Sacre, Bouldin lead Gonzaga over IPFW 90-55

Gonzaga's Demetri Goodson drive against Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne's Jeremy Mixon in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajah Bose)

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Story Published: Nov 20, 2009 at 9:31 PM PDT

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Writer

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Robert Sacre scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Gonzaga beat IPFW 90-55 Friday night.

Matt Bouldin added 15 points as Gonzaga (2-1) rebounded from a tough loss at No. 2 Michigan State on Tuesday, a game the Zags dropped 75-71 after leading for most of the contest. Demetri Goodson had 14 points and Steven Gray had 11 for the Zags, who shot 62 percent in the game and dominated the rebounding 49-35.

Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne (1-3), which lost at nearby Washington State on Thursday, was led by Antwone Snead and Deilvez Yearby, who had 11 points each. The Mastodons shot just 30 percent against the taller Zags.

This one was over early as Gonzaga built a 13-0 lead. IPFW missed its first 10 shots, and had four blocked, before Zach Plackemeier made a layup with 11:53 left in the first.

IPFW went on an 11-7 run to narrow Gonzaga's lead to 20-13. But poor shooting by the Mastodons - who made just 30 percent of their first-half shots - allowed Gonzaga to gradually pull away to a 42-24 halftime lead. Sacre and Bouldin had 10 points each in the first as the Zags shot 64 percent.

The scoring tempo picked up early in the second half, and a 10-2 run gave Gonzaga a 65-39 lead with just over 10 minutes left in the game. Bol Kong's 3-pointer made it 81-49 for the Zags.

This was the first meeting between the teams.

Gonzaga was 10th in the final AP poll last season, but has not been ranked this year.

Gonzaga next plays in the Maui Invitational, facing Colorado on Monday. IPFW next travels to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Dec. 1.

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