Josh Heytvelt

MORAGA, Calif., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Elias Harris scored 31 points Thursday and No. 14 Gonzaga held on down the stretch for a key 89-82 conference win over St. Mary's. The Bulldogs led by 14 midway through the second half but the Gaels climbed to within four in the final minute and had a chance to get closer because of Gonzaga's struggles at the free throw line. Jorden Page tried a 3-point shot from the corner for St. Mary's with 30 seconds left that would have brought the Gaels within one...Read Full Story

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Matt Bouldin's 20 points and nine assists Saturday led 18th-ranked Gonzaga to an 81-78 win over Portland. Gonzaga led the West Coast Conference contest 42-36 at the break and built the lead to 70-59 on Bol Kong's layup with 4:09 left before the Pilots ran out of gas. Bouldin secured the win with six straight free throws down the stretch. Elias Harris scored 18 with seven rebounds and Kelly Olynyk 13 with seven rebounds, while Kong added 12 points and...Read Full Story

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Elias Harris had 20 points and eight rebounds Saturday, leading 14th-ranked Gonzaga to a 68-50 West Coast Conference win at San Diego. The Toreros held a brief 18-15 lead on De'Jon Jackson's layup with 7:38 left in the first half. The Bulldogs then assumed control with Harris scoring six points during 13-0 run, which eventually led to a 33-24 lead at the break. In the second half, they built the lead to 58-44 on a layup by Harris with 6:32 remaining and...Read Full Story

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Notre Dame scored 25 of the game's first 32 points Saturday and held on for a 70-68 Big East Conference upset of eighth-ranked West Virginia. The lead grew to 45-25 at halftime and was 47-25 before WVU rallied. The Mountaineers closed to 67-66 on Dalton Pepper's 3-pointer with 4:55 remaining, but the Irish maintained their lead until the final buzzer. Luke Harangody led the victory with 24 points and five rebounds. Tim Abromaitis scored 17 with...Read Full Story

WACO, Texas, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- LaceDarius Dunn's 25 points and nine rebounds Saturday helped No. 24 Baylor rally to an 83-70 Big 12 Conference win over Oklahoma State. The Cowboys held a 40-39 halftime lead despite Quincy Acy's dunk, capping a 12-2 run to put the Bears up 37-31 with 3:08 left in the first half. In the second half, Dunn's 3-pointer started a 13-2 run and the Bears led 66-55 with 6:15 to play. OSU got no closer from that point. Anthony Jones scored 16 with three...Read Full Story