rest is history.

''I think I could have played better tonight but for us to grind out a win. . We highlight gritty as a word for our team, and that's kind of how I would define what happened.''

Spencer Johnson hit two late 3-pointers to cap a 12-2 run that gave BYU a 55-53 lead with 2:21 to play. Logan Johnson answered with a floater in the lane 26 seconds later.

Hall scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting but made just 3 of 6 from the free-throw line for BYU (14-10, 4-5). Traore added 11 points and eight rebounds.

Jaxson Robinson - who had started every game this season - Atiki Ally Atiki and Noah Waterman did not play for BYU. The trio, all of whom have started at least one game for the Cougars, had been suspended for one game for violating team rules.

BYU went more than eight minutes without making a field goal in the first half as the Gaels used a 16-1 run to open a 19-8 lead with 8:33 left before halftime. The Cougars scored 11 consecutive points and 16 of the next 19 before Marciulionis hit three free throws to tie it at 25 at halftime.

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Saint Mary's returns home to play San Francisco on Thursday

BYU plays the second of three consecutive home games Thursday against Loyola Marymount

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1st Half
SMC
Gaels
25
BYU
Cougars
25

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
20:00		Mitchell Saxen vs. Fousseyni Traore (Cougars gains possession)
19:34		Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
19:32		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
19:17		Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
19:15		Cougars defensive rebound
18:56		Kyle Bowen personal foul
18:42		Spencer Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:40		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
18:23	+3	Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	3-0
17:59		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
17:57		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
17:56	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	3-2
17:42		Aidan Mahaney misses two point jump shot
17:40		Kyle Bowen offensive rebound
17:39		Kyle Bowen misses two point layup
17:37		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
17:20		Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
17:18		Richie Saunders offensive rebound
17:16	+3	Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Richie Saunders assists)	3-5
16:54		Logan Johnson turnover
16:40	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Spencer Johnson assists)	3-7
16:26	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	5-7
16:13		Mitchell Saxen blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point layup
16:11		Gideon George offensive rebound
16:05		Gideon George misses two point jump shot
16:03		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
15:52	+3	Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	8-7
15:34		Dallin Hall misses two point jump shot
15:32		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Alex Ducas makes two point layup (Kyle Bowen assists)	10-7
14:54		Spencer Johnson turnover
14:54		TV timeout
14:33		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:31		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
14:22	+3	Logan Johnson makes three point jump shot	13-7
13:48		Spencer Johnson turnover (lost ball)
13:24	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point hook shot	15-7
12:55		Alex Ducas blocks Richie Saunders's two point layup
12:53		Cougars offensive rebound
12:53		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:52		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
12:25		Aidan Mahaney misses two point jump shot
12:23		Cougars defensive rebound
11:56		Spencer Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:54		Gideon George offensive rebound
11:46		Kyle Bowen blocks Rudi Williams's two point layup
11:44		Cougars offensive rebound
11:46		TV timeout
11:34		Spencer Johnson turnover (Logan Johnson steals)
11:21		Trey Stewart personal foul
11:01		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
11:01		Gaels offensive rebound
11:01		Gaels turnover (shot clock violation)
10:39		Mitchell Saxen blocks Fousseyni Traore's two point jump shot
10:37		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
10:22		Mitchell Saxen turnover
10:08		Gideon George turnover (Alex Ducas steals)
9:46		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:44		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
9:43		Dallin Hall personal foul
9:40	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point floating jump shot	17-7
9:24		Fousseyni Traore misses two point jump shot
9:22		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
9:07		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
9:05		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
9:01		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
8:59		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
8:39		Augustas Marciulionis shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
8:39		Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:39	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-8
8:19	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point driving finger roll layup	19-8
8:03	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup	19-10
7:41		Richie Saunders blocks Logan Johnson's two point layup
7:39		Gaels offensive rebound
7:41		TV timeout
7:36		Mitchell Saxen misses two point hook shot
7:34		Trey Stewart defensive rebound
7:21		Richie Saunders turnover (Logan Johnson steals)
7:04		Logan Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:02		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
6:52		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
6:44	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)	19-12
6:26		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:24		Trey Stewart defensive rebound
6:23		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
6:12	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup	19-14
5:51		Alex Ducas turnover (Spencer Johnson steals)
5:38		Fousseyni Traore turnover (Logan Johnson steals)
5:13		Logan Johnson offensive foul
5:13		Logan Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
5:00	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup	19-16
4:35		Aidan Mahaney misses two point driving layup
4:33		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
4:16	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	19-19
3:52	+3	Augustas Marciulionis makes three point jump shot	22-19
3:27		Spencer Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:25		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
3:10		Alex Ducas misses two point jump shot
3:08		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
2:53		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
2:51		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
2:31		Trey Stewart personal foul
2:31		TV timeout
2:19		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
2:17		Tredyn Christensen defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Trey Stewart makes two point turnaround hook shot	22-21
1:41		Harry Wessels turnover
1:23		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:18	+2	Gideon George makes two point reverse layup	22-23
0:46		Fousseyni Traore blocks Augustas Marciulionis's three point jump shot
0:44		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
0:37	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving reverse layup (Spencer Johnson assists)	22-25
0:31		Gaels 30 second timeout
0:07		Trey Stewart shooting foul (Augustas Marciulionis draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	23-25
0:06	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	24-25
0:06	+1	Augustas Marciulionis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	25-25
0:01		Aidan Mahaney personal foul
0:01		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
0:00		Cougars offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMC
Gaels
32
BYU
Cougars
31

