National Basketball Association
Brigham Young 73, Gonzaga 70
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 28, 2015
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# Frank Harvey, # Glenn Mayberry, # Mike Reed
Attendance:
6000
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BYU 73, No. 2 Gonzaga 70: Kyle Collinsworth had
20 points and eight rebounds as the visiting Cougars never trailed in handing
the Bulldogs their first loss in 23 games and snapping their nation-best
41-game home win streak.
Skyler Halford added 14 points off the bench for
BYU (23-8, 13-5 West Coast Conference), which won for the eighth time in nine
outings in notching its first-ever victory in Spokane. The Cougars, who also received
13 points from Chase Fischer and 10 on 3-of-11 shooting from leading scorer
Tyler Haws, hit 7-of-16 3-pointers and finished with a 41-39 rebound advantage,
including 15-11 on the offensive glass.
Byron Wesley had 17 points and nine rebounds to
pace Gonzaga (29-2, 17-1), which had won 22 straight WCC home games. Domantas
Sabonis had 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Bulldogs, who shot
37 percent from the field in the second half and saw leading scorers Kyle Wiltjer
and Kevin Pangos finish with a combined 12 points on 5-of-23 shooting.
It was tight early in the second half, but BYU
broke open a 41-40 game with a 16-7 run to take its first double-digit lead of
the night at 57-47 with 10:03 remaining. The Cougars still led 69-61 with 2:52
to go before Gary Bell Jr. hit a 3-pointer and Wesley sank two free throws to pull
Gonzaga within 69-66 with 50 seconds left, but Collinsworth tipped in his own
missed layup and freshman Ryan Andrus sank a pair of free throws – sandwiched
around four Bulldogs’ free throws – to cap the BYU upset.
The Cougars jumped out to an 11-2 lead as Gonzaga
missed nine of its first 10 shots. BYU still led 34-28 late in the opening
half, but an Eric McClellan 3-pointer helped the Bulldogs close the stanza with
an 8-2 run to knot the contest at 36 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: BYU beat a second-ranked team for
the first time since downing UCLA in 1981. … Haws, who came into the contest
averaging 22.3 points, had his second lowest-scoring game of the season. … Gonzaga’s
starting backcourt trio of Pangos, Wesley and Bell were honored on Senior Night.
Top Game Performances
Brigham Young |
|
Gonzaga |
Kyle Collinsworth 20 |
Scoring |
Byron Wesley 17 |
Kyle Collinsworth 3 |
Assists |
Kevin Pangos 5 |
Kyle Collinsworth 8 |
Rebounds |
Byron Wesley 9 |
Kyle Collinsworth 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Byron Wesley 5 |
Kyle Collinsworth 2 |
Steals |
Kevin Pangos 4 |
Corbin Kaufusi 3 |
Blocks |
Przemek Karnowski 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Brigham Young
|
73 |
42.4 |
7-16 |
16-29 |
10 |
33 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
Gonzaga
|
70 |
43.9 |
6-16 |
14-21 |
13 |
36 |
4 |
8 |
12 |