National Basketball Association
Gonzaga 66, Loyola Marymount 48
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Ken Ditty, # Horace Shields, # Deron White
Attendance:
7896
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No. 1 Gonzaga 66, Loyola Marymount 48: Elias Harris had 21 points and eight rebounds as the top-seeded Bulldogs pulled away in the second half of the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals in Las Vegas.
Kevin Pangos contributed 14 points for Gonzaga (30-2), which will play second-seeded Saint Mary’s in Monday’s final. Gonzaga leading scorer Kelly Olynyk was held to eight points, ending a streak of 26 straight games in double figures.
Anthony Ireland finished with 19 points in his final college game and Nick Stover added eight points and seven rebounds for ninth-seeded Loyola Marymount (11-23), which won one regular-season conference game before taking three straight in the tournament.
The Lions had two points and six turnovers in the first seven minutes, but came alive with a 9-0 run that put them ahead 14-9. The lead changed hands seven more times over the final 7:29 of the first half, with Gonzaga taking a 27-26 lead into the locker room.
Gonzaga finally gained separation with a 14-0 run that extended the lead to 46-31. The Lions could get no closer than 12 points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Gonzaga has been in every WCC tournament championship since 1998. … The Bulldogs entered the game third in the nation in field-goal percentage at 50.5. They shot 39.1 percent in the opening half before finishing at 43.5. …. The Lions were the lowest-seeded team to advance to the tournament semifinals since they did so in 1997.
Top Game Performances
Loyola Marymount |
|
Gonzaga |
Anthony Ireland 19 |
Scoring |
Elias Harris 21 |
Bruce English 2 |
Assists |
Kelly Olynyk 4 |
Nick Stover 7 |
Rebounds |
Elias Harris 8 |
Anthony Ireland 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Elias Harris 8 |
Taylor Walker 3 |
Steals |
Mike Hart 3 |
Nick Stover 1 |
Blocks |
Elias Harris 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Loyola Marymount
|
48 |
30.6 |
5-20 |
13-19 |
6 |
27 |
1 |
9 |
16 |
Gonzaga
|
66 |
43.5 |
5-14 |
21-31 |
12 |
37 |
3 |
8 |
13 |