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+3	Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Saxen assists)	28-25
19:18		Gideon George turnover (lost ball) (Alex Ducas steals)
19:00		Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
18:58		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
18:52		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
18:50		Cougars offensive rebound
18:42	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	28-27
18:26	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point layup (Mitchell Saxen assists)	30-27
18:03		Fousseyni Traore misses two point hook shot
18:01		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point hook shot	32-27
17:25	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	32-29
17:23		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
17:25		Kyle Bowen turnover (bad pass) (Gideon George steals)
17:25		Gideon George misses three point jump shot
17:25		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
17:23		Gideon George defensive rebound
16:18		Gideon George defensive rebound
16:10		Logan Johnson personal foul
16:10		Gideon George misses three point jump shot
16:08		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
15:56		Dallin Hall misses two point driving layup
15:54		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
15:35		Logan Johnson misses two point layup
15:33		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
15:29		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
15:27		Gaels offensive rebound
15:26		TV timeout
15:24	+2	Alex Ducas makes two point layup (Mitchell Saxen assists)	34-29
14:55		Kyle Bowen blocks Gideon George's two point turnaround jump shot
14:53		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
14:42	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup (Aidan Mahaney assists)	36-29
14:24		Fousseyni Traore turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Mahaney steals)
14:20		Spencer Johnson shooting foul (Aidan Mahaney draws the foul)
14:20	+1	Aidan Mahaney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-29
14:20		Aidan Mahaney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:20		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Tredyn Christensen makes two point driving layup	37-31
13:47		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
13:45		Rudi Williams defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup	37-33
13:12		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
13:10		Rudi Williams defensive rebound
12:55		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
12:53		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point hook shot	39-33
12:00		Tredyn Christensen turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Bowen steals)
11:41		TV timeout
11:36		Alex Ducas misses two point jump shot
11:34		Cougars defensive rebound
11:26	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	39-36
11:12	+2	Alex Ducas makes two point layup (Kyle Bowen assists)	41-36
10:46	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point jump shot	41-38
10:24	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point pullup jump shot	43-38
9:54		Tredyn Christensen offensive foul
9:54		Tredyn Christensen turnover (offensive foul)
9:36		Fousseyni Traore personal foul
9:34		Alex Ducas misses two point jump shot
9:32		Cougars defensive rebound
9:32		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
9:14	+3	Gideon George makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	43-41
8:51		Augustas Marciulionis offensive foul
8:51		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (offensive foul)
8:34		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
8:32		Gaels defensive rebound
8:19		Fousseyni Traore shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-41
8:19	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-41
8:07		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
8:05		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
7:41		Mitchell Saxen turnover (bad pass)
7:41		TV timeout
7:32		Augustas Marciulionis personal foul
7:27		Augustas Marciulionis shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
7:26		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:26	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-42
7:07	+3	Logan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Saxen assists)	48-42
6:53		Rudi Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot
6:51		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
6:34		Mitchell Saxen turnover (lost ball) (Gideon George steals)
6:23		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
6:21		Cougars offensive rebound
6:13		Aidan Mahaney shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
6:13		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:13	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-43
5:57	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup	50-43
5:56		Gideon George shooting foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-43
5:44		Gaels 30 second timeout
5:44		TV timeout
5:42		Gideon George misses three point jump shot
5:40		Dallin Hall offensive rebound
5:32	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point jump shot	51-45
5:19		Logan Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:17		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
4:59		Gideon George personal foul
4:38		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
4:36		Cougars defensive rebound
4:36		Gaels turnover (shot clock violation)
4:17	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	51-47
3:57		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
3:55		Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
3:42		Kyle Bowen personal foul
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	Gideon George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-48
3:42	+1	Gideon George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-49
3:30		Dallin Hall blocks Kyle Bowen's two point layup
3:28		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
3:12	+3	Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	51-52
2:46	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point floating jump shot	53-52
2:19	+3	Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	53-55
2:13		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:53	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point floating jump shot	55-55
1:33		Dallin Hall turnover (lost ball) (Mitchell Saxen steals)
1:13		Jump ball. Mitchell Saxen vs. Dallin Hall (Cougars gains possession)
1:13		Mitchell Saxen turnover (lost ball) (Dallin Hall steals)
0:58		Spencer Johnson turnover (lost ball)
0:39		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
0:37		Gideon George defensive rebound
0:23		Cougars 60 second timeout
0:10		Mitchell Saxen shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
0:10		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:10		Gaels 60 second timeout
0:10	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-56
0:02	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	57-56
0:01		Cougars 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Cougars 60 second timeout