Gonzaga 87, Santa Clara 82 2OT

Austin Daye 22 points, career-high
Steven Gray 16 points, Josh Heytvelt 14 points, Jeremy Pargo 13 points, seven assists

Gonzaga Wins Ninth Straight Against Portland

Austin Daye's 19 points and 13 rebounds led Gonzaga (16-5, 5-0) to a 79-41 victory over Portland (7-14, 1-4) on Monday night in Spokane.

David Pendergraft had 15 points and Josh Heytvelt scored all 13 of his points in the first half, with six boards.

Gonzaga has won seven of eight with their only loss coming Saturday versus top-ranked Memphis.

Portland has now loss four of their last five games.

#1 Memphis Reach 19-0 After Zags Defeat

Despite the poor free-throw shooting down the stretch and Jeremy Pargo's 25 point and seven assist day, the Memphis Tigers (19-0, 5-0) maintain their savvy edge in an 81-73 win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs (15-5, 4-0) in Tennessee on Saturday.

Smooth shooting guard Chris Douglas-Roberts was Memphis' high-scorer with 21 points and six rebounds. Freshman Derrick Rose had 19 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists, while future NBA prospect Joey Dorsey had nine points and 13 rebounds.

The Memphis, who played their first game at home since being ranked number one, came out firing from the tip-off. The Tigers put together a 10-0 run in less than two and a half minutes. It would eventually to the Tiger's 43trd straight home win, the longest in the nation.

The Zags were out rebounded 39-25 and gave up 23 fast-break points.

Josh Heytvelt had 13 points and seven rebounds, while Micah Down shot 4-4 for Gonzaga. He finished with 11 points.

Memphis will play Houston at home, UAB on the road, and Tennessee at home on the February 23, which will be their biggest test. Calipari in eight seasons at Memphis is now 200-63.

Gonzaga will be at home on the 28th to face Portland.

Zags Make Sutton Wait for 800th Win

Steven Gray's 16 points (5-8 fg, 2-5 3-point) contributed to Gonzaga's 72-64 win and (15-4, 4-0) making Eddie Sutton wait at least one more game to reach the 800 milestone. He is currently fifth all-time in wins, despite recently revealing the accomlishments unimportance to him.

Dior Lowhorn, who leads the WCC in scoring (20.6 ppg), was the game's high-scorer with 21 points. The Dons (5-13, 1-2) made an 8-0 run in the final minutes to cut the Zags lead to eight before Austin Daye's layup put the Bulldogs up 70-60.

Gonzaga, winners of six in a row, will travel on Saturday to top-ranked Memphis (17-0, 4-0) in an attempt to hand the Tigers their first lost of the season.

Five Zags Hit Double Figures In Win

Matt Bouldin (16), Josh Heytvelt (15), Micah Downs (12), Steven Gray (10) and Jeremy Pargo (10) all shot for double figures in Gonzaga's 80-70 victory Saturday against San Diego at McCarthey Athletic Center. The Bulldogs (14-4, 3-0) came out of the gates on a 15-0 run and never looked back to win their fourth straight and third in the WCC.

San Diego's Brandon Johnson held the game-high 26 points and went for seven steals, but all to no avail as Gonzaga proved to much for ex-assistant Zag coach Bill Grier (now head coach at USD), who spent 16 seasons in Spokane.

Gonzaga will be at home on the 22nd against Eddie Sutton and San Francisco. Sutton is in pursuit of his 800th victory.

Bulldogs Blow Out Pepperdine

At the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, it was all Gonzaga (13-4, 2-0) in a 92-57 route against Pepperdine (6-12, 0-2) in a game that was never close. Austin Daye was the story off the bench scoring 19 points, grabbing six rebounds, and shooting seven-for-eight from the field. Three other Zags were in double figures.

Gonzaga forced 25 turnovers, while holding the Waves to 35.8 percent shooting.

Josh Heytvelt had a productive night with 11 points and seven rebounds, despite being harrassed by Pepperdine students at the free-throw line throughout the night.

Gonzaga will be in Spokane on Saturday to face San Diego Toreros (8-10, 1-0).

Heytvelt's 19 points lead the Zags past Loyola Marymount

Gonzaga began conference play with a 91-68 pounding on the Loyola Marymount Lions (3-14) on Saturday. Gonzaga, who improved to 12-4 on the season, shot a steaming 65.4 percent from the field and finished the final 4:40 of the game on a 18-4 run. Gonzaga's height advantage inside was the story behind their 52 points in the paint, a 29-21 rebound margin, and the seven to one mark in blocks for the game. Matt Bouldin had an extremely productive night, putting up 17 points, eight assists, five steals and four rebounds. Bouldin's 6-foot-5 frame, found success at the low post the majority of the night, sizing up the much smaller Lion guards.

