SPOKANE - The plan for No. 3 Gonzaga was to get defensive stops early against Pacific on Saturday night.
It worked.
Przemek Karnowski and Gary Bell Jr. each scored 13 points as Gonzaga jumped to a big early lead and routed Pacific 91-60, extending the nation's longest home winning streak to 36 games.
"When we get some stops early on, we get a lot of transition baskets," Gonzaga guard Byron Wesley said. "We set the tone for our defense early."
Silas Melson added 12 points, Wesley 11 and Domantas Sabonis 10 for Gonzaga (20-1, 9-0 West Coast), which is off to the best start in program history. The Zags have won 13 consecutive games since their only loss at No. 7 Arizona in overtime.
"That's the beautiful thing about our team," Wesley said of the balanced scoring. "It can be anybody's night, anybody's game."
Sabonis, a freshman, added eight rebounds and said coaches told the players to open the game with some urgency.
"This is like a first-round NCAA game," Sabonis said. "That's how we approached it."
Gonzaga, which leads the nation in field goal percentage, shot 60 percent from the floor and made 11 of 25 3-pointers.
Eric Thompson and T.J. Wallace scored 12 points each for Pacific (10-11, 2-7), which lost its second straight.
"They've got a lot of weapons," Pacific coach Ron Verlin said. "They move the ball very well."
"Our defense was very soft tonight," Verlin said. "We've got enough guys that we should be able to man up and get it done."
Mark Few has never failed to win at least 20 games in 16 seasons as Gonzaga's coach.
PACIFIC (10-11)
Thompson 4-6 4-5 12, Taylor 0-3 0-0 0, Wallace 5-10 2-2 12, Robinson 3-13 2-2 11, Bowles 1-5 3-4 5, Kobre 1-4 0-0 2, Hendricks 1-3 0-0 3, Aguirre 0-3 2-2 2, Lampkin 1-1 4-5 6, Warner 0-2 0-0 0, Peters 0-1 0-4 0, Theodorou 2-3 2-3 7. Totals 18-54 19-27 60.
GONZAGA (20-1)
Wiltjer 3-6 0-0 6, Karnowski 6-8 1-1 13, Pangos 3-6 0-0 9, Bell Jr. 5-7 0-0 13, Wesley 3-6 5-6 11, Melson 4-7 0-0 12, Nunez 1-3 2-2 4, Dranginis 3-4 2-3 9, Sabonis 3-4 4-6 10, Griffin 1-1 0-0 2, Bakamus 0-0 0-0 0, McClellan 1-3 0-2 2, Triano 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-55 14-20 91.
Halftime-Gonzaga 45-27. 3-Point Goals-Pacific 5-22 (Robinson 3-6, Theodorou 1-2, Hendricks 1-3, Kobre 0-2, Warner 0-2, Bowles 0-2, Taylor 0-2, Wallace 0-3), Gonzaga 11-25 (Melson 4-7, Pangos 3-5, Bell Jr. 3-5, Dranginis 1-2, McClellan 0-1, Nunez 0-1, Wesley 0-1, Wiltjer 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Pacific 33 (Lampkin 7), Gonzaga 34 (Sabonis 8). Assists-Pacific 9 (Taylor 3), Gonzaga 15 (Wiltjer 4). Total Fouls-Pacific 19, Gonzaga 23. A-6,000.
No. 1 Kentucky 58, South Carolina 43 - At Columbia, S.C., Devin Booker scored 18 points, Aaron Harrison added 13 and No. 1 Kentucky matched its best start under coach John Calipari with a 58-43 victory over South Carolina on Saturday.
No. 6 WISCONSIN 69, MICHIGAN 64 (OT) - At Ann Arbor, Mich., Frank Kaminsky scored eight of his 22 points in overtime, and Wisconsin held off Michigan.
TEXAS TECH 78, No. 9 IOWA ST. 73 - At Lubbock, Texas, Devaugntah Williams scored a career-high 22 points and Toddrick Gotcher added 17, leading Texas Tech over Iowa State for its first Big 12 win.
