Recap and highlights: Gonzaga # 2 hits BYU at a senior party

Josh Perkins scored 21 points and seven assists on Senior Night, while No. 2 Gonzaga defeated BYU on Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Zach Norvell Jr. led the Bulldogs (27-2, 14-0 at the WCC) with 25 points, while Rui Hachimura had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

TJ Haws and Yoeli Childs paced BYU (18-12, 10-5) with 18 points each.

The Bulldogs shot 54.5% of the ground and 45% of the deepest, while the Cougars shot 41.9% in total and 38.1% of the distance of 3 points. Gonzaga also made 21 of 27 free throws, while BYU attempted to throw 13 shots on goal.

GU exceeded the BYU 40-31 and outstripped the Cougars 46-30 in the painting.

Gonzaga finishes the season with a 17-0 record at home.

The Bulldogs travel to Stockton, California on Thursday for one o'clock in the afternoon. match against Pacific (ESPN2).

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First half

Final – Gonzaga 102, BYU 68: A convincing victory for the Bulldogs, who put the pedal on the medal in the last 10 minutes against the Cougars.

Memorable performances for seniors at Josh Perkins and Geno Crandall. Jeremy Jones also finished with seven points in his last home game and Jack Beach started.

Two more games on the road for the Zags before the WCC tournament in Las Vegas. BYU still has work to do to try to get second place in the tournament and avoid the semifinals.

03h05 – Gonzaga 94, BYU 59: Another technical call on BYU after a blocking of Corey Kispert only makes the Zags and GU fans more excited.

Rui Hachimura crossed the bar of 20 points overlay. Brandon Clarke then beats TJ Haws and finds Rui for the open slam, forcing a BYU timeout.

The cougars managed to keep it nearby for about 30 minutes, but the Zags moved to another speed in the last five minutes.

Hachimura is looking for what could be the last time in Spokane. The stock of the NBA Junior Draft continues to rise with its impressive play this season. He finished with 23 points.

Josh Perkins is also playing his last few minutes in the kennel, coming to the bench after a 21-point, seven-pass performance, one of his best games this season.

Emotional evening for GU, who did a great job concentrating this energy on the field.

8:19 – Gonzaga 73, BYU 56: Four fouls on BYU's Yoeli Childs as he goes to the sidelines, which is very useful for the Bulldogs.

BYU coach Dave Rose also committed a technical foul. The Cougar were called for 10 fouls in the first nine minutes of the half.

Geno Crandall's ankle ankle, while the senior gets a twisted BYU defender and finishes at the bucket to reach eight points. One of Crandall's best games of the season will be the Senior Night.

Rui Hachimura now has 19 points while Josh Perkins has 18 points.

BYU 33-26 cross-border zags, including 7-5 on the offensive glass. 9-0 Bulldogs gives GU his biggest lead of the game.

An impressive half of the Zags, who could return to the top spot of the Associated Press Monday.

11:36 – Gonzaga 64, BYU 53: BYU maintains some pressure on the Bulldogs, but GU still seems to have a solution to keep it around a two-digit margin.

Yoeli Childs and TJ Haws have up to 15 years for the Couguars, while Zach Norvell Jr. is the first to score 20 points for the Zags. Josh Perkins at 17 for GU, while Rui Hachimura is 15.

A calm night in attack for Brandon Clarke, but the junior redshirt has seven rebounds to accompany his two points.

Zags pulling 52.1% of the soil, while BYU holds 46.7%.

14:52 – Gonzaga 60, BYU 49: Josh Perkins coming out with style on Senior Night. The Zags All-Time Aids leader broke a 3-pointer to open the second half and now has 17 points on 7 shots out of 9.

GU returned to his usual starting point at half past five with Zach Norvell Jr., Corey Kispert, Brandon Clarke and Rui Hachimura alongside Perkins.

The second half started slowly as the whistles became more frequent. BYU's star player Yoeli Childs takes his third call, while Nick Emery and Gavin Baxter have two for the Cougars.

TJ Haws tries to keep BYU in this one while his transition mat puts him at 13 points.

First half

Half time – Gonzaga 51, BYU 38: Yoeli Childs shows Rui Hachimura with three pointers, but Hachimura responds with a rider on the next trip on the court to double the numbers with 11 points.

Few points at the end of the half for BYU allowing the Cougars to score seven points, but Josh Perkins quickly rallies the two-digit lead with his second pointer of the night.

Perk up to 10 points on 4 out of 5 shots.

Zach Norvell Jr. leads all scorers with 18 points, while TJ Haws advances with BYU with 11 points.

The Zags draw 57.1% overall and 55.6% of the depth, while BYU draws 44.1% of the ground and 35.7% of the distance of 3 points.

GU outbounding BYU 19-16 and ahead of Cougars in painting 24-16

3:32 – Gonzaga 41, BYU 28: Zach Norvell Jr. himself having spent the night. The rangy guard is inside and outside and has 15 points.

Rui Hachimura on the threshold of double digits with nine points.

BYU has really struggled from the deepest point to the present. The Cougars shoot at only 25% of the distance of 3 points and have made 3 attempts out of 12.

Zags on a 10-2 run as BYU can not be offended. BYU's Zac Seljaas also commits his third foul in just nine minutes.

7:43 – Gonzaga 31, BYU 23: BYU's attack now goes through TJ Haws. He has 11 points on 5 of 9 shots. Yoeli Childs with seven points for the Cougars.

Huge minutes up to now for Geno Crandall, who is enjoying his first start in the Zags uniform. He has six points on three shots on goal.

Zags pulls at 54.5% of the ground and 50% of the deepest, while BYU pulls at 47.6% in total and 22.2% at 3 points.

GU with three turnovers against six in BYU, while Zags overtake Cougars 12-9.

11:55 – Gonzaga 23, BYU 17: Zags with a nice highlight Senior Night for Geno Crandall. The transfer of graduates from North Dakota slips behind his defender and Josh Perkins finds him for the alley.

Zags playing with a ton of energy at the door at both ends of the floor.

BYU became a little more comfortable in the final minutes as TJ Haws and Yoeli Childs scored 3 points on back-to-back possessions for the Cougars.

Zach Norvell Jr. immediately responds with a triple to reach five points. Perkins up to seven points early after a nice set up in traffic.

3:49 pm – Gonzaga 11, BYU 4: Senior Night means a fresh start of five for the first time this season. Rui Hachimura remains low and Josh Perkins understands, but Geno Crandall, Jeremy Jones and Jack Beach succeed Zach Norvell Jr., Corey Kispert and Brandon Clarke.

Quick start for Hachimura, who hits a pair of mid-range jumpers and has six points.

Norvell replaces Beach after about 90 seconds, while Jones and Crandall remain in the game during the first delay waiting for the media.

Good opening a few minutes for Josh Perkins also. He hits a 3-pointer and passes a nice help to Hachimura. He also proved that he had left the field with a trey tunnel before the match.

BYU seems already lost to the offensive, scoring only 2 shots on 5 and turning it 3 times.

Gonzaga announces from 5

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