National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Gonzaga 71, Arizona 60
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2011
Where: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Mike Greenstein, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 15127

Elias Harris scored 17 of his season-high 27 points in the first half and Gonzaga built an early 18-point lead to record a 71-60 victory over Arizona in Saturday’s annual Battle in Seattle.

Kevin Pangos added 13 points and Sam Dower tallied 10 as the Bulldogs (7-2) scored the game’s first 14 points and held off a late rally by the Wildcats (7-4).

Kyle Fogg scored 14 points and Nick Johnson added 13 to pace Arizona, which is just 3-4 after winning its first four games of the season.

Harris was 12-of-16 from the field and was on his game from the outset. His jumper gave Gonzaga a 14-0 lead with 14:43 left in the first half, and he had 14 points in the first nine minutes as the Bulldogs took a 22-4 lead.

Arizona made a late charge after a dunk by Harris gave Gonzaga a 55-37 lead midway through the second half. Fogg and Jesse Perry hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Perry scored on a layup to pull Arizona within 10 points with 7:52 remaining.

The Wildcats later scored seven consecutive points to cut the Bulldog lead to 60-54 with 2:44 left but couldn’t reduce the margin any further.

Arizona missed its first seven shots of the game and shot just 31.3 percent over the first 20 minutes en route to a 39-21 halftime deficit.
Top Game Performances
 
Arizona   Gonzaga
Kyle Fogg 14 Scoring Elias Harris 25
Nick Johnson 6 Assists Kevin Pangos 8
Solomon Hill 6 Rebounds Elias Harris 8
Solomon Hill 4 Free Throws Made Kevin Pangos 9
Kyle Fogg 1 Steals Gary Bell Jr. 1
Angelo Chol 2 Blocks Mike Hart 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arizona 60 41.1 6-20 8-9 12 22 4 3 8
Gonzaga 71 42.9 3-20 20-32 14 36 5 2 5