National Basketball Association
Gonzaga 69, San Francisco 41
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 30, 2013
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# Rick Batsell, # Mike Greenstein, # Michael Reed
Attendance:
6000
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No. 21 Gonzaga 69, San Francisco 41: Drew Barham had 15 points and nine rebounds as the injury-depleted Bulldogs routed the visiting Dons.
Przemek Karnowski added 11 points and eight rebounds for Gonzaga (12-2, 2-0 WCC), which won its 21st straight conference home game hours after learning that third-leading scorer Gary Bell, Jr. will miss the next 4-to-6 weeks with a broken hand. The Bulldogs also played without starting center Sam Dower Jr., who missed his second straight game due to a back injury.
Avry Holmes led San Francisco (8-6, 1-1) with 16 points and Kruize Pinkins gathered a game-high 10 rebounds. The Dons, who entered the contest averaging 81.9 points, registered season lows in shooting (25.9 percent), field goals (14) and total points.
San Francisco trailed 41-23 at the break after shooting 26.9 percent from the field and never threatened in the second half. The Dons have lost 25 straight games in Spokane dating to the 1988-89 season.
Gerald Coleman, David Stockton and Kevin Pangos scored 10 points apiece for Gonzaga, which outrebounded the Dons 47-37 and forced 16 turnovers. Coleman made five of his 10 shots after playing a total of 25 minutes in his last four games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bell, who suffered his injury Saturday against Santa Clara, is averaging 12.7 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 50.9 percent from the field. … Pinkins missed all 10 of his shots from the field for the Dons, who had their five-game WCC road winning streak come to an end. … Gonzaga improved to 127-8 at the McCarthey Center since it opened in 2004.
Top Game Performances
San Francisco |
|
Gonzaga |
Avry Holmes 16 |
Scoring |
Drew Barham 15 |
Chris Adams 3 |
Assists |
David Stockton 7 |
Kruize Pinkins 10 |
Rebounds |
Drew Barham 9 |
Kruize Pinkins 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Ryan Edwards 4 |
Chris Adams 2 |
Steals |
Drew Barham 2 |
Cole Dickerson 1 |
Blocks |
Przemek Karnowski 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Francisco
|
41 |
25.5 |
6-21 |
7-17 |
12 |
32 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
Gonzaga
|
69 |
43.1 |
8-23 |
11-20 |
16 |
43 |
5 |
10 |
12 |