SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong hit seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points,
Yvonne Ejim added 22 and No. 17 Gonzaga rolled to an 89-60 victory over Saint Mary's on Saturday for the Bulldogs' 29th straight win at home.
Brynna Maxwell scored 14 points for Gonzaga (18-2, 6-0 West Coast Conference), which has won 12 straight games, and
Kayleigh Truong added 10.
The Truong twins combined for 11 assists as the Bulldogs had 23 on 31 baskets.
Eliza Hollingsworth had nine rebounds as Gonzaga had a 33-21 advantage on the boards.
Tayla Dalton had 17 points for the Gaels (8-10, 1-3) and Addison Wedin scored 16.
Kaylynne Truong was 4-of-5 from 3-point range in the third quarter when the Bulldogs stretched a 14-point halftime lead to 68-48.
Despite a cool fourth quarter that included missing their last three 3-pointers, the Bulldogs shot 51% (31-of-61) and were 14 of 31 (45%) from 3-point range after shooting 0-for-5 in the first quarter. They also went 13-of-13 from the foul line.
Saint Mary's shot 49% and made 8-of-17 3s, but the rebounding margin and 20 turnovers gave Gonzaga 16 more shots.
The Bulldogs shot 56% (15 of 27) with five 3-pointers and had 12 assists to lead 40-26 at halftime. Wedin kept the Gaels relatively close, hitting 5-of-6 shots with four 3-pointers for 14 points. Saint Mary's was 5-of-8 on 3s and 1-of-12 on 2s.
Gonzaga scored the first six points and Wedin's 3-pointer made it 17-9 after one quarter. The Truongs both had a pair of 3-pointers in the second quarter and Maxwell added one to get the lead to 14.
Gonzaga goes to Santa Clara on Thursday. Saint Mary's is at Portland on Monday in a game rescheduled from Thursday when the game was postponed because of the weather in Portland.
Notes:
With 22 points today, Ejim has scored double figures for 26-straight games. She has now scored at least 20 points in 12 games so far this season.
Kaylynne Truong was only two points shy of tying her career-high with 25 points. Her seven three-pointers match her career best from last year.
Head coach
Lisa Fortier currently sits at 251-61 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is fifth in winning percentage at 80.4%.
The Zags made 14 three-pointers, which ranks fourth in program history in single game records.
GU has won 29-straight games at home, which ranks second in the country, only behind South Carolina's 50. Gonzaga's 12-straight wins also is fifth in the country.
Up Next:
Gonzaga hits the road to play Santa Clara on Jan. 25 and San Francisco on Jan. 27. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats can be found at GoZags.com.