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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Gonzaga 84, Arizona 80
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 14, 2019
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Deidre Carr, # Gregory Nixon, # David Hall
Attendance: 14644

Corey Kispert led four Gonzaga players in double figures with 18 points as the sixth-ranked Bulldogs took advantage of cold-shooting No. 15 Arizona and then held on for an 84-80 victory on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.

Filip Petrusev had 16 points and seven rebounds for Gonzaga (11-1), while Joel Ayayi added 15 points and Admon Gilder chipped in 13.

Arizona (10-2) shot 38.5 percent from the field for the game -- and made just two of its first 20 3-pointers -- allowing the Bulldogs to lead by 16 points with 2:12 to go. But the Wildcats responded with a furious 15-1 run that forced Ryan Woolridge to make two free throws with 1.7 seconds left to seal the win.

Arizona post player Zeke Nnaji had 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, while fellow freshman Josh Green scored a team-high 17. But star freshman point guard Nico Mannion struggled from the field, making 3 of 20 shots and missing his first nine 3-point attempts, although he did have 10 assists.

Gonzaga, which was up 35-34 at half, gained separation with a 12-0 run, started by a 3-pointer from Gilder for a 45-45 tie. Gilder added another 3-pointer during the spurt as the Bulldogs took a 54-45 lead on a fast-break layup by Kispert with 12:31 to go.

Arizona was within five before a 12-3 run pushed Gonzaga's lead back to 69-55.

Gonzaga is 3-0 against ranked Pac-12 teams this season, also beating Oregon at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and winning at Washington.

Arizona was up by nine twice in the first half, including at the 11:06 mark when Max Hazzard drilled a 3-pointer. The Wildcats' poor shooting -- 1 of 15 from 3-point range in the first half -- helped Gonzaga climb back as the Bulldogs grabbed their first lead at 34-32 on Kispert's 3-pointer with 1:20 to go.

Gonzaga freshman forward Anton Watson, who recently missed almost all of four games because of an ankle injury, played one minute in the first half but left with a shoulder injury and did not return. Senior big man Killian Tillie, hampered by injuries in the past two seasons, did not return after rolling his left ankle with 6:58 to go.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Gonzaga   Arizona
Corey Kispert 18 Scoring Josh Green 17
Joel Ayayi 7 Assists Nico Mannion 10
Corey Kispert 8 Rebounds Zeke Nnaji 17
Filip Petrusev 4 Free Throws Made Josh Green 6
Joel Ayayi 1 Steals Josh Green 2
Filip Petrusev 4 Blocks Zeke Nnaji 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Gonzaga 84 47.5 9-23 17-30 19 40 5 3 10
Arizona 80 38.5 8-30 12-13 17 40 2 4 6