Balanced scoring leads Gonzaga
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Steven Gray scored 15 points to lead four Gonzaga players in double figures in a 67-57 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night.
Marquise Carter and David Stockton each scored 11 points and Elias Harris scored 10 for the Bulldogs (16-9, 6-3 West Coast Conference). Robert Sacre blocked five shots and just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds.
Gonzaga built a 37-26 halftime lead and held on with free throws. The Bulldogs made just five field goals in the second half but went 20 for 26 at the foul line.
Larry Davis led all scorers with 18 points for Loyola Marymount (9-16, 1-9). Both teams shot 25 percent in the second half, with Gonzaga making 43 percent for the game.
Gonzaga travels to Pepperdine on Saturday.
GONZAGA (16-9)
Harris 4-7 2-2 10, Gray 5-16 4-8 15, Sacre 1-6 7-10 9, Carter 3-5 5-6 11, Goodson 0-2 0-0 0, Arop 0-2 0-0 0, Stockton 2-3 6-6 11, Olynyk 0-1 0-0 0, Monninghoff 0-0 0-0 0, Keita 1-1 0-1 2, Hart 0-0 0-0 0, Dower 4-4 1-1 9. Totals 20-47 25-34 67.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (9-16)
Hamilton 3-7 2-2 8, Okonji 2-3 0-0 4, Ireland 3-11 0-0 7, Teel 2-6 6-10 10, Egbeyemi 3-7 0-0 7, Armstead 0-0 0-0 0, Garibay 1-5 1-1 3, Diederichs 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 5-15 6-6 18. Totals 19-55 15-19 57.
Halftime_Gonzaga 37-28. 3-Point Goals_Gonzaga 2-8 (Stockton 1-1, Gray 1-5, Carter 0-1, Harris 0-1), Loyola Marymount 4-13 (Davis 2-4, Ireland 1-4, Egbeyemi 1-5). Fouled Out_Garibay, Okonji. Rebounds_Gonzaga 39 (Sacre 10), Loyola Marymount 31 (Hamilton, Okonji 6). Assists_Gonzaga 15 (Gray, Sacre, Stockton 3), Loyola Marymount 11 (Teel 4). Total Fouls_Gonzaga 16, Loyola Marymount 24. A_2,964.