National Basketball Association
Gonzaga 82, Oakland 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 17, 2013
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# Casey McClellan, # Michael Reed, # Horace Shields
Attendance:
6000
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No. 15 Gonzaga 82, Oakland 67: Kevin Pangos scored 21 points and made five 3-pointers as the Bulldogs defeated the visiting Golden Grizzlies.
Sam Dower scored 15 points and Gary Bell Jr. added 14 for Gonzaga (3-0), which was 11-for-20 from 3-point range. Przemek Karnowski added 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
Travis Bader scored 22 points and made five 3-pointers for Oakland (0-4). Tommie McCune added 17 points and Mitch Baenziger tallied 11 for the Golden Grizzlies, who were also 11-for-20 from behind the arc.
Oakland trailed by eight points with less than eight minutes to play before Pangos and Drew Barham hit consecutive 3-pointers to make it 69-55. Bell scored on a driving hoop to push the lead to 15 with 3:38 to play and the Bulldogs cruised to the finish.
Gonzaga led by as many as 12 in the first half before taking a 39-30 lead into the break. The Golden Grizzlies were within five early in the second half before a 3-pointer by Barham gave the Bulldogs a 59-47 edge shortly before the midway point.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oakland played without G Duke Mondy and F Dante Williams, who were indefinitely suspended on Friday for an off-court incident that occurred after Wednesday’s game at UCLA. … Gonzaga racked up 10 steals, led by three apiece from Gerard Coleman and David Stockton. … Bader has made at least one 3-pointer in 57 consecutive games, the best active streak in the nation.
Top Game Performances
Oakland |
|
Gonzaga |
Travis Bader 22 |
Scoring |
Kevin Pangos 21 |
Kahlil Felder 7 |
Assists |
Kyle Dranginis 5 |
Corey Petros 5 |
Rebounds |
Przemek Karnowski 6 |
Tommie McCune 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Sam Dower 5 |
Kahlil Felder 1 |
Steals |
Gerard Coleman 3 |
Kahlil Felder 1 |
Blocks |
Sam Dower 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oakland
|
67 |
48.9 |
11-20 |
12-15 |
11 |
18 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
Gonzaga
|
82 |
54.9 |
11-20 |
15-18 |
17 |
27 |
3 |
10 |
11 |