Wiltjer, McClellan lead Gonzaga past Pacific 71-61

Jan 25, 2016, 08:38 am

STOCKTON, Calif. -- Kyle Wiltjer scored 23 points, fueling a late run that lifted Gonzaga to a 71-61 win over Pacific on Saturday.

Eric McClellan added 19 points and Domantas Sabonis had a career-high 20 rebounds and 12 points for the Bulldogs (15-5, 7-2 West Coast), who broke the game open with a late 13-2 run.

Kyle Dranginis started the winning run with a 3-pointer at the 6:14 mark to put Gonzaga up 52-48. Wiltjer scored the next eight, sandwiching a tip-in between a pair of 3s. After a jumper by Alec Kobre, who led the Tigers (6-13, 4-5) with 20 points, the Bulldogs made four free throws to lead 64-50 with 2:43 remaining.

Gonzaga, which led 26-25 at the half, shot 52 percent (12 of 23) and made 17 of 25 free throws in the second half when McClellan and Wiltjer combined for 29 points.

Pacific led 40-35 with 14:48 to play after back-to-back 3s from David Taylor and Ray Bowles.