No. 11 KANSAS 75, No. 17 TEXAS 62 - At Austin, Texas, Cliff Alexander had 15 points and nine rebounds, and Kansas beat Texas for a key road win in the rugged Big 12.
No. 15 NORTH CAROLINA 78, FLORIDA ST. 74 - At Chapel Hill, N.C., Brice Johnson had 18 points and 14 rebounds to help North Carolina beat Florida State.
No. 18 WEST VIRGINIA 86, TCU 85 (OT) - At Morgantown, W.Va., Jevon Carter sank two free throws with 1 second left in overtime to lift West Virginia past TCU.
No. 21 BAYLOR 69, No. 19 OKLAHOMA 58 - At Waco, Texas, Lester Medford had 17 points, Rico Gathers provided the rim-rocking highlight in a game-clinching run and Baylor went on to a victory over Oklahoma.
No. 22 DAYTON 63, RICHMOND 60 - At Dayton, Ohio, Dyshawn Pierre scored 21 points, and Dayton led a double-digit lead slip away before rallying to beat Richmond, remaining unbeaten at home.
PURDUE 67, No. 25 IOWA 63 - At West Lafayette, Ind., Rapheal Davis scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half to lead Purdue past Iowa.
No. 7 Arizona 73, California 50 - At Berkeley, Calif., Stanley Johnson had 19 points and nine rebounds, Dusan Ristic scored 12 points and No. 7 Arizona avenged last season's loss in Berkeley by crushing California.
ARIZONA (18-2)
McConnell 3-6 0-0 6, Johnson 5-10 8-9 18, Ashley 1-5 4-4 6, Hollis-Jefferson 2-6 5-5 9, Tarczewski 3-6 4-4 10, Jackson-Cartwright 3-3 1-2 7, York 1-4 0-0 3, Ristic 5-6 1-2 12, Pitts 1-3 0-0 2, Korcheck 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 23-26 73.
CALIFORNIA (11-9)
Tarwater 0-0 0-0 0, Wallace 6-12 1-4 13, Bird 2-6 0-0 5, Mathews 7-16 0-0 16, Kravish 8-18 0-0 16, Singer 0-0 0-0 0, Chauca 0-0 0-0 0, Moute a Bidias 0-0 0-0 0, Behrens 0-1 0-0 0, Okoroh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 1-4 50.
Halftime-Arizona 29-19. 3-Point Goals-Arizona 2-5 (Ristic 1-1, York 1-2, Pitts 0-1, Hollis-Jefferson 0-1), California 3-12 (Mathews 2-6, Bird 1-5, Wallace 0-1). Fouled Out-Ashley, Tarwater. Rebounds-Arizona 31 (Johnson 9), California 25 (Kravish 11). Assists-Arizona 9 (McConnell 6), California 13 (Wallace 4). Total Fouls-Arizona 14, California 21. A-11,877.
Oregon State 59, USC 55 - At Corvallis, Ore., Gary Payton II recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Oregon State to victory over USC.
SOUTHERN CAL (9-10)
Reinhardt 6-13 1-1 17, McLaughlin 2-11 4-4 9, Jacobs 1-7 0-0 2, Marquetti 0-3 0-0 0, Jovanovic 5-10 3-4 13, Clark 0-1 8-8 8, Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Dukes 0-0 0-0 0, Gavrilovic 2-2 0-1 4, Stewart 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 17-50 16-18 55.
OREGON ST. (14-5)
Payton II 7-13 5-7 21, Duvivier 3-11 3-4 9, Morris-Walker 1-4 0-0 2, Gomis 0-4 2-2 2, Schaftenaar 4-8 0-0 11, N'diaye 0-0 0-0 0, Reid 5-11 3-5 14. Totals 20-51 13-18 59.
