Zags zip past Santa Clara

| February 18, 2011 8:00 PM

SPOKANE (AP) - Marquise Carter scored a career-high 20 points and had five assists to help Gonzaga beat Santa Clara 85-76 on Thursday night.

Steven Gray scored 14 points for Gonzaga (18-9, 8-3 West Coast Conference), and Elias Harris added 10 points and seven rebounds.

Carter was 6 of 9 from the field and made all six of his free throw attempts. The Bulldogs shot 53.7 percent from the field and were 6 of 14 from behind the arc.

Kevin Foster scored a game-high 27 points for the Broncos (16-12, 6-5), who were held to four field goals in the final 9 minutes.

Gonzaga held a two-point advantage with 7:35 remaining but pulled away by holding Santa Clara scoreless for more than 4 minutes. The Bulldogs' 13-2 run gave them a 76-63 lead with 1:27 left, sealing it.

Gonzaga hosts San Francisco on Saturday.

SANTA CLARA (16-12)

Payne 0-2 1-2 1, Dowdell 3-7 4-4 10, Harrison 0-1 2-4 2, Roquemore 4-15 7-8 16, Foster 8-22 3-3 27, Santos 0-0 0-0 0, Trasolini 3-7 3-5 10, McArthur 1-4 2-2 5, Cowels 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 21-64 22-28 76.

GONZAGA (18-9)

Harris 4-4 2-4 10, Sacre 2-4 4-4 8, Carter 6-9 6-6 20, Goodson 2-5 3-4 7, Gray 4-10 4-6 14, Stockton 4-6 0-3 8, Olynyk 3-5 1-2 8, Monninghoff 1-3 0-0 3, Hart 0-3 0-0 0, Dower 3-5 1-2 7. Totals 29-54 21-31 85.

Halftime_Gonzaga 43-41. 3-Point Goals_Santa Clara 12-29 (Foster 8-16, McArthur 1-1, Trasolini 1-2, Cowels 1-2, Roquemore 1-8), Gonzaga 6-14 (Carter 2-3, Gray 2-4, Olynyk 1-1, Monninghoff 1-3, Hart 0-1, Stockton 0-2). Fouled Out_Dowdell, Trasolini. Rebounds_Santa Clara 37 (Harrison, Payne 7), Gonzaga 41 (Harris 7). Assists_Santa Clara 13 (Roquemore 8), Gonzaga 15 (Carter 5). Total Fouls_Santa Clara 28, Gonzaga 23. A_6,000.