Zags shut down Dons
SPOKANE (AP) - Marquise Carter scored 18 points - one game after setting a career-high with 20 - as Gonzaga beat San Francisco 70-53 on Saturday night.
Steven Gray led Gonzaga (19-9, 9-3 West Coast Conference) with 19 points and Elias Harris added 14. The Bulldogs shot 53.8 percent in the second half and had 16 assists on 28 made baskets.
San Francisco (14-13, 8-4) only had one player finish in double figures, as Michael Williams had 13 points. The Dons made just 20 of 53 shots. San Francisco was 1 of 6 from 3-point range in the second half, after making 5 of 11 in the first.
Gonzaga made its first eight shots of the second half, including five 3-pointers, extending its two-point halftime lead to 55-39. The Bulldogs' first miss came at the 13:59 mark, when Gray couldn't get his baseline jumper to fall. Carter made 3 of 3 shots from behind the arc during the 21-7 run.
Leading 59-47, Gonzaga went on an 9-0 run to take its biggest lead of the game at 21 with 4:25 left. The Bulldogs only made one basket in the final four minutes, but the Dons couldn't capitalize.
San Francisco freshman guard Cody Doolin scored a career-high 23 points in the previous meeting but was held to only five points. His first basket, a 3-pointer, came with 17:34 remaining.
Gonzaga moved into sole possession of second place in the conference, one game behind St. Mary's.
The game was knotted at 15 before Gonzaga went on an 8-0 run, highlighted by a Harris alley-oop layup. San Francisco made two consecutive 3-pointers during an 8-0 run to tie the game at 32. Gonzaga held a 34-32 lead at halftime, as neither team shot better than 36 percent.
Gonzaga plays at Saint Mary's on Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO (14-13)
Caloiaro 2-6 1-1 6, Diarra 3-7 0-0 6, Williams 5-11 0-0 13, Green 2-6 2-2 6, Doolin 2-4 0-0 5, Petrovic 2-7 2-2 7, Raffington 3-7 2-5 8, Dickerson 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 7-10 53.
GONZAGA (19-9)
Harris 6-12 1-2 14, Sacre 0-3 0-0 0, Carter 7-10 1-2 18, Goodson 2-3 0-0 5, Gray 7-18 2-2 19, Arop 0-0 0-0 0, Stockton 0-4 0-0 0, Olynyk 2-5 2-2 6, Monninghoff 0-2 0-0 0, Keita 0-0 0-0 0, Hart 0-0 0-0 0, Dower 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 28-65 6-8 70.
Halftime_Gonzaga 34-32. 3-Point Goals_San Francisco 6-17 (Williams 3-7, Doolin 1-2, Petrovic 1-3, Caloiaro 1-4, Dickerson 0-1), Gonzaga 8-25 (Carter 3-5, Gray 3-9, Goodson 1-1, Harris 1-3, Dower 0-1, Olynyk 0-1, Monninghoff 0-2, Stockton 0-3). Fouled Out_Diarra. Rebounds_San Francisco 36 (Caloiaro 9), Gonzaga 37 (Harris 7). Assists_San Francisco 8 (Doolin 4), Gonzaga 16 (Carter, Goodson, Gray 3). Total Fouls_San Francisco 13, Gonzaga 15. A_6,000.