Gonzaga rebounds from loss, routs Pacific

Jordan Matthews scored 22 points, Nigel WilliamsGoss added 20 and No. 4 Gonzaga recovered from its first loss of the season — and a sluggish first half — to beat Pacific, 82-50, on Saturday night in the West Coast Conference quarterfinals at Las Vegas.

Playing a week after a stunning home defeat to Brigham Young ended their hopes for a perfect season, the Bulldogs (30-1) couldn't shake the Tigers (11-22) until Matthews keyed an 18-4 spurt to start the second half.

Matthews had a steal, three-point play and threepointer to put top-seeded Gonzaga ahead 45-29. The Bulldogs, who have won 12 straight WCC tournament games, will play Santa Clara in a Monday semifinal. .

T.J. Wallace scored 21 points for ninth-seeded Pacific, which was plagued by foul trouble. Brigham Young 89, Loyola Marymount 81: Eric Mika scored 25 points, Nick Emery added 21, and the Cougars outlasted the Lions. LMU pulled within four with 1:25 left, but T.J. Haws made six of six free throws for BYU in the final 32 seconds. Brandon Brown led LMU (15-15) with 22 points.

Santa Clara 76, San Francisco 69: Jared Brownridge scored 28 points, including 11 of 11 at the freethrow line, and the Broncos pulled away from the Dons in the final minute.

Santa Clara (17-15) led 6463 with 1:13 to go but scored the next five over a 43-second period to stretch its lead to six. A Ronnie Brown three for San Francisco (20-12) cut the score back to 69-66.