Pacific 62, at Gonzaga 71

SPOKANE, Wash. (Interstat) — In a game defined by defensive intensity and offensive frustration, the Gonzaga Bulldogs used a dominant second-half performance to pull away from a pesky Pacific Tigers squad for a 71-62 victory in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at a sold-out McCarthey Athletic Center. A crowd of 6,000 watched as the Bulldogs, now 27-2 overall, shook off a sluggish first half to outscore the Tigers 42-33 after halftime. Pacific, which fell to 17-13, matched Gonzaga blow for blow in the opening period, with the teams locked in a 29-29 tie at the break.… Read more...