Halftime-Oregon St. 29-27. 3-Point Goals-Southern Cal 5-18 (Reinhardt 4-7, McLaughlin 1-7, Stewart 0-1, Marquetti 0-1, Jacobs 0-2), Oregon St. 6-19 (Schaftenaar 3-6, Payton II 2-5, Reid 1-2, Duvivier 0-3, Morris-Walker 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Southern Cal 36 (Clark 8), Oregon St. 32 (Payton II 10). Assists-Southern Cal 12 (McLaughlin 7), Oregon St. 14 (Duvivier 5). Total Fouls-Southern Cal 17, Oregon St. 16. A-8,877.
Oregon 82, UCLA 64 - At Eugene, Ore., Joseph Young led five Oregon scorers in double figures with 16 points as the Ducks rode 75 percent shooting from the field in the first half to victory over UCLA.
UCLA (11-9)
Looney 7-9 0-0 15, Welsh 2-8 0-0 4, Powell 7-14 9-11 23, Hamilton 1-7 0-2 2, B. Alford 6-16 0-0 15, Goloman 2-5 0-0 5, Allen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 9-13 64.
OREGON (14-6)
Bell 3-4 0-1 6, Cook 4-9 3-4 11, Young 7-11 0-0 16, Rorie 4-4 0-0 10, Abdul-Bassit 4-9 0-0 10, Benjamin 6-6 0-1 15, Benson 0-2 0-0 0, Brooks 3-4 2-2 8, Chandler 1-3 2-2 4, Sorkin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-53 7-10 82.
Halftime-Oregon 46-31. 3-Point Goals-UCLA 5-17 (B. Alford 3-10, Looney 1-1, Goloman 1-3, Powell 0-1, Hamilton 0-2), Oregon 9-13 (Benjamin 3-3, Rorie 2-2, Abdul-Bassit 2-3, Young 2-3, Benson 0-2). Fouled Out-Looney. Rebounds-UCLA 28 (Looney 8), Oregon 31 (Bell 7). Assists-UCLA 8 (Allen 3), Oregon 16 (Bell 5). Total Fouls-UCLA 15, Oregon 14. A-7,301.
Stanford 89, Arizona State 70 - At Stanford, Calif., Chasson Randle, Anthony Brown and Stefan Nastic each recorded at least 20 points and Stanford ran away from Arizona State for the win.
ARIZONA ST. (10-10)
Holder 2-8 3-3 8, Blakes 3-9 1-1 8, Jacobsen 4-8 0-3 8, Gilling 3-5 0-0 9, McKissic 3-5 0-0 6, Atwood 0-0 0-0 0, Murray 2-6 0-0 4, Goodman 7-12 4-7 18, Tummala 0-0 0-0 0, Barnes 3-9 0-0 9, Justice 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 8-14 70.
STANFORD (14-5)
Nastic 8-15 4-8 20, Randle 6-8 7-7 21, Mar. Allen 1-3 0-0 3, Brown 7-11 4-4 21, R. Allen 5-7 1-2 12, Sanders 0-1 1-2 1, Cartwright 2-4 1-2 6, Humphrey 1-1 0-0 2, Pickens 0-1 1-2 1, Morgan 0-1 0-0 0, Bullock 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-53 19-27 89.
Halftime-Stanford 51-41. 3-Point Goals-Arizona St. 8-21 (Gilling 3-5, Barnes 3-6, Holder 1-4, Blakes 1-4, McKissic 0-2), Stanford 8-14 (Brown 3-4, Randle 2-3, Mar. Allen 1-1, Cartwright 1-2, R. Allen 1-3, Morgan 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Arizona St. 26 (Blakes, Gilling 5), Stanford 36 (R. Allen 8). Assists-Arizona St. 15 (Holder 6), Stanford 21 (Mar. Allen 6). Total Fouls-Arizona St. 20, Stanford 19. A-4,009.
Idaho State 80, Portland State 76 - At Pocatello, Chris Hansen and Nnamdi Ezenwa scored 17 points apiece on Saturday night to lead Idaho State to a win over Portland State.
