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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Gonzaga 64, Tarleton State 55
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, November 29, 2021
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Chris Rastatter, # Mike Reed
Attendance: 6000

Chet Holmgren recorded 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots and No. 3 Gonzaga survived a major scare before escaping with a 64-55 victory over Tarleton State on Monday night at Spokane, Wash.

Rasir Bolton scored a team-best 17 points for the Bulldogs (7-1), who led by just two points with under six minutes left before using a 10-2 spurt to put away the Texans (1-6), who are in their second season at the Division I level.

Drew Timme, who was just 1 of 2 from the field, added 10 points for Gonzaga, which fell out of the top spot in the rankings due to their 84-81 loss to Duke on Friday. The Bulldogs extended the nation's longest homecourt winning streak to 56 games.

Tahj Small had a career-best 25 points and added seven rebounds and Javontae Hopkins had 11 points for Tarleton State, which is coached by former Kentucky head man Billy Gillispie.

Gonzaga held a 43-27 rebounding edge and shot 46.9 percent from the field. But the Bulldogs hit on just 21.1 percent (4 of 19) from 3-point range.

Tarleton State shot 37.5 percent from the field and 5 of 17 from behind the arc.

Small drained a 3-pointer to give Tarleton State a 30-28 lead with 17:11 remaining in the game.

The Bulldogs answered with a 9-2 run to take a five-point lead. But Small scored five points in 34 seconds to knot the score at 37 with 14:02 left.

Bolton knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Bulldogs a 49-45 lead with 8:36 left. Montre Gipson answered with a layup 23 seconds later for the Texans.

But Tarleton State went scoreless for the next 4:56 as Gonzaga opened up an eight-point lead.

Timme made two free throws and Holmgren added two baskets to make it 55-47 with 4:20 left.

Gipson halted the Tarleton drought with a fast-break layup with 3:18 remaining.

Bolton responded with back-to-back baskets, the latter being a fast-break dunk to end the 10-2 burst. That gave Gonzaga a 59-49 lead with 2:21 left and served as the knockout punch.

The Bulldogs led 26-25 at halftime.

Gonzaga jumped out to a 10-3 advantage before struggling the rest of the half. The Bulldogs shot just 34.8 percent from the field and committed nine turnovers.

Gipson missed a potential go-ahead shot just before time expired in the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Tarleton State   Gonzaga
Tahj Small 25 Scoring Rasir Bolton 17
Montre' Gipson 5 Assists Chet Holmgren 2
Tahj Small 7 Rebounds Julian Strawther 12
Shakur Daniel 4 Free Throws Made Drew Timme 8
Montre' Gipson 3 Steals Nolan Hickman 1
Shamir Bogues 1 Blocks Chet Holmgren 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tarleton State 55 37.5 5-17 8-14 7 27 3 8 8
Gonzaga 64 46.9 4-19 14-24 9 40 6 4 16