SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Jalen Warley scored 19 points and Davis Fogle had 15 points and a last-second rebound as No. 8 Gonzaga beat San Francisco 68-66 on Saturday night for its 14th straight win of the season and 34th straight over the Dons.
Taion Grant-Foster added 15 points for Gonzaga (21-1, 9-0 West Coast Conference), which lost its two leading scorers for the third straight game. Forward Brayden Huff (17.8 points per game) is out for several weeks with a knee injury. Forward Graham Ek (18 points per game) is expected to return from an ankle injury soon.
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The legendary Smiley scored 18 points and Ryan Beasley added 14 for San Francisco (13-9, 5-4), which hasn’t beaten Gonzaga since 2012. The Dons last won in Spokane in 1989.
San Francisco hit 14 of 28 3-point attempts and all but ended its long win drought at Gonzaga.
With 5 minutes left in the game, Wang Junjie made a layup and made two free throws. Gonzaga led 60-57. But the Dons went cold after that, and Grant Foster’s basket and a 3-pointer with two minutes left gave the Zags a 67-57 lead.
Vukasin Masic hit a pair of 3-pointers and the Dons cut Gonzaga’s lead to 68-66 with 30 seconds left.
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The Downs took their last shot, and Wang Yi hit a long three-pointer that hit the basket. Fogel rebounded for Gonzaga and time expired.
The Zags opened the game with a 12-0 run. San Francisco missed its first eight field goal attempts and didn’t score until Tyrone Riley’s 3-pointer with 12:40 left in the first quarter.
But the Dons hit four three-pointers in the first quarter to chase the score to 26-21. Gonzaga then went on a 10-4 run to lead 36-25 at halftime.
San Francisco hit six 3-pointers early in the second half, including three from Smiley, to cut Gonzaga’s lead to 53-47.
Next
San Francisco: Plays at Santa Clara on Wednesday.
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Gonzaga: Hosts rival Saint Mary’s University next Saturday.
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