Gonzaga 72, Pepperdine 54

Gonzaga forward Elias Harris, of Germany, center, fight for a loose ball with Pepperdine forward Mychel Thompson, left and center Denis Agre, of Bulgaria, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Gonzaga rebounded from a disappointing conference defeat with a rout. Matt Bouldin had 18 points and five assists, and Elias Harris scored 13 points to lead Gonzaga (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) to a 72-54 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday night. Robert Sacre and Steven Gray scored 12 points apiece and Sacre added a career-high six blocks for the Bulldogs (22-5, 10-2 West Coast), who won 14 of 16 games.On Thursday night, Gonzaga lost 72-66 to Loyola Marymount for only the third time since 1996.”I just challenged them,” Bulldogs coach Mark Few said of his players. “You can’t approach these games like that. You’re getting everybody’s best shot.”Bouldin said that Few’s approach worked/ Associated Press . More here .

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