Frosh shines for No. 21 Gonzaga
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 2 months AGO
SPOKANE (AP) - Freshman Przemek Karnowski scored 22 points to lead No. 21 Gonzaga to a 103-65 win over Southern Utah on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
Karnowski, a highly touted 7-foot-1 center from Poland, led six players in double figures. Guy Landry Edi scored a career-high 16 points, Sam Dower had 15, Elias Harris and David Stockton had 12 apiece and Kevin Pangos added 10.
Jackson Stevenett led Southern Utah with 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting. Waded Collie added 10 points for the Thunderbirds.
Gonzaga, which was never threatened after halftime, opened the second half with a 12-2 run and allowed only one Southern Utah field goal in the first 5 minutes. A free throw by Gary Bell Jr. gave the Bulldogs their biggest lead of the night at 83-45 with 7:47 left.
Gonzaga hosts West Virginia on Monday.
S. UTAH (0-1)
Heuir 2-11 0-0 5, Stevenett 11-15 5-6 29, Collie 4-10 1-2 10, Jeffery 2-3 0-0 4, Cheesman 3-5 0-0 6, Nsenki 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Renfro 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Koehler 0-0 0-0 0, Hanks 0-0 0-1 0, Hess 1-3 0-0 2, Scott 4-5 1-2 9. Totals 27-55 7-11 65.
GONZAGA (1-0)
Pangos 4-8 0-0 10, Bell, Jr. 3-6 1-2 8, Landry Edi 6-8 4-7 16, Harris 3-10 6-8 12, Dower 7-14 0-0 15, Dranginis 0-1 1-2 1, Stockton 5-8 1-2 12, Bakamus 1-1 0-0 3, Karnowski 10-16 2-7 22, Hart 0-0 0-0 0, Barham 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 40-73 17-30 103.
Halftime_Gonzaga 44-27. 3-Point Goals_S. Utah 4-17 (Stevenett 2-3, Collie 1-3, Heuir 1-7, Johnson 0-1, Nsenki 0-1, Hess 0-2), Gonzaga 6-13 (Pangos 2-4, Dower 1-1, Bakamus 1-1, Stockton 1-2, Bell, Jr. 1-3, Harris 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_S. Utah 33 (Stevenett 6), Gonzaga 36 (Harris, Landry Edi 7). Assists_S. Utah 8 (Cheesman, Heuir, Stevenett 2), Gonzaga 18 (Pangos 6). Total Fouls_S. Utah 22, Gonzaga 13. A_6,000.