No. 8 Gonzaga taken to the buzzer, holds off San Francisco
No. 8 Gonzaga survived at the buzzer after San Francisco missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer to extend their win streak to 14 games in a 68-66 victory Saturday in Spokane, Wash.
This was the Bulldogs' 34th straight win over the Dons in their 100th meeting for 78-22 all time.
Jalen Warley led Gonzaga (21-1, 9-0 West Coast Conference) with a game-high 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting, while Davis Fogle and Tyon Grant-Foster each chipped in 15 points off the bench. Fogle also had nine rebounds.
San Francisco (13-9, 5-4) almost played spoiler by making three straight 3-pointers to cut the lead to 68-66 with 1:02 left after going 3:22 without scoring.
Junjie Wang's 3-point shot with 3 seconds left bounced off the front of the rim before the Bulldogs' Fogle corralled the rebound with no time left.
Legend Smiley was 5-for-6 from 3, scoring 18 points for the Dons. Ryan Beasley had 14 points and four made 3-pointers, and Vukasin Masic tallied 11 points.
Shortly after the Bulldogs extended their advantage to 14 points -- their biggest of the day as the Dons never had the lead -- San Francisco exploded from 3-point range as part of making its first six shots in the second hal