Bell, Harris lift Zags past Pilots
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 11 months AGO
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Gary Bell Jr. had 18 points, Elias Harris added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Gonzaga beat Portland 74-62 on Thursday night for its 18th straight win in the series.
Robert Scare added 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting for the Bulldogs (17-3, 7-1 West Coast), who won their fourth straight game.
Ryan Nicholas had all 13 of his points and eight of his 10 rebounds in the first half for the Pilots (5-16, 2-6), who have lost five in a row. Tim Douglas added 11 points and Derrick Rodgers nine.
Gonzaga came out sizzling in the second half, making 15 of 22 shots from the field and 18 of 20 free throws after the break. They scored the first eight points of the half to take the lead for good.
The Pilots, who led the nation in 3-point shooting the last three seasons, made just 6 of 21 attempts on Thursday.
Gonzaga returns to action next Thursday at BYU.
GONZAGA (17-3)
Bell 5-9 7-8 18, Harris 5-10 7-8 17, Sacre 5-5 6-7 16, Pangos 4-13 4-5 12, Landry Edi 1-2 1-2 3, Carter 2-2 0-1 4, Dower 2-8 0-0 4, Stockton 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 25-31 74.
PORTLAND (5-16)
Nicholas 6-14 0-0 13, Rodgers 3-5 3-4 9, Mitrovic 3-8 0-0 8, K. Bailey 2-7 1-2 6, van der Mars 3-4 0-0 6, Douglas 4-8 2-4 11, Riley 3-8 0-0 7, Carr 1-2 0-0 2, J. Bailey 0-0 0-0 0, Cason 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 6-10 62.
Halftime_Portland 29-25. 3-Point Goals_Gonzaga 1-11 (Bell 1-1, Harris 0-1, Dower 0-1, Stockton 0-2, Pangos 0-6), Portland 6-21 (Mitrovic 2-7, K. Bailey 1-2, Douglas 1-3, Nicholas 1-3, Riley 1-5, Cason 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Gonzaga 36 (Harris 10), Portland 28 (Nicholas 10). Assists_Gonzaga 13 (Carter, Pangos 3), Portland 12 (Douglas 4). Total Fouls_Gonzaga 14, Portland 26. A_4,852.