Bell, Pangos lift Gonzaga over Longwood

| February 28, 2012 8:15 PM

SPOKANE (AP) - Gary Bell Jr. and Kevin Pangos combined for 10 3-pointers and 32 points as Gonzaga closed the regular season by steamrolling undermanned Longwood 92-60 Monday night.

Bell had career bests of six 3-pointers and 20 points, and Pangos had 12 points on four 3s for the Bulldogs (24-5). Freshman Ryan Spangler had his first double-double with career highs of 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Longwood (10-20), which had only had seven players, was led by Antwan Carter's 18 points and Tristan Carey's 16.

It was the final home appearance for seniors Rob Sacre, who will leave the Gonzaga program second in career blocked shots, and Marquise Carter, who was the West Coast Conference tournament MVP last year.

Sacre had five points and six rebounds in limited minutes. Carter had 10 points and five assists, with his acrobatic three-point play pushing the Bulldogs past their previous season high of 90 points.

Gonzaga had a double-figure lead midway through the first half and then closed it with a 15-0 run over the final 6:09 to go ahead 46-21. The Bulldogs had 16 assists on 18 baskets in the half.

The lead reached 35 in the second half as the Bulldogs shot 55.6 percent. They finished with a season-high 24 assists and matched their season high with 13 3-pointers.

Gonzaga fell out of the AP Top 25 this week and was 26th in the voting.

LONGWOOD (10-20)

Van der Kooij 3-7 0-0 8, Carter 7-17 3-4 19, Washington 2-11 1-1 6, Taylor 2-6 0-0 4, Carey 7-14 0-0 16, Shockley 1-1 2-2 5, Dublin 0-1 0-0 0, Havenstein 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-59 6-7 60.

GONZAGA (24-5)

Landry Edi 1-3 0-0 2, Harris 3-4 0-0 6, Sacre 2-6 1-2 5, Carter 5-11 3-3 13, Pangos 4-5 0-0 12, Bell, Jr. 7-10 0-0 20, Stockton 3-6 0-0 7, Spangler 4-8 4-6 12, Monninghoff 1-5 0-0 3, Keita 3-3 1-3 8, Hart 0-0 0-0 0, Dower 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 35-63 9-14 92.

Halftime_Gonzaga 46-21. 3-Point Goals_Longwood 8-26 (Carter 2-4, van der Kooij 2-4, Carey 2-5, Shockley 1-1, Washington 1-9, Havenstein 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Dublin 0-1), Gonzaga 13-28 (Bell, Jr. 6-9, Pangos 4-5, Keita 1-1, Stockton 1-3, Monninghoff 1-5, Harris 0-1, Sacre 0-2, Carter 0-2). Fouled Out_Carter. Rebounds_Longwood 27 (van der Kooij 8), Gonzaga 39 (Spangler 10). Assists_Longwood 14 (Taylor 5), Gonzaga 25 (Stockton 6). Total Fouls_Longwood 13, Gonzaga 9. A_6,000.