Gonzaga 61, Utah 59
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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UTAH |
GONZAGA |
| Points |
59 |
61 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
22-54 (.407) |
22-44 (.500) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
12-27 (.444) |
7-18 (.389) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
3-6 (.500) |
10-13 (.769) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
16 (0/0) |
10 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
7 |
12 |
| 2007-08 Season |
| DATE | GAME | LINKS |
| · Dec 31, 2007 | @GONZ 61, UTAH 59 | Recap | Box Score |
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Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Matt Bouldin scored a career high 26 points, including 20 in the second half, as Gonzaga outlasted Utah 61-59 on New Year's Eve.
Bouldin made 8 of 11 shots, including 6-of-8 3-pointers, as Gonzaga (10-4) snapped a two-game losing streak that dropped the Bulldogs from the Top 25.
Tyler Kepkay scored 16 points to lead Utah (8-4), which stayed close by making a season high 12 of 27 3-pointers, but shot just 40 percent in the game.
Shaun Green and
Luke Nevill added 15 each for the Utes, who came into the game as the nation's fourth-best shooting team at 51 percent.
After leading by one at halftime, the Zags scored the first 10 points of the second half -- seven by Bouldin -- for a 36-25 lead. Bouldin hit a pair of 3-pointers during a 12-3 Gonzaga run for a 50-38 lead with seven minutes left.
The Utes kept scoring, but Bouldin made two more 3-pointers to maintain a 56-45 lead.
Nevill scored three straight layups to cut Gonzaga's lead to 56-51 with 2:07 left.
After
Jeremy Pargo scored for the Zags,
Curtis Eatmon's long 3-pointer brought the Utes to within 58-54 with 1:03 left.
After a Bouldin free throw, Nevill sank a long jumper to cut Gonzaga's lead to 59-56 with 10.3 seconds left.
Utah fouled on the inbound play and
Josh Heytvelt sank both free throws for a 61-56 lead with 8.8 seconds left. Eatmon's 3-pointer at the buzzer was not enough for Utah.
Despite horrendous shooting, the Utes led most of the first half until Gonzaga's Pargo tied the score at 19 with 3:36 left. The teams swapped baskets until Pargo's 3-pointer lifted Gonzaga to a 26-25 halftime lead.
Heytvelt scored 14 points in the first half for the Zags, topping his season high, and finished with 16. The Zags shot 50 percent in the game.
Utah 59, 
Gonzaga 61