SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead No. 19 Gonzaga over Pepperdine 83-46 on Thursday night for the Bulldogs' 17th-straight win.

The Bulldogs (23-2, 10-0 West Coast Conference) won their 31st straight home game, the second-best current streak behind No. 1 South Carolina's 53 straight. It was Gonzaga's 13th consecutive win over the Waves (5-18, 1-9), who have lost nine straight.

Gonzaga cruised to the win despite missing leading scorer Yvonne Ejim, who is with the Canadian national team for three games in Hungary this weekend as it attempts to qualify for the Olympics. Maud Huijbens got her first start for the Bulldogs and finished with eight points.

Kayleigh Truong added 14 points, Eliza Hollingsworth 13 and Brynna Maxwell 11 for Gonzaga, which shot 49%, made 10 of 24 from the arc and had a 44-29 rebounding advantage.

Jane Nwaba had 11 points and nine rebounds for Pepperdine.

Maxwell, Gonzaga's second-leading scorer this season, had just two points in the first half then opened the second with two 3-pointers. The Bulldogs pulled away from the Waves with a 27-point third period to go up 63-36. Gonzaga led by as many as 39 late.

Gonzaga scored the first nine points and last the eight in the first quarter to lead 17-9. Kaylynne Truong hit a pair of 3-pointers for the Bulldogs' final points of the first half and a 36-22 lead.

GU is host to Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Live stats can be found at GoZags.com and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Notes:
Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 256-61 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is fifth in winning percentage at 80.8%.

Gonzaga's 17-straight wins is third in the country. GU's 23-2 (.920) record also sits at third-best in the nation.

Brynna Maxwell scored 11 points and has made a three-pointer in every game this year as she made two today.