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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Gonzaga 66, Loyola Marymount 48
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Officials: # Ken Ditty, # Horace Shields, # Deron White
Attendance: 7896


No. 1 Gonzaga 66, Loyola Marymount 48: Elias Harris had 21 points and eight rebounds as the top-seeded Bulldogs pulled away in the second half of the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals in Las Vegas.

Kevin Pangos contributed 14 points for Gonzaga (30-2), which will play second-seeded Saint Mary’s in Monday’s final. Gonzaga leading scorer Kelly Olynyk was held to eight points, ending a streak of 26 straight games in double figures.

Anthony Ireland finished with 19 points in his final college game and Nick Stover added eight points and seven rebounds for ninth-seeded Loyola Marymount (11-23), which won one regular-season conference game before taking three straight in the tournament.

The Lions had two points and six turnovers in the first seven minutes, but came alive with a 9-0 run that put them ahead 14-9. The lead changed hands seven more times over the final 7:29 of the first half, with Gonzaga taking a 27-26 lead into the locker room.

Gonzaga finally gained separation with a 14-0 run that extended the lead to 46-31. The Lions could get no closer than 12 points the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Gonzaga has been in every WCC tournament championship since 1998. … The Bulldogs entered the game third in the nation in field-goal percentage at 50.5. They shot 39.1 percent in the opening half before finishing at 43.5. …. The Lions were the lowest-seeded team to advance to the tournament semifinals since they did so in 1997.

Top Game Performances
 
Loyola Marymount   Gonzaga
Anthony Ireland 19 Scoring Elias Harris 21
Bruce English 2 Assists Kelly Olynyk 4
Nick Stover 7 Rebounds Elias Harris 8
Anthony Ireland 6 Free Throws Made Elias Harris 8
Taylor Walker 3 Steals Mike Hart 3
Nick Stover 1 Blocks Elias Harris 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Loyola Marymount 48 30.6 5-20 13-19 6 27 1 9 16
Gonzaga 66 43.5 5-14 21-31 12 37 3 8 13