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Gonzaga 70, Pepperdine 53
[January 17, 2014] MALIBU, Calif. — No. 24 Gonzaga 70, Pepperdine 53: Sam Dower scored a game-high 18 points and the visiting Bulldogs bounced back from a rare West Coast Conference loss with a dominant defensive performance.
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Kevin Pangos added 14 points for Gonzaga (15-3, 5-1) which
had its 22-game WCC winning streak snapped in its last game at
Portland. The Bulldogs also got 11 points from Przemek Karnowski
and held the Waves to season low in points and field goal
percentage (32.7). Stacy Davis was the lone Pepperdine player to reach double
figures with 12 points, as the upstart Waves (11-8, 4-3) fell
two games behind the Bulldogs in the conference standings.
Pepperdine, which hasn't beaten Gonzaga since 2002, got just
seven points on 2-of-8 shooting from UCLA transfer Brendan Lane
before fouling out with 6:36 to play. Pepperdine led 18-17 midway through the first half but the
Bulldogs ended the half on a 22-3 run to take a commanding 39-21
lead. Pangos, a junior from Canada, had 10 points and four
assists before intermission. David Stockton sank a 3-pointer with 11:34 left in the game to
increase the Gonzaga lead to 55-32. The Bulldogs eventually
built a 26-point advantage and outscored the Waves in the paint
38-18, while also outrebounding them 40-35. GAME NOTEBOOK: Pepperdine has lost 25 straight games to Gonzaga. ... Karnowski was called for a flagrant foul in the second half. ... Seven NBA scouts, including Pat Riley, were in attendance. [© 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2014 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
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