Originally published January 31, 2009 at 5:17 PM | Page modified January 31, 2009 at 5:30 PM
PrintMen's College Basketball | No. 20 Gonzaga thumps San Diego 64-47
Austin Daye scored 17 points and No. 20 Gonzaga beat San Diego 64-47 on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the West Coast Conference.
The Associated Press
SPOKANE — Austin Daye scored 17 points and No. 20 Gonzaga beat San Diego 64-47 on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the West Coast Conference.
Josh Heytvelt added 13 points for Gonzaga (16-4, 7-0), which has won eight straight games after losing three in a row in late December. This was one of the closer conference games for the Zags, who are beating league foes by an average of 25 points.
Danny Brown led San Diego (12-10, 4-3) with 11 points. The Toreros shot just 33 percent in the game and were outrebounded 44-25.
The Zags tied their season low in points scored, and shot only 42 percent against the conference's best defense.
Gonzaga missed its first six shots and fell behind 6-2 before holding the Toreros scoreless for nearly 7 minutes. The Bulldogs ran off 14 points with just over 7 minutes left in the half, with Daye scoring five during the spurt.
Gonzaga led 27-18 at halftime, the fewest points the Bulldogs have scored in the first half all season. The Zags made only 34 percent of their shots in the first, while San Diego was 6-of-19 from the field.
Daye scored the first three baskets of the second half for Gonzaga, which extended its lead to 37-23 by making five of its first seven shots. Heytvelt's 3-pointer capped a 7-0 run that lifted the Zags to a 47-28 lead with 10 minutes left.
San Diego sank four 3-pointers over the next five minutes to close to 53-40, but could get no closer. Gonzaga has held seven of its past eight opponents below 40 percent shooting.
Coach Mark Few is 252-64 in 10 seasons at Gonzaga. The win tied him with mentor Dan Fitzgerald for second on the all-time win list at Gonzaga. Hank Anderson leads with 290 wins.
San Diego is coached by Bill Grier, in his second season after spending 16 years as a Gonzaga assistant.
Gonzaga has won 27 of the past 32 meetings, although the Bulldogs lost to the Toreros in the West Coast Conference title game last season. Gonzaga also improved to 60-3 at the McCarthey Athletic Center since it opened in 2004.
Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company
Print
Digg
Newsvine
UPDATE - 10:30 PM
Zags going dancing for 13th straight year
Courtney Vandersloot leads Gonzaga to WCC women's tournament title
NEW - 9:45 PM
Texas Tech fires coach Pat Knight after three seasons
NEW - 9:30 PM
NW Briefs: Eastern Washington dismisses Kirk Earlywine as men's basketball coach
Seattle U. women end season with win
Museum officials discuss King Tut exhibit installation
Kayak surfing
Male song birds
Newly hired Seattle schools superintendent Jose Banda
Inmates work with abandoned felines
May Day raw video: Protesters march along Jackson
May Day raw video: Rally at Marion St. and 2nd Ave
May Day raw video: Police attempt to clear downtown intersection
May Day raw video: Protester arrested after refusing to move on
Open Houses
|
Find all open houses.
|
nwautos
OWNER: Sullivan Swift (and Tinker Bell), Vancouver, Wash. OCCUPATION: Student CAR'S MAKE AND MODEL: 2000 Honda CR-V "I LOVE MY CAR BECAUSE ... it's m...
Post a comment
- Jon Kitna's greatest play: NFL QB to high-school math teacher
- Boy plucked from Wallace Falls: Rescuers 'should feel like heroes'
- Downtown Seattle condos are finally filling up
- 20-somethings go home to regroup
- Former Seattle school official Dan Riley and wife die after car accident
- 3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest
- Highlights — and low points — of Chihuly Garden and Glass | Art review
- Recession Generation hit hard in struggle to adulthood
- Mariners earn sweep of Rockies with 6-4 victory
- How will Mariners draw more walks? Keep hitting home runs like yesterday | Mariners Blog
- Game thread, Mariners vs. Rockies, May 20
459 - Ex-student in webcam spy case to be sentenced 230
- Mariners try to rough up Yu Darvish for second time this season 177
- Join the people of Greece and France: Stand up and occupy your country 156
- 20-somethings go home to regroup 143
- How will Mariners draw more walks? Keep hitting home runs like yesterday 135
- Signs of improper campaigning in McKenna files 112
- Highlights — and low points — of Chihuly Garden and Glass 100
- Notre Dame sues over Obama birth control mandate 98
- UW, WSU expand enrollment in schools' engineering programs 74
- Jon Kitna's greatest play: NFL QB to high-school math teacher
- Downtown Seattle condos are finally filling up
- Boy plucked from Wallace Falls: Rescuers 'should feel like heroes'
- From slow hikes to high wires, San Juan Island has new treats
- 20-somethings go home to regroup
- UW, WSU expand enrollment in schools' engineering programs
- Recession Generation hit hard in struggle to adulthood
- Fights brewing over massive coal-export plans for the Northwest
- Highlights — and low points — of Chihuly Garden and Glass | Art review
- Financial advice for young grads
