SPOKANE, Wash. -- Freshman forward Austin Daye scored 17
points to lead six Gonzaga players in double figures Wednesday
night in the 14th-ranked Bulldogs' 101-70 exhibition win over
Emporia State.
Jeremy Pargo added 16 points for the Bulldogs, who shot 57
percent from the field. Micah Downs scored 14 points, David
Pendergraft 12, Robert Sacre 11 and Abdullahi Kuso 10 for Gonzaga.
Wes Book and DeAndre Townsend both scored 17 points for Emporia
State. The Hornets are ranked 23rd in NCAA Division II.
Gonzaga led only 47-43 at halftime after Emporia State made
eight 3-pointers in the first half. In the second half, the
Bulldogs scored the first nine points and outrebounded the Hornets
22-7.
Gonzaga opens the regular season Sunday against visiting
Montana.