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No. 22 Gonzaga 73, Hawaii 54

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Trevor Wiseman, centre, tries to get past Gonzaga Bulldogs, Sam Dower, left, and Robert Sacre during second half of the 2011 BC Basketball Classic NCAA basketball action at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (Jonathan Hayward / Cp)
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Trevor Wiseman, centre, tries to get past Gonzaga Bulldogs, Sam Dower, left, and Robert Sacre during second half of the 2011 BC Basketball Classic NCAA basketball action at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (Jonathan Hayward / Cp)

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Trevor Wiseman, centre, tries to get past Gonzaga Bulldogs, Sam Dower, left, and Robert Sacre during second half of the 2011 BC Basketball Classic NCAA basketball action at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday.  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Robert Sacre had a successful homecoming in Canada, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead No. 22 Gonzaga past Hawaii 73-54 on Saturday night.It was a rare appearance in Vancouver for Sacre, a former British Columbia high school star who is in his fourth and final year of collegiate eligibility. He is projected as a first- or second-round NBA draft choice and also figures prominently in Canada's rebuilding national team program.Gary Bell had 14 points for Gonzaga, and Kevin Pangos of Newmarket, Ontario, added 12/Associated Press. More + ESPN boxscore here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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