Late Mistakes Cost Gonzaga Road Victory

WCC

Making only 3 of 8 free-throw attempts in the final 5 minutes of the game Saturday night, the Gonzaga University Bulldogs saw Portland slip past them in the final minute at Portland’s Chiles Arena.

The 74-71 Pilots win snapped a five-game West Coast Conference winning streak for the Bulldogs (5-7, 16-8).

GU once owned a 13-point lead, and led 71-68 with 50 seconds left, but a pair of turnovers and two fouls allowed the Pilots (8-4, 17-7) to take control.

“It’s so frustrating because we played really good basketball,” GU coach Dan Fitzgerald said. “We made an admirable effort, but we made big mistakes at the wrong time. We were ahead by three inside of a minute left and we lose it. It’s like the old throat closed up a little bit.”

Lemont Daniels and Ray Ross hit two free throws apiece in the final 23 seconds.

Jon Kinloch topped all scorers with 18 points for Gonzaga, while Kyle Dixon added 15 and John Rillie 14.

Portland took its first lead since the opening tip, 68-67, with 2:54 left in the game.

A pair of free throws by Dixon pushed Gonzaga ahead 71-68 with 53 seconds left, but freshman Dionn Holton closed the gap to 71-70 with 37 seconds showing.

Ross then made a midcourt steal on a Portland full-court trapping defense and Daniels followed with two free throws to give the Pilots a 72-71 lead with 23 seconds left.

GU wraps up the regular season at home in the Martin Centre Thursday against San Francisco and Saturday vs. San Diego.

Portland 74, Gonzaga 71 GONZAGA

Dixon 5-8 4-8 15, Rillie 4-9 2-3 14, Rogers 2-6 0-0 4, Kinloch 8-18 1-2 18, Rubright 2-2 1-2 5, Bond 0-1 0-0 0, Cole 3-5 0-0 7, Morgan 0-1 0-0 7, Snider 1-2 5-6 7, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 14-23 71. PORTLAND

Holton 5-7 5-6 15, Ross 4-6 5-7 14, Ranta 3-10 7-8 13, Chatman 6-16 4-8 16, Daniels 3-6 3-4 9, Metoyer 0-0 1-2 1, Flicker 1-5 1-2 4, Brainard 1-6 0-0 2, Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 23-58 26-37 74.

Halftime score - Gonzaga 40, Portland 31. 3-point goals - Gonzaga 7-20 (Kinloch 1-6, Dixon 1-2, Rillie 4-9, Cole 1-3), Portland 2-10 (Ross 1-2, Flicker 1-4, Brainard 0-2, Anderson 0-2). Rebounds - Gonzaga 36 (Rillie 6), Portland 42 (Daniels 12). Total fouls - Gonzaga 28, Portland 23. Fouled out - Snider, Morgan, Ranta. Assists - Gonzaga 15 (Dixon 5), Portland 11 (Ross 4). A - 4,165.

Santa Clara 77, Saint Mary’s 62

At Moraga, Calif., Steve Nash had 23 points and 10 assists as the Broncos clinched their first WCC regular-season championship since 1970.

Marlon Garnett had 20 points and Lloyd Pierce added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Santa Clara (11-4, 20-4).

Brent Farris scored 17 points for Saint Mary’s (8-4, 15-9).

SANTA CLARA

Sedlock 1-1 0-0 3, Dunne 3-7 1-3 8, Graves 3-6 1-3 7, Nash 5-13 10-10 23, Garnett 6-12 4-4 20, Anderson 0-2 0-3 0, Pierce 1-2 0-0 2, Zurek 4-8 5-6 13, Von Buchwaldt 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 23-53 23-32 77.

SAINT MARY’S

Farris 7-17 2-2 17, Unruh 2-7 1-3 6, Horton 6-8 4-7 16, Sufi 0-4 1-2 1, Gilmore 1-2 0-0 3, Johnson 2-5 4-4 9, Joseph 0-0 0-0 0, Driscoll 0-1 0-0 0, Dodic 0-0 0-0 0, Rollins 4-8 2-2 10. Totals 22-52 14-20 62.

