Bouldin, No. 17 Gonzaga top Memphis 66-58
AP News | 2010-02-06 23:00:42
<div id="subtitle">Bouldin scores 19 and No. 17 Gonzaga pulls away late for 66-58 win over Memphis</div><div><p>Matt Bouldin scored 19 points and No. 17 Gonzaga pulled away at the end for a 66-58 victory over Memphis on Saturday.</p><p>Robert Sacre added 13 points and Steven Gray finished with 12, despite shooting 4 of 12 from the field for Gonzaga (19-4). Gray had seven rebounds.</p><p>Wesley Witherspoon led Memphis (16-7) with 26 points, hitting eight of his 11 shots, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers. Elliot Williams finished with 11 points for the Tigers, who lost their second game in the last three.</p><p>Gonzaga led 58-57 after Will Coleman, who had nine points and eight rebounds, scored inside with 1:35 left. But Sacre scored inside and Bouldin hit two free throws to give the Bulldogs enough breathing room for their 11th win in the last 12.</p><p>Neither team shot well. Gonzaga converted 41.1 percent (23 of 56), while Memphis managed to shoot 39.6 percent (19 of 48). Gonzaga held a 36-31 advantage on the boards, including 13 on the offensive glass.</p><p>Gonzaga went on a 9-0 run to take a 28-23 halftime lead.</p><p>Bouldin was 3 of 6 in the half for eight points, but the Bulldogs shot 37 percent (10 of 27), while Memphis was 8 of 22 (36.4 percent). The Tigers were hampered by nine turnovers to go with their poor shooting.</p><p>Witherspoon led Memphis with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, missing only one of his three 3-point attempts.</p><p>Gonzaga extended its lead to nine as Sacre began to score inside.</p><p>Witherspoon was carrying the Tigers, and Memphis was hurting its own cause by misfiring from the free throw line, ending the game 14 of 26.</p><p>Memphis' 9-0 run allowed it to take a 53-51 lead with 4:48 left on a layup by Kemp.</p><p>From there, the teams exchanged leads until Gonzaga extended a 58-57 lead by closing the game on an 8-1 run.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68595606&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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