Written By: SaJorden Miller
Lake Buena Vista, FL – Nigel Williams-Goss had 9 points, eight assists, and six rebounds, while three other starters scored double digits in points, for an all around team victory for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. It was an 82-62 victory over Quinnipiac on day one of the Advocare Invitational.
Quinnipiac opened up the scoring as Phil Winston had a layup to make it 2-0 just 18 seconds into the game. Gonzaga quickly answered back going on a 6-0 run over the next minute and a half. The Bobcats did not get their second bucket of the game until 16:41 mark in the first half.
After trailing 10-6, the Bobcats went on a 7-2 run to take a 13-12 lead with 12:54 left in the first half. The Bulldogs answered right back, connecting on 3 free throws and a jumper from Zach Collins taking a 17-13 lead in the back and forth affair. This was the start of a 12-4 run that saw Gonzaga go up 24-17.
With a 3 pointer from Andrew Robinson, Quinnipiac was able to put a stop to the run making it 24-20 with 8:05 left on the clock, as they did everything they could to keep this game close. With 6:42 left in the half the Bobcats had pulled within one at a 24-23 deficit. Then it was Zags show as they went on a 14-2 run over the next 4 minutes and 20 seconds to extend their lead at 37-25. The Bobcat’s Peter Kiss was able to score the last two buckets of the half to cut their deficit to just eight points making the score 37-29.
At the half, it was Zach Collins and Przemek Karnowski leading the way for Gonzaga combining for 14 points and 8 rebounds. For the Quinnipiac Bobcats, it was Peter Kiss and Reggie Oliver leading the way in scoring with 15 total points, while Chaise Daniels took care of the boards with 8 rebounds.
The Bobcats open up the second half with a block from Chaise Daniels that led to a 3-pointer from Peter Kiss to make it 37-32 just 29 seconds into the second half. However, the Zags answered right back with two 3-pointers coming off the hands of Silas Melson and Josh Perkins to extend their lead 43-32. In fact, after the Kiss 3-pointer for Quinnipiac, Gonzaga went on 13-3 run over the next 6 minutes and 9 seconds to take a 50-35 lead.
Quinnipiac was not able to clot the bleeding as the deficit continued to increase. With 7:56 left in the half Gonzaga’s Jonathan Williams connected on a layup to extend the Bulldog’s lead to 20 points. The Bobcats were unable to cut the deficit, and Gonzaga captured the 82-62 victory.
Quinnipiac opened up the scoring as Phil Winston had a layup to make it 2-0 just 18 seconds into the game. Gonzaga quickly answered back going on a 6-0 run over the next minute and a half. The Bobcats did not get their second bucket of the game until 16:41 mark in the first half.
After trailing 10-6, the Bobcats went on a 7-2 run to take a 13-12 lead with 12:54 left in the first half. The Bulldogs answered right back, connecting on 3 free throws and a jumper from Zach Collins taking a 17-13 lead in the back and forth affair. This was the start of a 12-4 run that saw Gonzaga go up 24-17.
With a 3 pointer from Andrew Robinson, Quinnipiac was able to put a stop to the run making it 24-20 with 8:05 left on the clock, as they did everything they could to keep this game close. With 6:42 left in the half the Bobcats had pulled within one at a 24-23 deficit. Then it was Zags show as they went on a 14-2 run over the next 4 minutes and 20 seconds to extend their lead at 37-25. The Bobcat’s Peter Kiss was able to score the last two buckets of the half to cut their deficit to just eight points making the score 37-29.
At the half, it was Zach Collins and Przemek Karnowski leading the way for Gonzaga combining for 14 points and 8 rebounds. For the Quinnipiac Bobcats, it was Peter Kiss and Reggie Oliver leading the way in scoring with 15 total points, while Chaise Daniels took care of the boards with 8 rebounds.
The Bobcats open up the second half with a block from Chaise Daniels that led to a 3-pointer from Peter Kiss to make it 37-32 just 29 seconds into the second half. However, the Zags answered right back with two 3-pointers coming off the hands of Silas Melson and Josh Perkins to extend their lead 43-32. In fact, after the Kiss 3-pointer for Quinnipiac, Gonzaga went on 13-3 run over the next 6 minutes and 9 seconds to take a 50-35 lead.
Quinnipiac was not able to clot the bleeding as the deficit continued to increase. With 7:56 left in the half Gonzaga’s Jonathan Williams connected on a layup to extend the Bulldog’s lead to 20 points. The Bobcats were unable to cut the deficit, and Gonzaga captured the 82-62 victory.