Zags survive WSU
<p>Washington State's D.J. Shelton (23) tries to block Gonzaga's Elias Harris (20) as Washington State's Mike Ladd (2) stands by in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday in Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga won 89-81.</p>
SPOKANE (AP) - Freshman Kevin Pangos tied the school record with nine 3-pointers and finished with 33 points to lead No. 22 Gonzaga to an 89-81 victory over Washington State on Monday night.
Pangos, a guard from Newmarket, Ontario, was 9 of 13 from 3-point range. He tied the record set by Dan Dickau, who hit nine 3s twice.
Brock Motum had 17 points for Washington State (0-1), which trailed by 20 points in the second half and got as close as three points.
Robert Sacre added 15 points for the Bulldogs (2-0), who did not make a field goal over the game's final 5 minutes.
Freshman Gary Bell added 14 for Gonzaga, which faces Hawaii at the BC Basketball Classic on Saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Cougs host Sacramento State on Thursday.