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Battle's 24 lead Gonzaga past Loyola Marymount 73-53

AP
Feb 06, 2025

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Khalif Battle's 24 points helped Gonzaga defeat Loyola Marymount 73-53 on Thursday night.

Battle also contributed six rebounds for the Bulldogs (17-7, 8-3 West Coast Conference). Ryan Nembhard scored 15 points and added nine assists. Braden Huff shot 6 of 10 from the field and 2 for 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.

Caleb Stone-Carrawell led the way for the Lions (14-9, 6-5) with 20 points. Loyola Marymount also got 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from Jevon Porter. Jan Vide finished with nine points. The Lions ended a five-game winning streak with the loss.

The game was close heading into the half, as Gonzaga held a three-point lead, 27-24. Battle paced his team in scoring through the first half with eight points. Battle scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as Gonzaga went on to secure a victory, outscoring Loyola Marymount by 17 points in the second half.

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Both teams next play Saturday. Gonzaga visits Pacific and Loyola Marymount takes on San Francisco at home.

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

1st Half
LMU
Lions
24
GONZ
Bulldogs
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Lions gains possession)
19:28		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
19:02	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	0-2
18:40	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:24	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	2-4
18:12		Jevon Porter offensive foul
18:12		Jevon Porter turnover (offensive foul)
18:04	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot	2-6
17:39	+3	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	5-6
17:21		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
17:21	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-7
17:21	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-8
17:09		Alex Merkviladze turnover (Nolan Hickman steals)
17:01	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	5-10
16:45		Jevon Porter turnover
16:36	+2	Graham Ike makes two point dunk (Khalif Battle assists)	5-12
16:34		Lions 30 second timeout
16:17		Alex Merkviladze turnover
16:12		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
16:10		Will Johnston defensive rebound
15:38		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
15:38		TV timeout
15:19		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
15:17		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
15:06		Graham Ike shooting foul (Jan Vide draws the foul)
15:06	+1	Jan Vide makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-12
15:06	+1	Jan Vide makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-12
14:53		Graham Ike misses two point layup
14:51		Caleb Stone-Carrawell defensive rebound
14:28		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
14:26		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
14:18		Myron Amey Jr. personal foul
14:08		Emmanuel Innocenti turnover
13:48		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
13:46		Braden Huff defensive rebound
13:40		Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
13:19		Myron Amey Jr. personal foul
12:59		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
12:44		Jan Vide turnover (Braden Huff steals)
12:35		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
12:33		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:18		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
12:16		Emmanuel Innocenti offensive rebound
12:11		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
12:09		Braden Huff offensive rebound
11:57		Jan Vide blocks Braden Huff's two point layup
11:55		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
11:47		Alex Merkviladze turnover (traveling)
11:47		TV timeout
11:36		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
11:34		Braden Huff offensive rebound
11:17		Emmanuel Innocenti misses three point jump shot
11:15		Braden Huff offensive rebound
11:05	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	7-14
10:41		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
10:39		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
10:33		Khalif Battle misses two point layup
10:31		Braden Huff offensive rebound
10:26	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup	7-16
10:26		Lions 30 second timeout
10:17		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:15		Lions offensive rebound
9:57		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:55		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
9:45		Rick Issanza shooting foul (Braden Huff draws the foul)
9:45		Braden Huff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:45	+1	Braden Huff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-17
9:18		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:16		Bulldogs defensive rebound
9:11		Ryan Nembhard turnover (Rick Issanza steals)
8:53		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
8:51		Graham Ike defensive rebound
8:40		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
8:38		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
8:29		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
8:27		Graham Ike defensive rebound
8:13		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
8:11		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
8:05	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	7-19
7:46	+2	Myron Amey Jr. makes two point layup (Lamaj Lewis assists)	9-19
7:35		TV timeout
7:24		Graham Ike misses two point layup
7:22		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
6:51		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
6:49		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:34		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
6:32		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
6:24		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
6:22		Alex Merkviladze offensive rebound
6:07		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
6:05		Graham Ike defensive rebound
5:51		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
5:49		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
5:43		Nolan Hickman personal foul
5:36	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	11-19
5:22		Nolan Hickman turnover (Jevon Porter steals)
5:15	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point dunk	13-19
4:49		Jan Vide personal foul
4:40		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
4:38		Graham Ike offensive rebound
4:34		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
4:32		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
4:25		Ben Gregg personal foul
4:04	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	15-19
3:54		Jevon Porter blocks Ben Gregg's two point jump shot
3:52		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
3:34	+2	Aaron McBride makes two point layup (Jan Vide assists)	17-19
3:32		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:32		TV timeout
3:27		Nolan Hickman turnover (Caleb Stone-Carrawell steals)
3:27		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point layup
3:27		Jan Vide offensive rebound
3:27	+2	Jan Vide makes two point layup	19-19
3:21		Ben Gregg shooting foul (Jan Vide draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Jan Vide makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-19
3:03		Aaron McBride shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
3:03	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-20
3:03	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-21
2:32		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
2:20	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	20-23
2:03	+3	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes three point jump shot (Jan Vide assists)	23-23
1:41	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot	23-26
1:30		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
1:28		Graham Ike defensive rebound
1:21		Emmanuel Innocenti misses three point jump shot
1:19		Graham Ike offensive rebound
1:13		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
1:13		Khalif Battle technical foul
1:13		Khalif Battle turnover
1:13		Alex Merkviladze misses technical free throw 1 of 2
1:13	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes technical free throw 2 of 2	24-26
1:13	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-27
1:13		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:13		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
1:13		Michael Ajayi personal foul
1:03		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
1:01		Graham Ike defensive rebound
0:30		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
0:28		Jan Vide defensive rebound
0:00		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LMU
Lions
29
GONZ
Bulldogs
46

