Dec. 14, 2015 Box Score | USATSI Gallery
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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Domantas Sabonis had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Kyle Wiltjer added 18 points and 11 boards to help Gonzaga beat Saint Martin's on Monday night.
Freshman Bryan Alberts made his first start for Gonzaga (7-3) and finished with 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. He capped an early 11-4 run with his second three of the first half to push the lead to 33-19.
Gonzaga took a 42-29 lead into the half then scored the first six points after the break to build a 19-point advantage. During the run, Sabonis had two buckets sandwiched around a layup from Eric McClellan for a 48-29 lead.
GU made nine three-pointers on the night, its most since hitting 10 against UConn five games ago. In addition to Alberts' four, Wiltjer, McClellan, Josh Perkins, Silas Melson and Kyle Dranginis each had one. Perkins also had a career-high eight assists for the Zags, who had a season-low nine turnovers in the game.
For the game, GU shot 51.6 percent from the field, 45.0 percent from behind the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line.
Gonzaga's starting center, Przemek Karnowski, missed his fifth straight game with a back injury.
Cole Preston scored 12 points for Saint Martin's, which was held to 18-of-54 shooting (33 percent), including 4 of 25 from 3-point range.
Next up, Gonzaga will face Tennessee in the Washington Federal Battle in Seattle on Saturday, Dec. 19. The game will be televised on ESPNU at 8 p.m. at KeyArena.