Player of the game: Gonzaga guard Kevin Pangos had the key basket of the day, a three with 1:54 left, and finished with 16 points, five assists and one turnover in 38 minutes.

Key to the game: The Zags finally shed the gutty Jaguars by getting key perimeter contributions against a defense that was geared to stop big men Kelly Olynyk and Elias Harris.

Turning point: Gary Bell Jr.'s trey with 3:21 broke a 56-all tie and gave Gonzaga the lead for good, and Pangos followed with his dagger from the corner.

Quotable: "No, never in my mind, I didn't think we were going to lose this game. We always battle." — Bell, asked if he ever thought the Zags were in danger of losing.

Bud Withers

SOUTHERN U. 58
min		fgm-a	ftm-a	or-t	a	pf	pts
Beltran	39	6-14	5-7	0-3	3	1	21
Grace	26	1-8	2-2	1-7	3	0	4
Monroe	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
Moore	29	2-2	2-2	0-3	0	3	7
Mitchell	38	3-4	1-2	0-4	2	3	7
Johnson	17	2-3	2-3	0-1	1	1	7
Hyder	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0
Miller	24	3-12	0-2	0-2	0	1	9
Bol	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	3
	200	18-46	12-18	3-27	10	12	58

Percentages: FG .391, FT .667. Three-point goals: 10-23, .435 (Beltran 4-8, Miller 3-10, Moore 1-1, Bol 1-1, Johnson 1-1, Grace 0-2). Team rebounds: 7. Blocked shots: 8 (Moore 4, Mitchell 3, Miller). Turnovers: 10 (Grace 2, Mitchell 2, Johnson, Monroe, Hyder, Miller, Bol, Beltran). Steals: 4 (Grace 2, Hyder, Beltran). Technical fouls: None.

GONZAGA 64
min		fgm-a	ftm-a	or-t	a	pf	pts
Pangos	38	5-12	2-2	0-3	5	2	16
Bell Jr.	33	4-9	0-0	0-2	0	3	11
Olynyk	36	8-15	5-7	2-10	1	4	21
Harris	32	2-10	1-2	2-8	0	0	5
Hart	14	0-1	0-0	2-7	1	3	0
Edi	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
Stockton	29	1-3	2-3	0-1	7	2	4
Karnowski	4	1-2	0-0	1-3	0	0	2
Dower	7	2-2	0-1	1-1	0	1	5
Barham	6	0-1	0-0	0-1	0	1	0
	200	23-55	10-15	11-40	14	16	64

Percentages: FG .418, FT .667. Three-point goals: 8-20, .400 (Pangos 4-9, Bell Jr. 3-6, Dower 1-1, Barham 0-1, Harris 0-1, Olynyk 0-1, Stockton 0-1). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 0. Turnovers: 10 (Bell Jr. 3, Olynyk 3, Stockton 2, Karnowski, Pangos). Steals: 6 (Pangos 2, Hart, Karnowski, Bell Jr., Olynyk). Technical fouls: None.

Southern U.	31	27	—	58
Gonzaga	34	30	—	64

Attendance: 12,621. Officials: Ted Valentine, James Barker, Mark Schnur.