PORTLAND ST. (10-8)
Winston 5-14 2-2 15, Gengler 4-8 0-1 9, Bamba 5-6 2-2 12, Tucker 4-8 3-3 11, Wiggins 4-9 6-7 16, Spickerman 4-6 0-0 8, Sweeney 1-2 0-0 2, Douglas 1-4 0-0 3, Suarez 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 13-15 76.
IDAHO ST. (5-15)
Wilson 2-7 0-0 4, Solarin 7-15 1-1 15, Ezenwa 4-9 6-8 17, Magot 3-7 0-0 6, Hansen 5-11 5-8 17, Luzcando 2-3 0-1 4, Hall 1-1 0-0 3, Bradley 3-6 0-0 6, Nakken 2-3 2-2 8. Totals 29-62 14-20 80.
Halftime-Idaho St. 45-41. 3-Point Goals-Portland St. 7-20 (Winston 3-7, Wiggins 2-7, Douglas 1-1, Gengler 1-3, Tucker 0-1, Sweeney 0-1), Idaho St. 8-15 (Ezenwa 3-6, Nakken 2-3, Hansen 2-5, Hall 1-1). Fouled Out-Wiggins. Rebounds-Portland St. 33 (Bamba 10), Idaho St. 36 (Ezenwa, Wilson 8). Assists-Portland St. 14 (Wiggins 3), Idaho St. 15 (Luzcando 6). Total Fouls-Portland St. 23, Idaho St. 14. Technicals-Wiggins, Luzcando. A-1,763.
Sacramento State 78, Weber State 71 - At Ogden, Utah, Mikh McKinney scored a career-high 33 points and Sacramento State beat Weber State.
SACRAMENTO ST. (13-6)
Hornsby 1-3 0-0 2, E. Stuteville 5-7 0-2 10, Demps 4-6 0-0 8, Garrity 5-8 4-6 18, McKinney 10-16 8-10 33, Barlett 0-1 0-0 0, Strings 0-0 0-0 0, Mills 2-5 0-0 5, Tiffin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-47 12-18 78.
WEBER ST. (8-11)
Gittens 1-6 4-6 6, Hill 1-4 2-2 4, Bolomboy 9-12 2-3 21, Golden 4-6 1-1 11, Senglin 6-15 0-0 15, Johnson-Coston 4-6 2-5 10, Hunter 0-1 0-0 0, Richardson 2-7 0-0 4, Hajek 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 11-17 71.
Halftime-Tied 37-37. 3-Point Goals-Sacramento St. 10-17 (McKinney 5-7, Garrity 4-6, Mills 1-2, Demps 0-1, Barlett 0-1), Weber St. 6-21 (Senglin 3-6, Golden 2-4, Bolomboy 1-1, Hill 0-1, Hunter 0-1, Gittens 0-4, Richardson 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Sacramento St. 24 (Demps 10), Weber St. 31 (Bolomboy 13). Assists-Sacramento St. 16 (McKinney 7), Weber St. 15 (Gittens 4). Total Fouls-Sacramento St. 12, Weber St. 14. A-7,880.
Montana 58, S. Utah 56 - At Missoula, Mont., Martin Breunig and Jordan Gregory scored 15 points apiece as Montana beat Southern Utah.
S. UTAH (5-13)
Oliverson 5-7 0-0 10, Hess 0-5 2-2 2, Langston 2-10 3-4 7, Kennedy 3-6 0-1 6, Parsons 5-9 0-0 13, Waddoups 3-5 0-0 8, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, McGee 0-0 0-0 0, Major 2-2 0-0 5, Rawson 2-7 1-2 5, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Hanks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 6-9 56.
MONTANA (10-8)
Krslovic 0-1 0-0 0, Breunig 6-12 3-4 15, Dunn 4-9 5-8 14, Gregory 5-16 4-7 15, Gfeller 0-2 0-0 0, Bradshaw 3-4 4-4 10, Kemp 1-3 0-0 2, Lopez 0-1 0-0 0, Weisner 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-50 16-23 58.
