承受压力:SMC守卫 艾丹马哈尼 drives to the basket during the second half against Gonzaga, 当盖尔人反攻取得领先时. / 美联社摄影/Young Kwak
盖尔人以64-62击败冈萨加，排名第一. 在西海岸会议上
艾丹马哈尼 leads the way with 20 points, including four three pointers. It’s the first time since 2018 that Saint Mary’s has taken down the Bulldogs in the Kennel. 这是盖尔人队的第十连胜.
圣玛丽盖尔人(18胜6负, 9–0 WCC) remained unbeaten in WCC play with yet another signature win, 击败了冈萨加牛头犬队(16-6), 7-2 WCC) 64-62自2018年以来首次上路. 这场比赛预计会是一场激烈的比赛, 它确实不负众望, 13次引线变化. 最后, 盖尔人只领先了8多分钟, 但当最后的号角吹响时, 盖尔人赢得了艰苦的胜利. 这是盖尔人连续第十次获胜.
The Gaels trailed by just one at the halftime break at 34–33, 但是游戏开始的方式, the Saint Mary's certainly had to be pleased with that deficit. The Gaels started off 0–9 from the field 和 fell behind 15–4 early, 但在9:23分时以17-16领先. 这两个队继续打来打去, with Gonzaga taking the narrow lead into the halftime break. After their slow start, the Gaels closed out the half by shooting 13–23 from the field. 艾丹马哈尼 和 米切尔萨克森 各得九分领先圣玛丽队，而 约书亚·杰佛逊 added seven points, four rebounds, 和 four assists, playing the entire first half.
盖尔人带头
约书亚·杰佛逊 got things going early in the second half, knocking down his first three field goal attempts to regain the lead for the Gaels, 39–38. While Gonzaga regained the lead multiple times, they never could extend it beyond two possessions. 还剩3分36秒, 艾丹·马哈尼通过触球命中了一个马戏式上篮, followed by a dagger stepback three by Jefferson to give the Gaels their first two possession lead of the game. 这使圣玛丽取得了胜利, as they closed things out 64–62 in front of a distraught Gonzaga crowd. 艾丹马哈尼在下半场得了11分, while 约书亚·杰佛逊 scored nine 和 seven rebounds in the second half, 完成整整40分钟的比赛.
艾丹马哈尼 led all Gaels with 20 points, including four huge three pointers. 约书亚·杰斐逊打满了40分钟, picking up his fourth career double-double with 16 points 和 11 boards. 米切尔·萨克森砍下15分和6个篮板, while 奥古斯塔Marciulionis added 11 和 four assists to just one turnover. The Gaels turned the ball over just five times in the contest, 连续四场比赛，送出的球不到10个.
晚潮
就像两个重量级拳手在擂台上, both of these squads matched each other blow for blow most of the game. But with 3:36 to go, the Gaels began to work towards the knockout blow.
SMC和冈萨加打成了55分, the Gaels’ 艾丹马哈尼 went one on one with Braden Huff, driving to the rim 和 finishing through the contact to give the Gaels a 57–55 lead. 关于随后的占有, 扎格队的诺兰·希克曼发起了一场硬仗, 投篮三分结束，投丢了很久, 和 SMC’s 约书亚·杰佛逊 perfectly sealed Anton Watson to pick up his then tenth rebound.
这并不是杰斐逊对控球的唯一影响. 在进攻方面, 他接到了马哈尼的传球, 在弧线内运球一次, 后退, 和 buried a dagger three to give the Gaels their first two possession lead of the game.
Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg then scored on a putback 和 was fouled, 但是他罚球没进, bringing the deficit to three at 60–57 with only two minutes to go. 两队都空手而归, bringing the clock down to 1:20 with the Gaels still holding onto a three point lead 和 the basketball. This set up the biggest sequence of the game for the Gaels.
艾丹马哈尼 had the ball poked away by Graham Ike while driving to the hoop, 但他还是继续演下去, 踮起脚尖打底线, 他把球从界外救了出来, 迅速地把球送到 亚历克斯Ducas. 杜卡斯快速传球给 奥古斯塔Marciulionis, who canned a deep three, pushing the Gaels ahead 63–57 with 45 seconds to go.
冈萨加又打了一个三分, but a late free throw by 米切尔萨克森 pushed the Gaels back ahead by two possessions with five seconds to go, 在激烈的比赛结束后有效地结束了比赛. All told, the Gaels outscored the Zags 12–7 over the final 5:30, the stretch that sealed the victory.
整整40场，杰斐逊两双
If you are a fan of good basketball or just good alliteration, then you had to love 约书亚·杰佛逊's performance against the Zags. 在对阵冈萨加的比赛中打满了40分钟, the sophomore power forward picked up a double-double against Gonzaga, 这是他职业生涯的第四次. Going 7–14 from the field, Jefferson also tied for the team lead with four assists.
Jefferson's previous career-high for minutes played in a single game was 36, which he did earlier this season on the road at San Francisco, 当时他还拿了个两双. 杰弗森本赛季的成长是指数级的, as he's been a big reason as to why the Gaels have won each of their last 10 和 15 of their last 16.
路战士
With another signature victory on the road, Saint Mary's is now 6–0 in true road games. The trend started with the Gaels upset victory over then unbeaten Colorado State in Fort Collins in December, 64–61. That was followed up with two wins at San Diego 和 LMU to open up conference play. Saint Mary's then picked up a blow out victory of Santa Clara in the South Bay 73–49, 就在野马队击败冈萨加队两天之后. Saint Mary’s next matchup was a battle for first place in the conference at San Francisco, 盖尔人又开始处理事务了, 77–60.
在他们连续六场客场胜利之后, the Gaels are now shooting just two percent less on the road than they are at home. 他们在客场三分投得更好, 和 they are outscoring opponents by 10 on average in hostile territory.
Saint Mary's has three more road contests—against Pacific, 波特兰, Pepperdine—as they look for their first ever perfect road record for a season in program history.
下一个: 盖尔人几乎没有时间休息了, as they head to Stockton to take on University of the Pacific on Tuesday, 2月6日. 小费定在晚上8点.m.
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