Sacre, Zags continue domination of Portland
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 11 months AGO
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Robert Sacre had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Steven Gray added 15, including four in the final 11 seconds, as Gonzaga escaped with a 67-64 victory over Portland on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs (15-8, 5-3 West Coast Conference) have won 16 straight and 30 of 31 against the Pilots.
Jared Stohl and Nemanja Mitrovic each scored 16 points to lead Portland (16-7, 4-4), which hasn't beaten Gonzaga at home since 1996. Luke Sikma added 14 points and 14 rebounds.
The Bulldogs trailed 34-28 at intermission but then used a 23-7 run to take a 51-41 lead.
Portland closed to within 53-51 with 5:33 to play but couldn't get any closer.
Sacre gave Portland a chance when he missed two free throws with 45 seconds left and Gonzaga up 63-59. Douglas cut the deficit to two with a driving layup before Gray sealed the win with four free throws.
Gonzaga plays Memphis at the Spokane Arena on Saturday.
GONZAGA (15-8)
Harris 2-5 2-2 6, Monninghoff 0-0 0-0 0, Sacre 7-13 3-5 17, Goodson 0-1 0-0 0, Gray 5-9 4-6 15, Carter 3-6 0-1 7, Arop 2-3 0-0 4, Stockton 4-7 3-4 12, Olynyk 1-2 0-0 2, Hart 0-0 0-0 0, Dower 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 26-53 12-18 67.
PORTLAND (16-7)
Mitrovic 5-12 2-3 16, Sikma 4-11 6-7 14, Knutson 1-3 0-1 2, Douglas 5-16 1-2 14, Stohl 5-9 2-2 16, Waterford 0-0 0-0 0, Riley 0-2 0-0 0, Barker 0-0 0-0 0, Rodgers 0-0 0-0 0, Hannibal 0-1 2-4 2. Totals 20-54 13-19 64.
Halftime_Portland 34-28. 3-Point Goals_Gonzaga 3-12 (Carter 1-2, Stockton 1-3, Gray 1-3, Dower 0-1, Arop 0-1, Goodson 0-1, Harris 0-1), Portland 11-21 (Stohl 4-6, Mitrovic 4-7, Douglas 3-6, Riley 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Gonzaga 36 (Sacre 12), Portland 31 (Sikma 16). Assists_Gonzaga 13 (Stockton 6), Portland 10 (Douglas 4). Total Fouls_Gonzaga 19, Portland 17. A_4,852.