National Basketball Association
Gonzaga 85, Pacific 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# Dick Cartmell, # Rob Rorke, # Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance:
6000
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No. 12 Gonzaga 85, Pacific 67: Sam Dower scored a season-high 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds and the host Bulldogs pulled away in the last six minutes of the first half to remain unbeaten.
Elias Harris added 17 points, Kelly Olynyk finished with 15 points and eight rebounds and Kevin Pangos chipped in 12 points for Gonzaga (8-0).
Travis Fulton scored a season-high 15 points to lead the Tigers (3-4), who will join Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference next season. Lorenzo McCloud contributed 14 points and Trevin Harris had 11 for Pacific.
The Tigers scored the game’s first six points as the Bulldogs went over three minutes before scoring their first point. Pacific was still within two points when Gonzaga finally got hot and ended the half on a 20-7 run to go up 49-34.
Harris then scored the first four points of the second half and the Tigers never got closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Gonzaga coach Mark Few won his 350th career game. … These teams last played in December 1976, a 70-60 win by Pacific. … Bulldogs G Drew Barham, a transfer from Memphis who was coming off a season-high 11 points against Lewis-Clark, played just one minute before departing.
Top Game Performances
Pacific |
|
Gonzaga |
Travis Fulton 15 |
Scoring |
Sam Dower 18 |
Travis Fulton 3 |
Assists |
Gary Bell Jr. 4 |
Tony Gill 5 |
Rebounds |
Sam Dower 9 |
Andrew Bock 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Elias Harris 7 |
Lorenzo McCloud 2 |
Steals |
Kevin Pangos 3 |
Travis Fulton 1 |
Blocks |
Przemek Karnowski 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Pacific
|
67 |
46.9 |
10-19 |
11-19 |
12 |
19 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
Gonzaga
|
85 |
47.5 |
6-23 |
23-28 |
15 |
37 |
1 |
7 |
8 |