Gonzaga Bulldogs dominated Portland Pilots in a West Coast Conference matchup, showcasing a stifling defense and securing an 81-50 victory.
Gonzaga put down the clamps to knock off Portland, 81-50, Thursday night in a West Coast Conference tilt from the Spokane Arena.
The Pilots might've been content with giving up open looks from the perimeter every now and then, but the Bulldogs barely gave up an inch on defense. After Austin Rapp's 3-pointer at the 17:31 mark, Portland went over six minutes before its next field goal broke up a 20-0 scoring run from the home team.
"I thought it was great. Portland does some different actions that you don't often see and I thought we were alert and competitive. We were physical and we had multiple guys in there on the glass, which is what we talked about with the quick turnaround. We didn't have a whole lot of time to prepare so kudos to the guys.
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