Halftime-Santa Clara 45, St. Mary’s 36. 3-Point goals-Santa Clara 8-18 (Sedlock 1-1, Dunne 0-1, Nash 3-7, Garnett 4-6, Anderson 0-1, Zurek 0-2), St. Mary’s 4-14 (Farris 1-3, Unruh 1-4, Sufi 0-2, Gilmore 1-2, Johnson 1-3). Fouled out-Sedlock, Graves, Johnson). Rebounds-Santa Clara 40 (Zurek 13), St. Mary’s 28 (Horton 11). Assists-Santa Clara 13 (Nash 10), St. Mary’s 12 (Sufi 6). Total fouls-Santa Clara 18, St. Mary’s 24. Technicals-Santa Clara bench. A-3,423.

USD 78, Pepperdine 67

At San Diego, Doug Harris made 10 of his 16 shots from the floor and scored 24 points to lead the Toreros past the Waves.

San Diego (5-7, 10-13) got 14 points, on 6-of-7 shooting, from reserve Brian Bruso, and 12 points from David Fizdale.

PEPPERDINE

James 5-8 0-0 10, Marcaccini 1-5 0-0 3, Vanderputten 5-7 4-5 14, Hervey 0-5 0-0 0, Brown 7-21 1-2 15, Merrill 1-4 0-1 3, Powell 2-7 2-4 8, Ramirez 4-9 0-0 12, O’Brien 1-1 0-0 2, Holcomb 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-68 7-12 67.

SAN DIEGO

Flannery 2-9 0-0 5, Williams 4-6 3-6 11, Black 4-5 0-0 8, Fizdale 5-7 1-1 12, Harris 10-16 2-4 24, Sheahan 0-1 0-0 0, Speech 1-5 1-2 3, Hill 0-1 0-0 0, Raffo 0-1 0-0 0, Bruso 6-7 2-2 14, Obasohan 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 32-58 10-17 78.

Halftime-USD 34, Pepperdine 30. 3-Point goals-Pepperdine 8-21 (Marcaccini 1-2, Hervey 0-1, Brown 0-1, Merrill 1-3, Powell 2-6, Ramirez 4-8), USD 4-16 (Flannery 1-6, Fizdale 1-2, Harris 2-6, Sheahan 0-1, Speech 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Pepperdine 40 (Marcaccini 7), USD 35 (Williams 6). Assists- Pepperdine 15 (Brown, Powell, Ramirez 3), USD 13 (Harris 4). Total fouls- Pepperdine 18, USD 13. A-1,811.

San Francisco 72, Loyola Marymount 70

At San Francisco, Gerald Walker’s 19 points led the Dons (4-8, 10-16) past LMU (12-12, 4-8) despite a furious rally that brought the Lions from nine points down to a three-point lead with 1:57 remaining.

Art Wallace and Walker then scored consecutive baskets to give San Francisco the lead again.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (12-12)

O’Quinn 3-7 1-4 7, Jones 9-12 1-4 19, Odouk 6-13 6-13 18, Williamson 4-10 0-0 11, Kirksey 3-9 1-2 8, McElroy 0-0 0-0 0, Anthony 1-1 0-0 2, Ammerman 1-1 1-2 3, Hotopp 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 28-57 10-25 70.

SAN FRANCISCO (10-15)

Boyd 0-0 0-0 0, Fong 1-1 0-0 2, Wallace 6-6 1-2 13, Brovelli 3-7 0-0 6, Paul 2-5 0-0 6, Campbell 1-1 0-0 2, Walker 6-13 5-6 19, Galloway 2-3 0-1 4, Duggan 2-9 4-4 9, Washington 2-9 4-5 9, Brass 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-55 14-18 72.

Halftime-San Francisco 44, Loyola Marymount 37. 3-Point goals-Loyola Marymount 4-12 (Williamson 3-7, Kirksey 1-3, O’Quinn 0-2), San Francisco 6-21 (Walker 2-6, Paul 2-4, Duggan 1-4, Washington 1-4, Brovelli 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Loyola Marymount 35 (Jones 6, Kirksey 6), San Francisco 34 (Wallace 7). Assists-Loyola Marymount 6 (O’Quinn 2), San Francisco 16 (Walker 4, Brovelli 4). Total fouls-Loyola Marymount 14, San Francisco 20. A-4,749.