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01/24 21:29 CST Warley scores 19 points and Fogle grabs key rebound as No. 8
Gonzaga edges San Francisco 68-66
Warley scores 19 points and Fogle grabs key rebound as No. 8 Gonzaga edges San
Francisco 68-66
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) --- Jalen Warley scored 19 points and Davis Fogle added 15
points and a last-second rebound as No. 8 Gonzaga edged San Francisco 68-66 on
Saturday night for its 14th consecutive victory of the season and 34th win in a
row over the Dons.
Tyon Grant-Foster added 15 points for Gonzaga (21-1, 9-0 West Coast
Conference), which was without its two leading scorers for the third straight
game. Forward Braden Huff (17.8 points per game) is out for several weeks with
a knee injury. Forward Graham Ike (18 ppg) is expected back soon from an ankle
injury.
Legend Smiley scored 18 points and Ryan Beasley 14 for San Francisco (13-9,
5-4), which has not beaten Gonzaga since 2012. The Dons' last win in Spokane
was in 1989.
San Francisco sank 14 of 28 3-point attempts to nearly end its long victory
drought at Gonzaga.
Junjie Wang had a basket and two free throws to cut Gonzaga's lead to 60-57
with five minutes left. But the Dons went cold after that and Grant-Foster's
basket and a late 3-pointer with two minutes left lifted the Zags to a 67-57
lead.
Vukasin Masic hit a pair of 3-pointers for the Dons to cut Gonzaga's lead to
68-66 with 30 seconds left.
The Dons played for the final shot and Wang launched a long 3-pointer that
clanged off the rim. Fogle rebounded for Gonzaga and time expired.
The Zags opened the game with a 12-0 run. San Francisco missed its first eight
field goal attempts and didn't score until Tyrone Riley's 3-pointer with 12:40
left in the first.
But the Dons hit four more 3-pointers in the first to close within 26-21.
Gonzaga then went on a 10-4 run to build a 36-25 lead at halftime.
San Francisco made six 3-pointers early in the second half, including three by
Smiley, to cut Gonzaga's lead to 53-47.
Up next San Francisco: Plays at Santa Clara on Wednesday. Gonzaga: Hosts rival Saint Mary's next Saturday. --- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