Halftime-S. Utah 23-19. 3-Point Goals-S. Utah 6-22 (Parsons 3-7, Waddoups 2-3, Major 1-1, Thompson 0-1, Kennedy 0-2, Langston 0-2, Rawson 0-2, Hess 0-4), Montana 2-14 (Dunn 1-3, Gregory 1-7, Weisner 0-1, Lopez 0-1, Gfeller 0-2). Fouled Out-Breunig, Major. Rebounds-S. Utah 35 (Langston 8), Montana 30 (Dunn 7). Assists-S. Utah 9 (Major, Rawson 3), Montana 7 (Dunn, Weisner 2). Total Fouls-S. Utah 20, Montana 15. A-3,918.
Eastern Washington 102, North Dakota 80 - At Cheney, Wash., Tyler Harvey, the nation's leading scorer, had 26 points and freshman Bogdan Bliznyuk had a career-high 25 and Eastern Washington scored 67 points in the second half to beat North Dakota.
NORTH DAKOTA (6-12)
Nash 9-14 6-7 24, Shanks 0-2 0-0 0, Tyler 4-10 0-0 9, de Rouen 4-11 0-1 9, Hooker 6-12 2-2 16, Antwi 5-7 0-0 13, Hobaugh 0-7 0-0 0, Coleman 3-4 0-0 7, Salmonson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 32-69 8-10 80.
E. WASHINGTON (15-5)
Miljkovic 6-8 3-3 18, Jorg 1-2 0-0 2, Harvey 7-12 10-11 26, Kelly 4-8 0-0 10, Brandon 3-7 5-6 11, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Galgalo 0-0 0-0 0, Reid 1-2 0-1 2, Bliznyuk 8-16 6-7 25, Moon 4-5 0-0 8, Von Hofe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-61 24-28 102.
Halftime-North Dakota 41-35. 3-Point Goals-North Dakota 8-27 (Antwi 3-5, Hooker 2-4, Coleman 1-2, Tyler 1-5, de Rouen 1-7, Nash 0-2, Hobaugh 0-2), E. Washington 10-21 (Miljkovic 3-4, Bliznyuk 3-4, Kelly 2-4, Harvey 2-6, Von Hofe 0-1, Brandon 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-North Dakota 34 (Hooker, Nash 8), E. Washington 36 (Brandon 8). Assists-North Dakota 15 (Hooker 7), E. Washington 21 (Brandon 13). Total Fouls-North Dakota 26, E. Washington 16. A-2,097.
Northern Arizona 71, Montana State 64 - At Bozeman, Mont., Quinton Upshur hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 points - 14 in the second half - to lead a balanced attack for Northern Arizona in a win at Montana State.
N. ARIZONA (9-11)
Upshur 6-9 1-2 18, Martin 3-4 2-2 8, Kaluna 5-9 0-0 12, Dixon 5-10 1-2 14, Yanku 4-12 7-8 15, T. de Laveaga 0-1 0-0 0, Springs 0-3 0-0 0, Bewernick 2-6 0-1 4. Totals 25-54 11-15 71.
MONTANA ST. (4-15)
Green 0-2 0-0 0, Robison 6-11 1-3 14, Norman 3-6 0-0 8, Dison 7-16 0-0 18, Colbert 6-11 0-1 15, Holm 3-6 0-0 7, Brumwell 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-3 0-0 0, Price 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-57 1-4 64.
Halftime-N. Arizona 28-26. 3-Point Goals-N. Arizona 10-15 (Upshur 5-7, Dixon 3-4, Kaluna 2-3, T. de Laveaga 0-1), Montana St. 11-25 (Dison 4-7, Colbert 3-6, Norman 2-4, Holm 1-3, Robison 1-4, Brown 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-N. Arizona 37 (Bewernick, Martin, Yanku 8), Montana St. 29 (Norman 10). Assists-N. Arizona 17 (Yanku 10), Montana St. 17 (Colbert 8). Total Fouls-N. Arizona 11, Montana St. 15. A-1,767.
