No. 6 Zags rout Waves
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 11 years, 11 months AGO
SPOKANE (AP) - Kevin Pangos scored 14 points and No. 6 Gonzaga pounded Pepperdine 82-56 on Thursday night for its 24th consecutive victory over the Waves.
Kelly Olynyk added 13 points for Gonzaga (22-2, 9-0 West Coast), which has won five straight since losing at Butler.
Stacy Davis scored 16 points to lead Pepperdine (10-13, 2-8), which has lost four straight games. Nikolas Skouen added 12 points.
In their first meeting, Pepperdine led by a point with 14 minutes left before losing 78-62. But this one was over early, as Gonzaga made 12 3-pointers and the Waves committed 21 turnovers.
Gonzaga scored the first 10 points of the game and Pepperdine was scoreless for the first 5 minutes. The Waves committed nine turnovers in the first 8 minutes to fall behind 14-2.
Gonzaga hosts Loyola Marymount on Saturday.
PEPPERDINE (10-13)
Davis 4-10 8-9 16, De Freitas 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 3-12 1-2 9, Baker 0-4 0-0 0, Skouen 4-8 1-2 12, Russell 0-0 0-0 0, Mills 3-6 2-4 10, Stevens 1-1 0-0 2, Ochenje 0-1 0-0 0, Raines 0-1 2-2 2, Maehlen 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 17-47 15-21 56.
GONZAGA (22-2)
Olynyk 2-3 9-10 13, Harris 2-7 2-2 6, Pangos 4-10 2-2 14, Bell, Jr. 3-7 1-2 9, Barham 3-6 0-0 9, Dranginis 4-6 0-0 11, Edi 0-0 0-0 0, Stockton 2-5 0-0 4, Bhaskar 0-0 0-0 0, Bakamus 0-0 0-0 0, Karnowski 4-9 2-6 10, Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Dower 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 26-58 18-24 82.
Halftime_Gonzaga 35-20. 3-Point Goals_Pepperdine 7-19 (Skouen 3-6, Jackson 2-5, Mills 2-5, Baker 0-3), Gonzaga 12-27 (Pangos 4-9, Dranginis 3-4, Barham 3-6, Bell, Jr. 2-4, Dower 0-1, Hart 0-1, Harris 0-1, Stockton 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Pepperdine 39 (Davis 9), Gonzaga 29 (Karnowski 9). Assists_Pepperdine 7 (Jackson 3), Gonzaga 18 (Olynyk, Pangos 4). Total Fouls_Pepperdine 15, Gonzaga 18. Technical_Pepperdine Bench. A_6,000.