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	26-27
19:18		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
19:18	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-28
19:18	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-29
18:47		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
18:45		Graham Ike defensive rebound
18:35	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup	26-31
18:16	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point jump shot	28-31
18:10	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	28-33
17:55	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	30-33
17:47		Rick Issanza personal foul
17:43		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
17:41		Caleb Stone-Carrawell defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	32-33
17:08		Jevon Porter blocks Graham Ike's two point layup
17:06		Will Johnston defensive rebound
17:02	+3	Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	35-33
16:50	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	35-35
16:38		Ben Gregg blocks Jevon Porter's two point layup
16:36		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
16:36		Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
16:20	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	35-37
15:49		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
15:47		Graham Ike defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	35-39
15:05		Graham Ike shooting foul
15:05		TV timeout
15:05	+1	Myron Amey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-39
15:05		Myron Amey Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:05		Graham Ike defensive rebound
14:48		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
14:46		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
14:25		Graham Ike personal foul
14:23		Khalif Battle shooting foul (Caleb Stone-Carrawell draws the foul)
14:23	+1	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-39
14:23		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:23		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
14:00		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
13:58		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
13:48		Braden Huff blocks Jan Vide's two point layup
13:46		Braden Huff defensive rebound
13:31		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
13:29		Jan Vide defensive rebound
13:23		Jan Vide misses two point layup
13:21		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
13:13	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point dunk	39-39
13:04		Caleb Stone-Carrawell shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-40
13:04	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-41
12:41		Ryan Nembhard personal foul
12:39		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:37		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
12:13		Aaron McBride shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
12:13	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-42
12:13	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-43
12:06		Jump ball. (Lions gains possession)
11:48	+3	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes three point jump shot	42-43
11:36		Michael Ajayi turnover (Jan Vide steals)
11:31		Emmanuel Innocenti shooting foul
11:31		TV timeout
11:31	+1	Jan Vide makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-43
11:31	+1	Jan Vide makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-43
11:13		Braden Huff misses two point layup
11:11		Braden Huff offensive rebound
11:08		Braden Huff misses two point layup
11:06		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:03		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
10:59	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup	44-45
10:31	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point jump shot	46-45
10:20		Aaron McBride shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
10:20	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-46
10:20	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-47
10:10		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
10:08		Braden Huff defensive rebound
9:56		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
9:54		Jan Vide defensive rebound
9:44		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point layup
9:42		Bulldogs defensive rebound
9:27	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	46-49
9:27		Will Johnston shooting foul (Braden Huff draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Braden Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-50
9:15		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
9:13		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
9:06		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
9:04		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
8:53		Aaron McBride personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
8:53	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-51
8:53	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-52
8:37		Jan Vide misses two point jump shot
8:35		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
8:29	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	46-54
8:19		Lions 30 second timeout
8:19		TV timeout
8:05		Rick Issanza misses two point layup
8:03		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
7:57	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	46-56
7:38		Ryan Nembhard personal foul
7:38		TV timeout
7:33		Emmanuel Innocenti blocks Caleb Stone-Carrawell's two point jump shot
7:31		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
7:16	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot	46-59
6:55		Michael Ajayi personal foul
6:55		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:55		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
6:40		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
6:38		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
6:28		Alex Merkviladze misses two point layup
6:26		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:03		Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
5:58	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	46-61
5:39		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point layup
5:37		Caleb Stone-Carrawell offensive rebound
5:35		Michael Ajayi personal foul
5:35	+1	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-61
5:35	+1	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-61
5:26		Emmanuel Innocenti misses three point jump shot
5:24		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
5:14		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
5:12		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
5:06		Will Johnston personal foul
5:06	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-62
5:06	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-63
4:53		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
4:51		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
4:31		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
4:29		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
4:16		Aaron McBride blocks Braden Huff's two point layup
4:14		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
4:09		Caleb Stone-Carrawell turnover (Ryan Nembhard steals)
3:49	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	48-65
3:41		Lions 60 second timeout
3:41		TV timeout
3:28		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
3:26		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
3:05		Jevon Porter shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
3:05	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-66
3:05	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-67
2:47		Braden Huff shooting foul (Aaron McBride draws the foul)
2:47		Aaron McBride misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:47	+1	Aaron McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-67
2:40	+2	Braden Huff makes two point dunk (Emmanuel Innocenti assists)	49-69
2:12		Caleb Stone-Carrawell turnover (Emmanuel Innocenti steals)
2:03		Khalif Battle misses two point dunk
2:01		Aaron McBride defensive rebound
1:53		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
1:51		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
1:43	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	51-69
1:31	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	51-71
1:17		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
1:15		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
0:48	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	51-73
0:32		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
0:30		Aaron McBride offensive rebound
0:29		Jump ball. (Lions gains possession)
0:19	+2	Jan Vide makes two point jump shot	53-73
0:00		End of period

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Jan Vide makes two point jump shot