National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Gonzaga 77, CSU Bakersfield 49
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 23, 2019
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials: # Kelly Pfeifer, # Deidre Carr, # Scott Brown
Attendance: 6000

In his second game since having preseason knee surgery, Killian Tillie scored 13 points to help the No. 8 Gonzaga Bulldogs to a 77-49 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday in Spokane, Wash.

Tillie, who saw his first action of the season in a win over Texas Arlington on Tuesday, went 3-for-4 from 3-point range, grabbed four rebounds, dished out three assists and recorded two steals and a block.

Filip Petrusev scored a game-high 15 points and had seven boards and four assists, while Admon Gilder added 10 points for the Bulldogs (6-0). Drew Timme and Joel Ayayi came off the bench to record 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Reserve Justin Edler-Davis led the Roadrunners (2-4) with 11 points. Greg Lee added eight points and five boards.

Gonzaga was lethargic on offense to start the game and once again struggled from the free-throw line. The Bulldogs let the Roadrunners hang around for the first 12 minutes before a surge gave Gonzaga some breathing room.

After Taze Moore's free throw made the score 24-17, the Bulldogs went on a 15-4 run over the final eight minutes of the first half.

Petrusev made a pair of free throws to ignite the rally. Tillie connected on a 3-point jumper, and when Timme sank two free throws, the Bulldogs led 32-19.

Gonzaga closed the half with a Timme jumper and a three from Ayayi for a 39-21 advantage at intermission.

The Bulldogs' lead would have been larger, but they were outrebounded 21-13 in the first 20 minutes. Just as worrisome for coach Mark Few was his team's 13-for-22 performance from the free-throw line in the first half. Gonzaga finished the game just 25 of 39 from the line.

Early in the second half, the Roadrunners had a glimmer of hope, cutting the deficit to 16 with two free throws from Justin McCall.

But the Bulldogs secured the win with another spurt, outscoring the Roadrunners 15-4 to take a 57-31 lead on a three from Ryan Woolridge.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
CSU Bakersfield   Gonzaga
Justin Edler-Davis 11 Scoring Filip Petrusev 15
Czar Perry 3 Assists Filip Petrusev 4
De'Monte Buckingham 7 Rebounds Filip Petrusev 7
Justin McCall 2 Free Throws Made Filip Petrusev 7
Taze Moore 2 Steals Joel Ayayi 2
N/A Blocks Admon Gilder 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
CSU Bakersfield 49 40.0 3-10 6-9 10 30 0 6 27
Gonzaga 77 44.9 8-23 25-39 15 24 5 11 10