Loyola Marymount's leading scorer Corey Counts had a game-high 21 points with seven assists, while making five of six from 3-point range.

Gonzaga will hit the road against Pepperdine on January 15th, before coming home to face San Diego and San Francisco. Their next true test will be a non-conference game at #2 Memphis on January 26th.

Georgia at Gonzaga

Gonzaga 75, Georgia 67 Final
Matt Bouldin 21 points
More to come

Bouldin Goes Off With 26 Points, Zags Top Utes 61-59

Matt Bouldin's career high 26 points proved to be the difference in Gonzaga's two-point triumph on New Year's Eve Monday night against a good 8-4 Utah team. Bouldin caught fire in the second half, scoring 20 points, and ended his career night shooting 8 of 11 and 6-of-8 from 3-point range. Gonzaga, now 10-4 after dropping two straight games, got a valid effort from power forward Josh Heytvelt, who finished with 16 points (14 of those where in the first half).

Gonzaga, up 26-25 at half, scored the first 10 points in the second half, along with a 12-3 run to go up 50-38 with seven minutes left. It seemed as though every Utah push was silenced by a Bouldin stroke from behind the arc.

Vol's Loften Is Pulled, Despite 82-72 Victory

When your leader is shutdown, it can be awfully difficult to overcome. Gonzaga (9-4) dropped their second straight game and three of their last five following an 82-72 route against Tennessee.. After Pargo's brilliant play against a competitive Oklahoma team (who beat top 25 foe West Virginia on the same day), but only coverted on 1-for-7 from the field, finishing with a dismal eight points. JaJuan Smith is credited with the effort. Smith stated that a summer camp game played this past summer revealed a few of Pargo's weaknesses thus putting himself at an advantage. The Zags trailed by as much as 18 during one point, but were reluctant to cut the deficit to five after a Matt Bouldin 3-pointer with 1:15 remaining. Bouldin was the Bulldogs leading scorer with 21 points. Tennessee's Chris Loften was pulled from the game after missing his seven of eight 3-pointers. He finished the game with 13 points, shooting 4-13 from the field.

Tennesse (No.11 AP, 12-1) will host No.24 Mississippi in Knoxville on January 9. They've won seven straight since dropping a 97-78 contest against Texas. Meanwhile, Gonzaga will stay in Washington for games against Utah on the 31st and Georgia on January 5th before settling into conference games at LMU and Pepperdine.

Gonzaga Halts To The Sooners Despite Pargo's Big Game

In a game that was tight the whole way, Pargo's career high 28 points came up just short in a Thursday night loss to the Sooners (9-3) in Oklahoma City. Gonzaga (9-3) lead late in the second half driven by a 12-5 run in which Pargo connected on five straight shots scoring all 12 points for the Zags during the run, but when his 3-point airball from the right wing was followed by a hook shot in the paint from 6-11 center Longar Longar, who finished with 16 points, it put Oklahoma ahead 67-66. With under a minute and a half to play, the Sooners free-throws ultimately put the nails in the coffin for the Bulldogs.



It was power forward Josh Heytvelt's first game back after serving a nine game suspension for possession of drugs. He had five points in 15 minutes.

Gonzaga will host No. 7 Tennessee on December 29th in Spokane. The Volunteers are 10-1 after an 86-73 victory over North Carolina-Asheville.

#18 Zags Anticipate Tough Four Game Stretch

The 18th ranked Gonzaga Bulldog's are looking at four challenging tasks this Christmas break with contests at Oklahoma, 12th ranked Tennessee, Utah, and finish up on January 5th against Georgia. Gonzaga's schedule thus far is further than modest; beating UConn 85-82 on a neutral court, Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia 65-60, and losing to the Cougars of WSU 51-47 on December 5th. After back-to-back wins at home against Cal State Northridge and Northern Colorado, it leaves the Zags with an 8-2 record. They currently have five players averaging in double-figures (nearly six, David Pendergraft 9 pts, 5 reb) with sophmore Matt Bouldin leading the way with 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists a game.

The push towards March reveals to be a promising one with an addition like Josh Heytvelt, who was busted for psilocybin, an active hallucingenic mushroom back in Febuary earlier this year. Heytvelt's, 6-11, 238-pound body averaged 15.5 and 7.1 nearing the NCAA tourament, so his presence on the court will be comforting for all Bulldog fans.

The team has reunited and have played closer together. They've put the struggles behind them and are ready to redeem themselves after a first-round defeat in last years tournament to Indiana. It will be no cake walk, but with a high-powered offense like they have, the only question remaining will be, "Are they ready to take the next step?"