Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Washington Huskies Match Player Stats On Dec 10, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 10, 2017

SEATTLE -- Johnathan Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds and Zach Norvell Jr. added 21 points as 12th-ranked Gonzaga rolled past in-state rival Washington 97-70 on Sunday.

The Bulldogs opened a double-digit lead midway through the first half and extended it to 47-33 at the break. Gonzaga's lead ballooned to 82-57 with 8:44 remaining.

Gonzaga (8-2) was coming off an 88-72 loss at fourth-ranked Villanova on Tuesday, while Washington (7-3) was fresh off a stunning 74-65 road upset of No. 2 Kansas on Wednesday.

Noah Dickerson had 18 points and David Crisp 16 for the Huskies. Dickerson, averaging a team-high 8.7 rebounds, managed just four as Gonzaga finished with a 42-27 advantage on the boards.

Josh Perkins added 14 points for Gonzaga, Rui Hachimura 12, and Silas Melson and Killian Tillie 11 apiece.

Gonzaga gained control with a 10-0 run midway through the first half, opening a 23-11 lead on Josh Perkins' jam with 10:29 remaining. Washington missed eight consecutive shots during that span, including three 3-point attempts.

The Bulldogs extended it to 37-20 before the Huskies whittled it down to 37-25. Gonzaga responded with an 8-2 run, taking its biggest lead of the half at -27 on a three-point play by Norvell Jr. with 1:59 left.

The Huskies, who have installed the Syracuse 2-3 zone under first-year coach Mike Hopkins -- a long-time Syracuse assistant -- were hampered defensively when Mattisse Thybulle picked up his second foul with 16:33 left in the first half.

Thybulle, who ranks fourth in the NCAA in steals and leads the Huskies in blocks, played just four minutes in the first half.

Gonzaga capitalized by shooting 45 percent in the first half. Washington made 7 of its final 11 shots before the break to raise its percentage to a respectable 44 percent, but the Huskies also missed 7 of 14 free-throw attempts in the first half.

NOTES: Although Washington entered Sunday's game with a 29-16 advantage in the series, Gonzaga had won 10 of the previous 11. ... After consecutive road games against No. 4 Villanova and Washington, Gonzaga returns home against North Dakota on Dec. 16 and IUPUI on Dec. 18. ... The Huskies upset of Kansas on was the only road game in the middle of a nine-game span. After Gonzaga, the Huskies have three more at home before opening Pac-12 play on the road. ... Noah Dickerson's two 3-pointers were his first of the season. He had only one attempt in the first nine games. Last season, he was 1-of-9 beyond the arc out of 267 field-goal attempts.