National Basketball Association
Gonzaga 59, San Diego 56
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 23, 2014
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# Mike Scyphers, # Deron White, # Jeff Wooten
Attendance:
6000
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No. 21 Gonzaga 59, San Diego 56: Sam Dower Jr. had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the West Coast Conference-leading Bulldogs survived a late push from the visiting Toreros.
Przemek Karnowski added 12 points and six rebounds for Gonzaga (17-3, 7-1 WCC), which improved to 11-0 at home. Kevin Pangos had 11 points and Kyle Dranginis added 10 points and seven boards.
Johnny Dee led San Diego (11-10, 2-6) with 26 points on 8-of-10 shooting and was perfect from the 3-point line (3-of-3) and foul line (7-of-7). Dennis Kramer added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Dower hit two early 3-pointers and had 10 of the Bulldogs' first 12 points, but Dee and Duda Sanadze hit 3-pointers during an 8-0 run for a brief 22-17 San Diego lead midway through the first half. Dranginis and David Stockton knocked down back-to-back 3s during a 14-0 run as Gonzaga built a nine-point lead before Dee closed the half with a jumper and a last-second steal and layup to cut the Bulldogs' lead to 33-29 at halftime.
Gonzaga scored the first five points of the second half but could never shake the Toreros, who rallied on Dee's two 3-pointers and three free throws late in the half. Kramer tied the game at 55 with six minutes left but Gonzaga got baskets from Karnowski and Pangos during a 4-1 game-ending run and San Diego's Christopher Anderson missed a tying 3-point attempt prior to the buzzer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Gonzaga G Gary Bell Jr. had five points, an assist and a steal off the bench after missing the past six games with a broken hand. ... San Diego's last four games have been decided by four or fewer points with the Toreros going 1-3 in that stretch. ... Dee missed his first field-goal attempt before hitting eight straight shots on his way to his sixth 20-point game.
Top Game Performances
| San Diego |
|
Gonzaga |
|
Johnny Dee 26 |
Scoring |
Sam Dower 18 |
|
Christopher Anderson 2 |
Assists |
Kyle Dranginis 4 |
|
Dennis Kramer 7 |
Rebounds |
Sam Dower 10 |
|
Johnny Dee 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Sam Dower 2 |
|
Johnny Dee 3 |
Steals |
Drew Barham 1 |
|
Jito Kok 2 |
Blocks |
Kyle Dranginis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| San Diego
|
56 |
41.3 |
4-14 |
14-15 |
3 |
23 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
| Gonzaga
|
59 |
48.1 |
7-18 |
2-4 |
12 |
28 |
1 |
4 |
8 |